GEN 2 what CB Radio / Antenna / Radio Mount are you using?

[WildClyde]

wow pretty hardcore!

The iPad mini runs an app called MotionX-GPSHD. You can download terrain maps for any area that you want to explore (the iPad's 128GB memory limits how much data you can download but I haven't had an issue so far). Why pre-trip download? Where I travel cell site access is sketchy to none.

I have a terrain map with 472 tiles covering an area in the High Sierras of about 70 square miles that takes up 11.1MB. Think old logging roads at 9000'. ;-)

I have added the Baja/So Cal VHF channels to the iCOM radio but I have not been down to Baja yet. The channels that I programmed are in an Excel spreadsheet in four "banks":
A: So Cal #1
B: So Cal #2
C: GMRS/FRS
D: Local public safety

I uploaded the spreadsheet to http://www.azebra.com/Raptor/ICOM_Presets.xlsx.

How do you program an iCOM radio? There is a Windows app called IC-208 Programmer that is fairly easy to use.

 

[Nimrod]

Bulletproof Diesel has a really cool antenna mount.

https://www.bulletproofdiesel.com/SearchResults.asp?Search=Antenna+mount

 

[JetDriver480]

Bulletproof Diesel has a really cool antenna mount.

https://www.bulletproofdiesel.com/SearchResults.asp?Search=Antenna+mount

This looks awesome! Thanks for sharing... Now if only they had pics of it on a 2017 Raptor.

 

[Nimrod]

This looks awesome! Thanks for sharing... Now if only they had pics of it on a 2017 Raptor.

It's just a replacement for the third breaklight bracket with an antenna mount built in. Photos would be cool but you could always imagine an antenna sticking out of your break light.

 

[htsai14752]

very nice install

 

[xxaarraa]

CB:

GMRS:





Mic holder:



All together tucked away:

 

[md247]

here is what used & how I set up mine.

 

[Ditchplains1]

http://www.fordraptorforum.com/f12/one-only-radio-thread-34162/

 

[r3run33]

can you post the hood mount info??

 

[zemuron99]

The iPad mini runs an app called MotionX-GPSHD. You can download terrain maps for any area that you want to explore (the iPad's 128GB memory limits how much data you can download but I haven't had an issue so far). Why pre-trip download? Where I travel cell site access is sketchy to none.


I have added the Baja/So Cal VHF channels to the iCOM radio but I have not been down to Baja yet. The channels that I programmed are in an Excel spreadsheet in four "banks":
A: So Cal #1
B: So Cal #2
C: GMRS/FRS
D: Local public safety

Coupla questions for you: Where did you get the Icom radio, and did you get the 'general' version instead of the US version? It looks like the US version won't xmit on the FRS/GMRS frequencies. Any idea (I need to snoop around a bit) if anyone makes a 2m/70cm equivalent? Would be nice to have all 4 (2m/70cm/FRS/GMRS) in a single unit. Currently have 3 separate rigs (dual band amateur, CB, FRS/GMRS) in my Tacoma but would like to cut the clutter down in the Raptor.

That's a helluva spreadsheet you put together!