DaktariEd
2005, 2006 Tech Course Champion: Expedition Trophy
Well, I seemed to have missed a couple of posts....sorry about that, AzRocks.
The antenna bracket is a simple flat piece of rolled steel, drilled out to accept the antenna base and then mounted to the underside of the hood just behind the latch. There's a wider lip there that works great for this. The antenna cable simply loops under the left edge of the hood (there's a nice natural gap) and is tacked along the lip/inner edge with silicone caulk. It runs back to the rear of the hood and simply loops down into the engine compartment, angling down along the firewall. I had an open hole in the firewall just above the gas pedal mount, so I inserted a bushing over the cable and ran it through. The cable then runs under the floor mats along the transmission hump back behind the seat where it is connected to the radio unit. No muss, no fuss.
As far as I can tell the function is excellent. I have no issues with engine noise or interference. Of course someone with more experience might detect something, but for trail purposes, this is great! :victory:
I use a shorty 18" antenna for trail runs with a small group and a taller 54" antenna for longer distances and larger groups that may be spread out.
My parts list from Hamcity.com:
Product ID: SBB-2NMO
Antenna Mobile 144/440 NMO
Price: $34.95
Product ID: NMO-K
Antenna Mobile Mount w/ Cable
$13.00
Product ID: SBB-7NMO
Antenna Mobile 144/440 NMO
$64.95
HTH,
Ed
The antenna bracket is a simple flat piece of rolled steel, drilled out to accept the antenna base and then mounted to the underside of the hood just behind the latch. There's a wider lip there that works great for this. The antenna cable simply loops under the left edge of the hood (there's a nice natural gap) and is tacked along the lip/inner edge with silicone caulk. It runs back to the rear of the hood and simply loops down into the engine compartment, angling down along the firewall. I had an open hole in the firewall just above the gas pedal mount, so I inserted a bushing over the cable and ran it through. The cable then runs under the floor mats along the transmission hump back behind the seat where it is connected to the radio unit. No muss, no fuss.
As far as I can tell the function is excellent. I have no issues with engine noise or interference. Of course someone with more experience might detect something, but for trail purposes, this is great! :victory:
I use a shorty 18" antenna for trail runs with a small group and a taller 54" antenna for longer distances and larger groups that may be spread out.
My parts list from Hamcity.com:
Product ID: SBB-2NMO
Antenna Mobile 144/440 NMO
Price: $34.95
Product ID: NMO-K
Antenna Mobile Mount w/ Cable
$13.00
Product ID: SBB-7NMO
Antenna Mobile 144/440 NMO
$64.95
HTH,
Ed
