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My Ham Radio Install. RaptorGuyNC Member. I was going to do the center console or the cubby area below the AC controls, but I didn't like the idea of having the center console lid up to see the radio and the gear shift sort of blocks the view from the cubby under the AC. I ended up taking the sunglasses holder out, cut off the bottom two cupped areas and installing the radio faceplate in there, with the radio under the passenger seat. You must be registered for see images attach.
Mspeed Active Member. What's the difference between a Ham radio? Do you have to have a radio operator license? Mspeed said:. Click to expand RaptorGuyNC said:. Lastly, I of coarse how some radios still to install, along with the mounting for them and the antennas.
I am still working on the radio mounts. Those will be done soon, but I will cover my antenna setups that I will be using here and some links to what I have here. First up, I needed to make sure the bases were NMO mounts, as this is what the mount included.
And lastly, I considered two setups, one for daily use, and one for heavier use. First up, NMO antennas for Ham bands are no problem to find, as their are plenty of options, however the options for CB antennas are much more limited. With that figured out, I then set out on finding my daily antennas. My main priorities with the daily antennas were to keep them right around the height of the stock radio antenna, as they should then be able to fit into lower clearance locations without needing to take the antennas off, such as parking garages and such.
I figured that if the stock radio antenna is that height, that should be a relative standard for most locations to be able to fit with extra antennas as well.
Next up was the heavy use setup. Here, I was only restricted by making sure they had the right base mounts. No height or other restrictions! For CB a longer antenna will in many cases preform much better as the ideal length is ", and with this base loaded antenna the coils , it definitely should work out pretty well when I am utilizing it more heavily!
And this setup definitely gets some more height, but I have already utilized it some and it gets great reception for me! The antennas attach great to the mount and no movement or anything like that has occurred.
And lastly, I also do know there are times that I might remove the antennas completely, and especially with NMO mounts, you do not want to leave them exposed to the elements, so I got a couple of rain caps from Tram as well! They feel like a cheaper plastic, but should do their jobs fine, just make sure not to lose the o ring in the base of the caps as they were not seated very good when I got mine and I almost lost one! And a couple shots of the whole truck with the antennas installed!
I'm a car guy, so the whole vehicle matters to me too! Excellent post! It appears that Bullet Proof Diesel makes a mount for Ram trucks. Looks like I won't be drilling a hole in my cab after all. Can't believe they don't produce one for F's. Lots of those still running around. Thanks and good luck. Nice truck BTW.. N5AF , May 12, Last edited: May 12, Did you check the SWR of those antennas in-situ? The concern I have is the bracket attaches into the plastic inserts of the body, so it's electrically isolated from the vehicle body.
There could be some sort of capacitance couple like with a mag-mount. I could be wrong, but I wouldn't expect the best performance. Looks fantastic, though. W5GX , May 12, Looks nice and clean You have no metal for a ground plane except out in front of the antennas. No metal to the sides or back. I would expect the CB antenna not to work well at all. N7WR , May 13, KA5CVH said:. Been a little busy. Finally got the radio mounted last night. I have a piece of aluminum I've used in three vehicles now for mounting the radios on.
You can see all the holes from previous vehicles and radios. There are two factory "brackets" just below the vent. I suppose they are for the upgraded stereo system amplifies. Hopefully tonight I'll get the control head cable ran and get it powered up. I used a Lido seat bolt mount for the control head. Like the F it was a piece of cake to install. I thought I had ordered the 22" but got the 28".
I may get the 22" and swap them out. VegasRanger Well-Known Member. Here's my radio.
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