New2Jeep
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- Craig
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- 2018 JLUS; 2018 HD Heritage Classic Softail; 2012 Victory Vegas 8-Ball; 2003 Monaco Windsor
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I just got around to getting the Yaesu FTM-400XDR installed in my Jeep (2018 Wrangler Unlimited Sahara). Still need to put in a good speaker.
I used aluminum bar stock (1/16" x 1") and cut to size then painted to match as closely as possible to the interior trim. This stuff is easy to work with: bend, drill, etc. and not so expensive that you can make several brackets until you get it right!
The radio separation cable was just barely long enough to reach from the control head to under the front passenger seat. I ran it along the front to the A pillar, then along the roll bar to the B pillar, then down to the under seat radio. I will have to get an extension cable for the microphone and an external speaker.
I may get the bluetooth module for the radio, just haven't decided yet.
The antenna and power cable ran through the famous grommet on the driver's side firewall. I made my own power cable (using thicker wire; 12 instead of 14 gauge). The antenna is a lip mount (Comet CP-5M) and the antenna is a Comet CA-2x4SR. SWR is less then 1:1.5 across the 2M ham band and into the commercial band. 70cm is even better, running 1:1-1.2 across the entire band.
I used aluminum bar stock (1/16" x 1") and cut to size then painted to match as closely as possible to the interior trim. This stuff is easy to work with: bend, drill, etc. and not so expensive that you can make several brackets until you get it right!
The radio separation cable was just barely long enough to reach from the control head to under the front passenger seat. I ran it along the front to the A pillar, then along the roll bar to the B pillar, then down to the under seat radio. I will have to get an extension cable for the microphone and an external speaker.
I may get the bluetooth module for the radio, just haven't decided yet.
The antenna and power cable ran through the famous grommet on the driver's side firewall. I made my own power cable (using thicker wire; 12 instead of 14 gauge). The antenna is a lip mount (Comet CP-5M) and the antenna is a Comet CA-2x4SR. SWR is less then 1:1.5 across the 2M ham band and into the commercial band. 70cm is even better, running 1:1-1.2 across the entire band.
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