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February 22nd 04, 10:42 AM

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