Where did you mount your VHF/UHF radio? (1 Viewer)

[96TrailSurfer]

Folks with mounted shortwave radios (not the handheld units), where did you mount the base unit, the remote face plate (if any), and the microphone.

On my Surf, I mounted the base unit under the passenger seat, and the face plate in place of the field monitor, with the microphone hanging down from the headliner. However, my 80 doesn’t have enough room under the seat to do that, although I can still replace the compass / altimeter with the faceplate.

Pictures of my old install for attention.

 

[Obrokoff]

Main unit on a Ceiling in a back

Face mount Instead of an ashtray

 

[96TrailSurfer]

Main unit on a floor in a back
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I am really confused by this photo, is this floor or ceoling?

 

[jaymar]

Some good ideas in this thread:

Mounting Your Radios

I need ideas ….. Where are you guys mounting your HAM / GMRS radios in your Land Cruisers?

forum.ih8mud.com

I know I've seen a longer thread somewhere, couldn't find it just now though. And don't forget to check out this forum, lotta good stuff there:

Communication & Navigation

GMRS, Amateur (Ham) Radio, CB radio, GPS, satellite

forum.ih8mud.com

Me, I'd be inclined to mount the unit on this, with the faceplate up front:

Quarter Panel Mount, 80 Series- right (batch 6 pre-order)

Quarter Panel Mount, 80 Series- right (batch 4 pre-order)(QPM-1)

absolute-wits-end.com

The most recent page in a very long thread on this mount:

Wits' End Accessory Mounting Quarter Panel- need input

Starting to do some layout work and Tetris all this crap in. Goal is to have the solar, weboost and HAM switchable with the switch panel on the left since I won’t be running permanent mount PV panels and I don’t want it draining the battery when it’s not needed. Subwoofer and misc power...

forum.ih8mud.com

 

[manofthewoods]

Folks with mounted shortwave radios (not the handheld units), where did you mount the base unit, the remote face plate (if any), and the microphone.

On my Surf, I mounted the base unit under the passenger seat, and the face plate in place of the field monitor, with the microphone hanging down from the headliner. However, my 80 doesn’t have enough room under the seat to do that, although I can still replace the compass / altimeter with the faceplate.

Pictures of my old install for attention.

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I have a LX450, installed FT8900 transceiver where the disc player used to be. Faceplate is mounted with double sided tape in front of the shifters.
All told, works pretty good.

 

[Obrokoff]

I am really confused by this photo, is this floor or ceoling?

Sorry for my mistake it’s on ceiling

 

[NorCal97]

Folks with mounted shortwave radios (not the handheld units), where did you mount the base unit, the remote face plate (if any), and the microphone.

On my Surf, I mounted the base unit under the passenger seat, and the face plate in place of the field monitor, with the microphone hanging down from the headliner. However, my 80 doesn’t have enough room under the seat to do that, although I can still replace the compass / altimeter with the faceplate.

Pictures of my old install for attention.

View attachment 3009839

View attachment 3009840

I fit my HAM below a single-DIN stereo deck. Mic is mounted near the mirror on a magnetic mount. Real happy with the setup. Some pics here: What Did You Do with Your 80 This Weekend? - https://forum.ih8mud.com/threads/what-did-you-do-with-your-80-this-weekend.586191/post-13403659

 

[Fosters]

Icom ic7000…main body is in rear quarter panel cubby…added extra speaker grills for ventilation back there

 

[Rusty Marlin]

I use a Vero Vr-n7500.

VERO VR-N7500 50W Dual Band Mobile Radio With APP Programming

VERO VR-N7500 50W Dual Band Mobile Radio With APP Programming

www.verotelecom.com

The base unit is located under the drivers seat.
The controls are Blue Tooth linked to my Cell Phone which is held in a RAM mount off my A pillar.

The Mic/Speaker is also blue tooth controlled, so its wireless. It has a magnet and I stick it to the grill cover of the sub in the center consol.

 

[surfpig]

I fit my HAM below a single-DIN stereo deck. Mic is mounted near the mirror on a magnetic mount. Real happy with the setup. Some pics here: What Did You Do with Your 80 This Weekend? - https://forum.ih8mud.com/threads/what-did-you-do-with-your-80-this-weekend.586191/post-13403659

That's what I did. Mine is a Yeasu.

 

[96TrailSurfer]

I ended up putting the base unit on a rear window molle panel and the faceplate where the altimeter / compass used to be on my 80.

Also added a little speaker behind the faceplate.