Ham radio power source

[4dds]

I tapped the battery under the rear seat. For a mount, I put my dual bander hanging from a bent piece of aluminum stock that hooks into the center console armrest hole. It has a remote head. I sticky-taped a magnet on a drop-in plastic tray (that fits behind and around the top of the screen) to magnetically hold the head. I can pull the whole thing out of the truck in about 10 seconds but when it's in it is very secure.

Not much happening on VHF/UHF though.

PS I had a add quite a few ferrite choaks on the leads from my dash camera / rear camera as it was trashing VHF.

If you ever get a chance I’d like to see how that mount for the radio body mounts to the radio.

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[gzebrick]

It’s the mobile mount for the radio. A small nut and bolt secured the aluminum piece

 

[Big Kahuna]

I run large gauge with fuse at the battery to a distribution block and then run radio and amp off of that.

 

[RadioGirlFMJ]

Got this Mabbett mount: https://a.co/d/02E3OR4p

The old GPS acts as my GPS for my APRS and receives the positions of others and displays them on the map. Uses ball mount - adjustable arms allow any alignment. Changed the mag mount out for a mag mount charger.

Super clean install! No hanging wires in sight! Had to bend funny to even get this picture!

Radio body is under driver seat with Velco. The mic attaches to it and comes up nicely and sits in center console. Power wired to battery inside through fuse panel, so it shuts off with ignition.

Tailgate antenna mount with an independent ground antenna due to body material.

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