I've got a third generation 4Runner, 1999, and I've had a couple radios mounted. One of my first mods after buying the vehicle was to mount a DIN sized CB in the dash.
I do volunteer work and wanted better trail communications so I ventured into the world of HAM radio. My first radio was a Yaseu 2800 and I put it in the DIN slot under my stereo (removed the CB). The 2800 is smaller than the DIN size so I trimmed it out with some thin metal and added an aux USB port for charging phones and such.
The 2800 is a great radio. Loud audio, sturdy buttons and knobs. I understand the Yaseu menus and their layout so I bought an FT-60 and when the time came an 8800R. The 8800R replaced the 2800. I had no problems with the 2800 but I wanted/needed a dual bander as well as crossband repeat.
The 8800 has a removable face and is a smaller unit than the 2800. I wanted to put it in the spot the 2800 was so I'd have to rework things.
This is what I ended up with. Because of the removable face the mic input to the radio is on the radio body and on the side, not very conducive to dash installations. I made an extension and mounted the input on a bezel plate I made and stuck the entire thing in the dash. I like it quite a bit.
For antennas I run a couple depending on the need. I've got NMO mounts for my CB and HAM on the roof. I've got 1/4 and 5/8 wave Larsen 2m whips as well as Comet B-10 dual band.
In this pic the B-10 is installed on the NMO, the 1/4 wave is just sitting there for photo purposes and the CB NMO is covered with a rain cap.
I do volunteer work and wanted better trail communications so I ventured into the world of HAM radio. My first radio was a Yaseu 2800 and I put it in the DIN slot under my stereo (removed the CB). The 2800 is smaller than the DIN size so I trimmed it out with some thin metal and added an aux USB port for charging phones and such.
The 2800 is a great radio. Loud audio, sturdy buttons and knobs. I understand the Yaseu menus and their layout so I bought an FT-60 and when the time came an 8800R. The 8800R replaced the 2800. I had no problems with the 2800 but I wanted/needed a dual bander as well as crossband repeat.
The 8800 has a removable face and is a smaller unit than the 2800. I wanted to put it in the spot the 2800 was so I'd have to rework things.
This is what I ended up with. Because of the removable face the mic input to the radio is on the radio body and on the side, not very conducive to dash installations. I made an extension and mounted the input on a bezel plate I made and stuck the entire thing in the dash. I like it quite a bit.
For antennas I run a couple depending on the need. I've got NMO mounts for my CB and HAM on the roof. I've got 1/4 and 5/8 wave Larsen 2m whips as well as Comet B-10 dual band.
In this pic the B-10 is installed on the NMO, the 1/4 wave is just sitting there for photo purposes and the CB NMO is covered with a rain cap.
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