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    CB runs batteries down

    Solargizers are basically pulse generators, ie, RF noise generators! I ran one here in the ham shack and could hear it on an antenna 100 ft away. Those long connecting wires become an antenna. Sure you could load the wires with ferrite filters and even bypass the solar panel leads to ground...
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    CB runs batteries down

    Many modern radios with microprocessor do not really turn off completely. The off switch just tells the processor to go into standby and it still draws current. Yes, those will run down a battery. A separate external switch would solve your problem. Or, use a relay controlled by the ignition...
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