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<blockquote data-quote="BigJ" data-source="post: 108257" data-attributes="member: 62"><p>All done! This turned out better than I expected. Here are a couple quick iphone pics:</p><p></p><p><img src="http://i193.photobucket.com/albums/z260/JasonWilliamPics/2010%20Ford%20Raptor/Ham%20Radio/1.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>These two set screws and pressure plate are amazing. These are the only things holding the mount in place (no holes drilled anywhere). Once installed and cinched down, I was able to grab the base of the antenna and rock the truck back and forth a bit. That's how secure this mount is.</p><p><img src="http://i193.photobucket.com/albums/z260/JasonWilliamPics/2010%20Ford%20Raptor/Ham%20Radio/2.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p><img src="http://i193.photobucket.com/albums/z260/JasonWilliamPics/2010%20Ford%20Raptor/Ham%20Radio/3.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p><img src="http://i193.photobucket.com/albums/z260/JasonWilliamPics/2010%20Ford%20Raptor/Ham%20Radio/4.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p><img src="http://i193.photobucket.com/albums/z260/JasonWilliamPics/2010%20Ford%20Raptor/Ham%20Radio/5.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p><img src="http://i193.photobucket.com/albums/z260/JasonWilliamPics/2010%20Ford%20Raptor/Ham%20Radio/6.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>I played around a bit in my driveway (townhome surrounded by other townhomes) and I was able to connect to a repeater 10 miles away, and listened in on a conversation between two guys separated by around 60 miles. Pretty damn cool stuff.</p><p></p><p>Here's the parts list:</p><p></p><p>Radio: Yaesu FT-270R</p><p>Antenna: Comet SBB-7NMO</p><p>Mount: Diamond K412SNMO</p><p></p><p>Note; The mount comes with a 13.5ft lead which turns out to be around 6 feet too short to reach me in the cab at a comfortable holding/moving around distance. I had to add an SMA Male/Female extension cable.</p><p></p><p>As for the routing, I took a pretty straight forward approach; I went down under the truck, up and over the gas tank, tied to the diff breather tube then came into the cab thru a pressure relief grommet hidden under the kick plate, back behind the driver seat. Then it was a simple matter of connecting my extension cable, hiding the extra under my WeatherTech floor mats, and bringing the lead up along side the center console. The whole install took maybe an hour.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BigJ, post: 108257, member: 62"] All done! This turned out better than I expected. Here are a couple quick iphone pics: [IMG]http://i193.photobucket.com/albums/z260/JasonWilliamPics/2010%20Ford%20Raptor/Ham%20Radio/1.jpg[/IMG] These two set screws and pressure plate are amazing. These are the only things holding the mount in place (no holes drilled anywhere). Once installed and cinched down, I was able to grab the base of the antenna and rock the truck back and forth a bit. That's how secure this mount is. [IMG]http://i193.photobucket.com/albums/z260/JasonWilliamPics/2010%20Ford%20Raptor/Ham%20Radio/2.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i193.photobucket.com/albums/z260/JasonWilliamPics/2010%20Ford%20Raptor/Ham%20Radio/3.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i193.photobucket.com/albums/z260/JasonWilliamPics/2010%20Ford%20Raptor/Ham%20Radio/4.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i193.photobucket.com/albums/z260/JasonWilliamPics/2010%20Ford%20Raptor/Ham%20Radio/5.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i193.photobucket.com/albums/z260/JasonWilliamPics/2010%20Ford%20Raptor/Ham%20Radio/6.jpg[/IMG] I played around a bit in my driveway (townhome surrounded by other townhomes) and I was able to connect to a repeater 10 miles away, and listened in on a conversation between two guys separated by around 60 miles. Pretty damn cool stuff. Here's the parts list: Radio: Yaesu FT-270R Antenna: Comet SBB-7NMO Mount: Diamond K412SNMO Note; The mount comes with a 13.5ft lead which turns out to be around 6 feet too short to reach me in the cab at a comfortable holding/moving around distance. I had to add an SMA Male/Female extension cable. As for the routing, I took a pretty straight forward approach; I went down under the truck, up and over the gas tank, tied to the diff breather tube then came into the cab thru a pressure relief grommet hidden under the kick plate, back behind the driver seat. Then it was a simple matter of connecting my extension cable, hiding the extra under my WeatherTech floor mats, and bringing the lead up along side the center console. The whole install took maybe an hour. [/QUOTE]
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