[aprssig] Hybrids on APRS - Ford Escape Hybrid
Stephen H. Smith
wa8lmf2 at aol.com
Wed Jun 4 00:53:38 EDT 2008
Brian B. Riley wrote:
> Speaking of 'hybrids' ... anybody got any experience with Ford Escape
> hybrid ? I am looking at getting one... ya gotta have 4WD in winter
> here! I am wondering how well they 'play' with 2m/70cm and HF rigs ...
>
>
> O
The Escape uses the Toyota Hybrid Synergy Drive drivetrain used on the
Prius and Camry. I suspect it will have the same severe broadband white
noise problem due to very heavy currrent flows through semiconductors
(i.e. diode noise generator). In my 2006 Prius, I had S9 broadband
noise level on HF +6M, about 1 S-unit desense on 2 meters and negligible
on UHF.
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