I don't know what our next car will be but what we have now is a 1995 ford
windstar, yes the only one left running more than likely, and it has a nice
shelving unit buildt in to the dash under the radio and ashtray and what not
so I have my 2 meter and 900 MHz radios mounted in there now, low enough
they can't be seen from outside the car. I could easily get my 706 in there
but this car is dead it just doesn't know it so the next car I'll stick that
in with the separation kit more than likely. very few cars will allow you to
mount any other way anymore. I'd love to see the car you could mount a
ts-2000 in, boy could I have fun with all that room.
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From: "colin McDonald" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Monday, May 30, 2011 10:37 PM
Subject: Re: Mobile
> what kind of car is it?
> most vehicles made in the past 10 to 15 years don't have much room, or at
> least, easy access, under the dash to mount anything.
> Usually they have some kind of molded console which prevents any
> tradditional type mounting under the dash. Dash top, visor, or roof
> console
> mounting of control heads has become the only availible option for most
> vehicles.
> And, there is usually a passenger side dash airbag that prevents a
> passenger
> operator like most of us, from mounting anything on the dash in front of
> the
> passenger seat.
> However, depending on the make and model of the vehicle, there are after
> market center consoles made specifically for radio gear to be mounted
> anywhere from 1 unit, to around 6 or 7 radios depending on your
> requirements.
> Of course, it's an extra couple hundred bucks for these that is usually
> ear
> marked for maintenance and other necesities lol.
> I've got my scanner, and kenwood TH F6A clipped to the passenger sun visor
> with their belt clips, and that seems to work well at this point. A
> speaker
> mike for the HT, and a good speaker velcroed to the dash close to where
> the
> wind shield meets the dash makes it more or less a decent mobile radio,
> except for the limited 5W output.
> And a dual band amp could fix that quickly enough.
> As for HF, well, a control head like on the IC7000, or IC706 could be
> placed
> in several excellent locations around the front cabin area.
> A customized antenna mount off the back bumper, or half way up the body
> off
> the rear brake light mount area is also availible in my vehicle.
>
> 73
> Colin, V A6BKX
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