CrewServed
"That" guy
I got the license, I bought the H/T, learned a few things, picked a mobile radio, and am ready to pull the trigger on the required kit to make the install work.
I'm leaning towards an NMO mount in the middle of the roof of my truck. I've accepted the compromise that I'll sometimes have to take the antenna off the roof in order to fit in some places (i.e. garages, low-hanging vegetation) in order to get good rx/tx capabilities, and I think it's a fair compromise.
I guess what I'm looking for is some advice on how you all did your mobile installs. What would you differently? What did you do that you found especially useful? What are some other pointers and pro tips that you all can offer to a new ham doing his first mobile install? Did you build your own coax cables, or just buy a coax with connectors already attached and call it good?
So yeah, gimme the skinny! My intelligence will not be insulted, seeing as how my ignorance far outweighs my intelligence when it comes to this subject.
I'm leaning towards an NMO mount in the middle of the roof of my truck. I've accepted the compromise that I'll sometimes have to take the antenna off the roof in order to fit in some places (i.e. garages, low-hanging vegetation) in order to get good rx/tx capabilities, and I think it's a fair compromise.
I guess what I'm looking for is some advice on how you all did your mobile installs. What would you differently? What did you do that you found especially useful? What are some other pointers and pro tips that you all can offer to a new ham doing his first mobile install? Did you build your own coax cables, or just buy a coax with connectors already attached and call it good?
So yeah, gimme the skinny! My intelligence will not be insulted, seeing as how my ignorance far outweighs my intelligence when it comes to this subject.