nakman style ham radio install. Yaesu FTM-400 in a 2018

[kcjaz]

Yeah, the Gamiviti speaker cover is pretty nice. I haven't have time to get mine coated / painted, so the one big downside is that it is shiny and reflects onto the windshield. Nothing some paint or other coating can't solve though. It looks like it works a bit better with your head unit than the 16" one I installed on my 2020 as the 16" head unit sticks up higher and partially gets in the way of using RAM mounts.

How are you finding glare on the screen on your Tesla style head unit? That's probably the one big negative with mine - even with a glare reduction screen protector, there's a ton of glare.

I put an anti-glare (NuShield) and it helps a lot but it can still be an issue at times. What these things need is more of an e-book ink type display. There are "sun light readable" LCDs. It would be interesting to see how much better that would be. I'd have paid hundreds for this if it was available.

 

[greynolds]

I put an anti-glare (NuShield) and it helps a lot but it can still be an issue at times. What these things need is more of an e-book ink type display. There are "sun light readable" LCDs. It would be interesting to see how much better that would be. I'd have paid hundreds for this if it was available.

I also installed one of the anti-glare NuShield protectors, but there's still a ton of glare. Agreed that I would have been willing to pay more for something that does a better job in that area.

 

[CWolg]

I contemplated a similar install for the radio's main body, but I opted to mount it to the kick plate by the driver's left foot because:
1. You need access to the main body for data cards
2. The main body acts as the speaker unless you run/install a remote speaker

I ran a kill switch for the radio since I too am running it off the secondary.

I have my antenna clamped to my Gamiviti rack, but leave it capped when not using the radio.

I'm planning to mount my new radio body in a similar fashion. Do you by chance have any pictures of your setup?