Radar mount & hardwiring?

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#1LeadFoot

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Anyone on here running a radar detector & still using there factory power cable? Well you guys definitely need to do this to get rid of the cluster of wires. What detector are you guys using?
 

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What detector are you guys using?

I am using the Uniden R3, although I will probably end up getting the R7. The R3 has excellent sensitivity and decent BSM filtering.

The R3 installed over the mirror:
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The home made mount I built for it, and the permanent power installed. In this case the power comes from the AUX 6 upfitter switch. This allows me to kill the power to the detector when I am anyplace a detector is not allowed. Here in CA we have a CVC that makes having a windshield mounted detector a ticketable offense, but I like them mounted up high and out of my sight lines, so this is my solution.
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I am using the Uniden R3, although I will probably end up getting the R7. The R3 has excellent sensitivity and decent BSM filtering.

The R3 installed over the mirror:
RD05.jpg

Truck_radios_14.jpg

The home made mount I built for it, and the permanent power installed. In this case the power comes from the AUX 6 upfitter switch. This allows me to kill the power to the detector when I am anyplace a detector is not allowed. Here in CA we have a CVC that makes having a windshield mounted detector a ticketable offense, but I like them mounted up high and out of my sight lines, so this is my solution.
RD04.jpg

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Custom mount is sweet. I’ve been wanting to upgrade to the R3 & sell my ******. Let me know if you want to sell your R3.
 

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I'm curious about the scanner and CB mounts.

I assume you mean my post.

The scanner is a Uniden BCD536HP. However you cannot see the scanner in the pictures I posted, the scanner is mounted out of sight in the center console. What you can see in my pictures is an older Android phone. This phone has no sim card in it, but the WiFi still works fine. With a program called Siren I am using the phone as a control panel for the scanner. The mount for the phone is a modified clamp style belt clip attached to the overhead. You can kind of see how it is done in the following shot (ignore the VHF/UHF radio in the sunglasses holder, it has been removed since the picture was taken):
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The scanner is actually mounted here, in the center console:
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There is no CB in the vehicle...well, not as such. Do you you mean the control head mounted on the dashboard? That is a Kenwood RC-2000 head, controlling a Kenwood TS-2000 transceiver mounted under the rear seat. The RC-2000 is mounted on a Builtright Dash Mount ( https://www.builtrightind.com/products/builtright-industries-dash-mount-2015-ford-f-150 )

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This is the transceiver under the rear seat. Yes, all the front panel buttons are locked out and inactive, and I also have a cover that goes over the front to protect it.
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I said there is no CB, as such, in the vehicle. The Kenwood transceiver is a ham radio, with the transmitter covering all of HF (all ham bands from 1.8 MHz to 29.7 MHz), 6 meters, 2 meters, and 70 cm. The receiver is much wider than that, covering from 30 kHz to 60 MHz, 118 MHz to 174 MHz, and 220 MHz to 512 MHz. this means the radio can be used, as delivered, to transmit on various ham bands, and to monitor (listen to) many other services (not digital), including CB, GMRS, FRS, MURS, etc.

Anyone who knows ham radio gear is aware that many such transceivers can be "MARS/CAP" modified. This is a modification that allows the transmit frequency range to be expanded. In the case of this radio a MARS/CAP mod opens the transmitter up to about the same coverage as the receiver. Meaning that after such a modification the radio will transmit on CB frequencies, as well as GMRS, FRS, MURS, etc, and will function perfectly well on each of those services. Of course, while the modification itself is legal, actually using such a modified radio to transmit on services for which it is not type accepted would be illegal (receiving such services is fine though). And no one would do such a thing.

An interesting feature of this specific radio is that it will do cross band repeat. This means it can be tuned to two different frequencies / bands at the same time, and it will automatically retransmit what is on one band to the other band. As designed for ham use this means you can have one half of it tuned to any band, say 10 meters, the other to 70 cm, and what is heard on 10 M will show up (be retransmitted) on 70 cm. This way you can use a small UHF hand held and talk on whatever legal ham band you want, even though the hand held radio only covers a single band. If the TS-2000 were modified it could even, say, be set to CB and FRS freqs at the same time, allowing folks with FRS radios to talk with folks with CB radios. That might be a useful feature if you were wheeling with people with both kinds of radios and wanted them to be able to talk to each other. This is all hypothetical, of course, for information purposes only, or for use in countries not the USA, as using such a modification this way would not be allowed under FCC regulations.

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Thanks for the install video, it gave me confidence to try it.
I bought the Gold Label mirror tap from amazon and with your video the install was flawless.
 
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Thanks for the install video, it gave me confidence to try it.
I bought the Gold Label mirror tap from amazon and with your video the install was flawless.
No problem glad it worked out for you! Hope you subscribe. Plan to make more videos with helpful products.
 

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Still using my ****** iX. Part of me wants to hardwire, but I do like having the mute button in easy reach on the charge cord end, and it also has another USB port there for charging other devices...handy for passenger. I just sit my ****** on the dash on a sticky pad and run the cord around. Easy to remove/hide when parking/move to another car. But, I do like the clean look of the mirror tap-type mount. Thanks for posting the video!
 

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Still using my ****** iX. Part of me wants to hardwire, but I do like having the mute button in easy reach on the charge cord end, and it also has another USB port there for charging other devices...handy for passenger. I just sit my ****** on the dash on a sticky pad and run the cord around. Easy to remove/hide when parking/move to another car. But, I do like the clean look of the mirror tap-type mount. Thanks for posting the video!
I have been using a Max 360 for a while in my M5 and I too like this and is why I won’t hardwire to the mirror. When I get time to do some research and install I will hardwire with one of the direct wire smart cords as I did with my M5. Keeps the button in a convenient location of your choosing for mute. Attached are some pics with the max before I got the 360

https://www.escortradar.com/collect...ect_wire_smartcord_blue?variant=1845564440585
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