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Old 08-04-08, 04:02 PM   #19 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Beowulf View Post
This description was clear. I'm not too keen on dangling wires so I will pass on this variant.

I am frequently under the DS seat messing around with my ham radio so I was thinking this might be a simple project next time I am in there. I will probably do as George did and run the antenna extension up to the headrest as I also have covers over the seat and an external speaker for the ham radio is mounted on the headrest.

-B-
I understand the dangling wire concern.

It would be extremely easy to attach the top of the wire to the top mount for the seatbelt. I chose not to as I didn't want to pull the whole assembly apart, but could easily slide the wire in place without trouble.

Going with George's method is probably the best for a variety of reasons, though I don't know how well you could mount an antenna there if you chose to.

If you pulled off the cover for the seatbelt assembly, there is lots of room to figure out a mount, either for the wire by itself or an antenna.

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