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Damn that is clean and looks good. Where to buy the bracket on the eye glass holder? Did it come with the radio?
Bought a sunglass holder door on ebay and hacked it up to my needs. That way i have the original if i want to put it back. The radio head mount is part of the 857d's seperarion kit bought separately.
Finally got my mobile finished. Came out great.
Yeasu FT-857D, Unit mounted behind back seat. Head in modified sunglass holder. Speaker connected to center channel in dash. Comet CA-2X4SR Wide Band VHF/UHF Antenna with CA-SPR Spring, and Hamstick HF Antennas, mounted in stake pockets.
SICK setup. I'm considering changing my setup now. What band(s) does the ham stick cover? Only 6 meters? Here's mine. Comet dual band antenna on a fender mount and a Kenwood D710g.
Has anyone installed a Ham Radio in a 2015 F-150 yet? I've heard of people having problems with their radios due to the aluminum body. Looking for tips on avoiding this problem, since I just recently traded my 2007 F-150 for a 2015 F-150. Really like CuznVinny's antenna setup!
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What do you guys do on a ham radio, who do you talk to?
I used to be really into CBs when I was a kid, had an illegal 60 foot antenna on our house in chicago and remember talking to people as far away as Cuba.
What do you guys do on a ham radio, who do you talk to?
I used to be really into CBs when I was a kid, had an illegal 60 foot antenna on our house in chicago and remember talking to people as far away as Cuba.
Where I live, my dad and I mostly talk on the local Weather Net that is held everyday at 8pm. Local Hams call in the current weather conditions, from about 10 counties, and then role call from the counties is held after all weather reporting stations check in. Then after the Net is over, which last 25-30 minutes, the operator for that night calls the Memphis NOAA office and gives them the weather information called in by the hams. When severe weather is in the area, the Weather Net is activated, and local hams call in to report conditions live on the ground. We also work with the local Emergency Management Agency with helping keep communications up and running if the normal forms of communication go down due to damage from a storm.
08-02-2015, 05:43 PM
