2005 Silverado truck radio install questions.
 

Anyone install a 2/440 rig in a 2005 Silverado? I will be soon and was just
wondering if anyone had been through it and had any advice that may help.
Where you can route power cables or coax throught the firewall. Perhaps a
good place you can pick up power form under the dash instead of going to the
battery. If I decide to roof mount an antenna, what is the best way to make
the hole for an NMO mount in the roof? Any experience with HF in the 2005
Silverado? Noise problems? Any RFI getting into any components of the trucks
electronics?
I have an IC-706 and a screwdriver antenna I may want to use in it. I had no
problems in my old 1990 truck but not much electronics in it compared to the
2005 (the employee discount GOT me)!! Thanks, Mike K7MH.

Michael Herron wrote:

Anyone install a 2/440 rig in a 2005 Silverado? I will be soon and was just
wondering if anyone had been through it and had any advice that may help.
Where you can route power cables or coax throught the firewall. Perhaps a
good place you can pick up power form under the dash instead of going to the
battery.

I run 100W from my IC-706 through the aux cigarette lighter
socket. My 1996 GMC Sierra has a cigarette lighter and two
aux sockets. In my pickup, they are reasonably "clean" and
I have no complaints. I also have the IC-706 grounded to a
seat belt anchor bolt and use the remote head cable.
--
73, Cecil, http://www.qsl.net/w5dxp

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On Thu, 11 Aug 2005 16:52:59 GMT, "Michael Herron"
wrote:

Anyone install a 2/440 rig in a 2005 Silverado? I will be soon and was just
wondering if anyone had been through it and had any advice that may help.
Where you can route power cables or coax throught the firewall. Perhaps a
good place you can pick up power form under the dash instead of going to the
battery. If I decide to roof mount an antenna, what is the best way to make
the hole for an NMO mount in the roof?

Well, you can roll your own, but the easiest way is to just go to a
shop that installs business radios, and have them make the hole and
run a piece of coax to wherever you want it -- they do it every day.

bob
k5qwg

Any experience with HF in the 2005
Silverado? Noise problems? Any RFI getting into any components of the trucks
electronics?
I have an IC-706 and a screwdriver antenna I may want to use in it. I had no
problems in my old 1990 truck but not much electronics in it compared to the
2005 (the employee discount GOT me)!! Thanks, Mike K7MH.

Probably not a bad idea really! On the previous truck I had, It was a lot of
messing around to figure out where the hole should be made and I did a so so
job of the hole with of all things a paddle bit. The cable did route easily
though. That might not be the case this time! Since they do it all the time
they would know just where the best place to make the hole is.
"Bob Miller" wrote in message
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On Thu, 11 Aug 2005 16:52:59 GMT, "Michael Herron"
wrote:

Anyone install a 2/440 rig in a 2005 Silverado? I will be soon and was
just
wondering if anyone had been through it and had any advice that may help.
Where you can route power cables or coax throught the firewall. Perhaps a
good place you can pick up power form under the dash instead of going to
the
battery. If I decide to roof mount an antenna, what is the best way to
make
the hole for an NMO mount in the roof?

Well, you can roll your own, but the easiest way is to just go to a
shop that installs business radios, and have them make the hole and
run a piece of coax to wherever you want it -- they do it every day.

bob
k5qwg

Any experience with HF in the 2005
Silverado? Noise problems? Any RFI getting into any components of the
trucks
electronics?
I have an IC-706 and a screwdriver antenna I may want to use in it. I had
no
problems in my old 1990 truck but not much electronics in it compared to
the
2005 (the employee discount GOT me)!! Thanks, Mike K7MH.