HF, CB, UHF, VHF Com Radios Installed

[SanDiegoCruiser]

My Land Cruiser is finally communications capable. It is UHF VHF HF D-Star capable based on my ICOM radio and my Kenwood TS 480 radio. The antenna consists of one hatch mounted Ham stick for HF and another hatch mounted comet small 1/4 wave whip.

Initial testing was impressive. I talked from San Diego to Australia on 10 Meters with good signal reports.

I will post more photos of the antenna setup soon.

I also had installed a Kenwood DNX 7140 navigation system with backup camera. Finally my 99 cruiser has been brought up to the 21st century!

Here are some of the antenna photos.

 

[1911]

Nice radios! I have a TS-480 also and really like it. 10 Meters has been open and booming lately.

 

[SanDiegoCruiser]

Nice radios! I have a TS-480 also and really like it. 10 Meters has been open and booming lately.

Where did you mount your TS 480 in your 80?

 

[re_guderian]

Very nice!

 

[fzr400guy]

Can you post some pictures of your antenna setup....

 

[1911]

Where did you mount your TS 480 in your 80?

I no longer have an 80. In my 40, I mounted my radios to the roll cage, but it's too noisy to operate HF mobile so I just pack the TS-480 and a Buddipole and operate portable off of truck power when I'm camped or stopped.

 

[BenMara]

Bump would love to see antenna setup and mounting....