The TS-480 makes a great mobile, I know a couple people running them that 
way, very little space, I guess it's very accessible though I don't have one 
here, that's 160 through 6 meters anyway, then just come up with a duel 
bander and you're good to go.
They actually make sheets for installing radios in cars? I just always did 
it how ever I wanted, usually running power with the main wiring harness in 
the car, and coax how ever I could weather it be through the trunk and up 
under the back seat and up the molding under the doors over to the radio, or 
just through the door jam, as long as you put it as far back as you can it 
won't leak but don't do it in the middle I learned, with a radio with 
detachable face, you can just put it up under the seat or what ever and then 
you know it's away from computers and stuff and you should really be fine. I 
have 2 meters in the family car and I just wedged it between the seat and 
consul which is a pretty common thing I'm seeing more and more lately with 
less and less places to mount those radios, no holes either. Works out very 
well but I know people with HF radios in about every vehicle you can imagine 
and I don't know anyone who's ever had a problem with it.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Pat Gormley" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Saturday, October 25, 2008 6:23 AM
Subject: a whacky idea


> I've had a crazy idea going through my head.  Eventually, I plan on =
> getting a vehicle for transporting myself around in association with my =
> music business and I was planning on setting up a "personal emergency =
> communications v ehicle" with capabilities from 160 through uhf.  The =
> problem is that I'm used to the Kenwood ts850 which is one of their =
> finest rigs as far as accessibility is concerned and the all everything =
> rigs that are small like the Ic706 and the ft100 aren't as easy for a =
> blind op to use on the road.  I wish Kenwood could have developed a =
> mobile similar in size with the accessibility of their bigger rigs.  If =
> they did, they'd corner the market as far as I'm concerned.  My wife =
> kb3jhh has an interesting problem.  She owns a Hyundai and I don't even =
> think that manufacturer has a data sheet on installation of 2-way radio =
> equipment in their vehicles.  Right now she's a technician and if she =
> upgrades, she can use the gear at the house and my little one can too if =
> she gets her ticket.  73- pat kk3f