how/where to mount mobil (overhead?)
 

Hey all,

I'm trying to figure out how to mount a mobile transceiver in a Jeep
Cherokee. No room in the console between the seats, don't want it in
the passenger side, don't want to replace my car radio, and the dash
just seems really out of place, so I was wondering if I could hang it
.... ?

Any ideas? Dont' truckers have there rigs like this? Know what it
would take or any other ideas I could do?

Any help much appreciated.

On 21 Feb 2004 22:59:11 -0800, (Willian Irving
Zumwalt) wrote:

I'm trying to figure out how to mount a mobile transceiver in a Jeep
Cherokee. No room in the console between the seats, don't want it in
the passenger side, don't want to replace my car radio, and the dash
just seems really out of place, so I was wondering if I could hang it
... ?

Be careful hanging stuff from the flimsy liner in most vehicles. If
you can find a roof brace to bolt to, you ought to be able to get it
pretty secure, but convenience might be limited. Best would be to use
something with a remote mountable faceplate, put the rig wherever you
have room for it, and mount the faceplate somewhere easier to see
without major gyrations.

Any ideas? Dont' truckers have there rigs like this?

Most trucks have an overhead area between the windshield sections
that's just right for radios. It's also a lot easier to access while
driving due to some serious differences in relative driver position
and size of the available passenger compartment. I installed CBs for
these trucks for a while, and aside from bolting it to the top of the
dash, putting it in that compartment or hanging from the bottom panel
are pretty much the only ways to make it stay put through road
vibration.

Know what it
would take or any other ideas I could do?

A lot depends on the rig you want to install, or are you still
shopping for something to fit?


Joe Bramblett, KD5NRH

On 21 Feb 2004 22:59:11 -0800, (Willian Irving
Zumwalt) wrote:

I'm trying to figure out how to mount a mobile transceiver in a Jeep
Cherokee. No room in the console between the seats, don't want it in
the passenger side, don't want to replace my car radio, and the dash
just seems really out of place, so I was wondering if I could hang it
... ?

Be careful hanging stuff from the flimsy liner in most vehicles. If
you can find a roof brace to bolt to, you ought to be able to get it
pretty secure, but convenience might be limited. Best would be to use
something with a remote mountable faceplate, put the rig wherever you
have room for it, and mount the faceplate somewhere easier to see
without major gyrations.

Any ideas? Dont' truckers have there rigs like this?

Most trucks have an overhead area between the windshield sections
that's just right for radios. It's also a lot easier to access while
driving due to some serious differences in relative driver position
and size of the available passenger compartment. I installed CBs for
these trucks for a while, and aside from bolting it to the top of the
dash, putting it in that compartment or hanging from the bottom panel
are pretty much the only ways to make it stay put through road
vibration.

Know what it
would take or any other ideas I could do?

A lot depends on the rig you want to install, or are you still
shopping for something to fit?


Joe Bramblett, KD5NRH

In article ,
Joe Bramblett, KD5NRH wrote:

Be careful hanging stuff from the flimsy liner in most vehicles. If
you can find a roof brace to bolt to, you ought to be able to get it
pretty secure, but convenience might be limited. Best would be to use
something with a remote mountable faceplate, put the rig wherever you
have room for it, and mount the faceplate somewhere easier to see
without major gyrations.

Agreed, on all points.

I had to face a similar problem when mounting a dualbander in a Ford
Aerostar... no terribly good place. A remote-mount faceplate system
(Kenwood TM-G707A) turned out to be an excellent solution. The
faceplate itself is so light that its bracket can be screwed to the
plastic roof-liner with no problems - it hasn't vibrated loose or torn
out in two years.

The radio itself is mounted to the side-wall, behind the driver's
seat. I screwed the mounting bracket to four 1" metal standoffs,
held the bracket and standoffs against the side-wall, market the
positions where the standoffs touched, and used a Dremel grinder to
remove the paint at (and around) these spots. A healthy dab of
metal-loaded epoxy on each of these spots, another dab on the end of
each standoff (the metal being roughened with sandpaper first), some
duct tape to hold the bracket in place while the epoxy cured, and I
had a _very_ robust mount for the rig. A hole drilled in the frame
nearby provided an excellent spot for attaching a short grounding wire
(braid, really) from the bracket.

The microphone cord by itself isn't long enough to reach the rig, but
a 6' Ethernet cable and an RJ-45 coupler fixed that easily enough.

--
Dave Platt AE6EO
Hosting the Jade Warrior home page: http://www.radagast.org/jade-warrior
I do _not_ wish to receive unsolicited commercial email, and I will
boycott any company which has the gall to send me such ads!

In article ,
Joe Bramblett, KD5NRH wrote:

Be careful hanging stuff from the flimsy liner in most vehicles. If
you can find a roof brace to bolt to, you ought to be able to get it
pretty secure, but convenience might be limited. Best would be to use
something with a remote mountable faceplate, put the rig wherever you
have room for it, and mount the faceplate somewhere easier to see
without major gyrations.

Agreed, on all points.

I had to face a similar problem when mounting a dualbander in a Ford
Aerostar... no terribly good place. A remote-mount faceplate system
(Kenwood TM-G707A) turned out to be an excellent solution. The
faceplate itself is so light that its bracket can be screwed to the
plastic roof-liner with no problems - it hasn't vibrated loose or torn
out in two years.

The radio itself is mounted to the side-wall, behind the driver's
seat. I screwed the mounting bracket to four 1" metal standoffs,
held the bracket and standoffs against the side-wall, market the
positions where the standoffs touched, and used a Dremel grinder to
remove the paint at (and around) these spots. A healthy dab of
metal-loaded epoxy on each of these spots, another dab on the end of
each standoff (the metal being roughened with sandpaper first), some
duct tape to hold the bracket in place while the epoxy cured, and I
had a _very_ robust mount for the rig. A hole drilled in the frame
nearby provided an excellent spot for attaching a short grounding wire
(braid, really) from the bracket.

The microphone cord by itself isn't long enough to reach the rig, but
a 6' Ethernet cable and an RJ-45 coupler fixed that easily enough.

--
Dave Platt AE6EO
Hosting the Jade Warrior home page: http://www.radagast.org/jade-warrior
I do _not_ wish to receive unsolicited commercial email, and I will
boycott any company which has the gall to send me such ads!

A lot depends on the rig you want to install, or are you still
shopping for something to fit?

Yeah, still shopping, but I really like the Yeasu FT-857. It's got a
lot and if I could just find a clean way to mount it and remove it
easily. Jeep cherokees are kinda tight on the inside.

A lot depends on the rig you want to install, or are you still
shopping for something to fit?

Yeah, still shopping, but I really like the Yeasu FT-857. It's got a
lot and if I could just find a clean way to mount it and remove it
easily. Jeep cherokees are kinda tight on the inside.

In article ,
(Willian Irving Zumwalt) wrote:

A lot depends on the rig you want to install, or are you still
shopping for something to fit?

Yeah, still shopping, but I really like the Yeasu FT-857. It's got a
lot and if I could just find a clean way to mount it and remove it
easily. Jeep cherokees are kinda tight on the inside.

You should be able to build a bracket that goes between the plastic knee
panel on the drivers side of the cherokee and the AM-FM
radio/airconditioning panel above the center console.

Basically I removed the plastic panel (and the steel sub panel) and
measured the distance fron the mounting screw hole to the edve of the
panel. I then bent a piece of aluminum to fit that distance. The
L-shaped piece should be long enough to clear the oabeks abd have room
for another l bracket that will support the removable faceplate of the
857. The main body of the radio can go under the back seat. Cables can
be snaked under the console and carpet.

The real problem is where to put the antenna so that it doesnt hit the
garage door when yo pull in.

Regards de ND2E

In article ,
(Willian Irving Zumwalt) wrote:

A lot depends on the rig you want to install, or are you still
shopping for something to fit?

Yeah, still shopping, but I really like the Yeasu FT-857. It's got a
lot and if I could just find a clean way to mount it and remove it
easily. Jeep cherokees are kinda tight on the inside.

You should be able to build a bracket that goes between the plastic knee
panel on the drivers side of the cherokee and the AM-FM
radio/airconditioning panel above the center console.

Basically I removed the plastic panel (and the steel sub panel) and
measured the distance fron the mounting screw hole to the edve of the
panel. I then bent a piece of aluminum to fit that distance. The
L-shaped piece should be long enough to clear the oabeks abd have room
for another l bracket that will support the removable faceplate of the
857. The main body of the radio can go under the back seat. Cables can
be snaked under the console and carpet.

The real problem is where to put the antenna so that it doesnt hit the
garage door when yo pull in.

Regards de ND2E