I am new to the 100-series Land Cruiser but have been a Ham Radio Operator for about 10 years now (General Class – call sign KB1MAU). My prior vehicle was a 2008 FJ Cruiser, and I had drilled the roof for 2 NMO antenna mounts for scanners, and ran my Amateur 2m/440 Yaesu FT-7800r to an antenna mounted on the back door using a diamond mount on the edge of the door.
For my UZJ100, I am going to probably just install the 7800 (no scanners) and have no issue drilling my roof again (having already done it on 2 other vehicles without looking back). I’m planning on running my Comet SBB-2 (maybe about 16&rdquo
, and keeping my SBB-7 (about 42&rdquo with me as a backup. The radio will be mounted under the glove box in the passenger foot well. I’ll run power directly to the battery, and mount the head remotely on the ashtray (as others have done – thank you to those who posted those helpful pictures).
My question is regarding the best location in the center of the roof to drill the hole. I know the center of the roof is best, but I want to avoid drilling into the roof only to find that I’m on top of a support beam. I would like to hear from others who have drilled their roof for NMO mounts and measurements on where you located the hole successfully. Using a point such as the edge of the sunroof and a benchmark for measurements would be helpful.
I am not big on exposed wiring, so I would also welcome any information on the best path to run the antenna cable from the roof above the headliner, down to the passenger foot well. This was easily done in my FJ Cruiser so I hope that I can figure out a similar way to run it in the UZJ100. I obviously need to avoid things like side airbags. I’m anxious to get back on the air so any help, with pictures if possible, will be greatly appreciated.
Thank you, and 73’s (Regards) to all of you.
(Mods, I did search both the 100 series and Electronic Toys forums to no avail. I felt this would get better exposure on the 100 series forum but if you feel it should go to the other, please go ahead and relocate it).
For my UZJ100, I am going to probably just install the 7800 (no scanners) and have no issue drilling my roof again (having already done it on 2 other vehicles without looking back). I’m planning on running my Comet SBB-2 (maybe about 16&rdquo
, and keeping my SBB-7 (about 42&rdquo with me as a backup. The radio will be mounted under the glove box in the passenger foot well. I’ll run power directly to the battery, and mount the head remotely on the ashtray (as others have done – thank you to those who posted those helpful pictures). My question is regarding the best location in the center of the roof to drill the hole. I know the center of the roof is best, but I want to avoid drilling into the roof only to find that I’m on top of a support beam. I would like to hear from others who have drilled their roof for NMO mounts and measurements on where you located the hole successfully. Using a point such as the edge of the sunroof and a benchmark for measurements would be helpful.
I am not big on exposed wiring, so I would also welcome any information on the best path to run the antenna cable from the roof above the headliner, down to the passenger foot well. This was easily done in my FJ Cruiser so I hope that I can figure out a similar way to run it in the UZJ100. I obviously need to avoid things like side airbags. I’m anxious to get back on the air so any help, with pictures if possible, will be greatly appreciated.
Thank you, and 73’s (Regards) to all of you.
(Mods, I did search both the 100 series and Electronic Toys forums to no avail. I felt this would get better exposure on the 100 series forum but if you feel it should go to the other, please go ahead and relocate it).
