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Yaesu FT-7900R install in my 2020 Jeep JLUR
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As far as electric under the passenger seat. They are heated seats and there is an airbag that comes out of the side of the seat. If you mean the wiring that crosses under the seat, then yes there must be a mile of factory wiring in
As far as electric under the passenger seat. They are heated seats and there is an airbag that comes out of the side of the seat. If you mean the wiring that crosses under the seat, then yes there must be a mile of factory wiring in this thing. Most of the space under the seat is taken up by the vent duct for the rear passengers feet.
As far as electric under the passenger seat. They are heated seats and there is an airbag that comes out of the side of the seat. If you mean the wiring that crosses under the seat, then yes there must be a mile of factory wiring in this thing. Most of the space under the seat is taken up by the vent duct for the rear passengers feet.
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That is the AEV jack base. It is secured there with a rubber bungee. I have 37" tires so my Jack needs a little help with height.
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Cool. Thanks for the explanation! I like that mounting position, easy to reach if needed and does not take space in some boxes or so.
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So, the Antenna. I was trouble shooting with Mike Rose and the antenna leaves a little to be desired. I may try the COMPACtenna I previously mentioned. The little Bingful one will be fine on the trail, so who knows, I may not change it.
I put the soft top on and no issues.
Same goes for the Hardtop.
I put the soft top on and no issues.
Same goes for the Hardtop.
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I’m very jealous of the hoist system... I would love something like that for the Bronco Top.
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Ok, update. The little antenna mounted high on the roll bar works for exactly what I wanted it for. So if you are looking for trail comms, cant really be the $30 price tag for the antenna and NMO mount from amazon.
I did a trail ride with some other OB members and the set up worked great.
Now, that said, When I was driving to the meetup, I was listening to a local repeater and could not hold it for long. So I bought the COMPACtenna and tried it. It didn't work much better. Remember, I thought I only wanted trail comms.
Well, I decided that I want a little more, so I ordered a comet SBB5 NMO, and moved the mount to the tailgate. (I also got a new NMO mount for the tailgate)
Now the antenna sticks up above the top about 10".
Note: I did try the COMPACtenna and the cheaper Amazon one on the tailgate mount while I was waiting for the Comet to get delivered. They performed worse than when on the rollbar inside the cab. And the SWR was horrible. (maybe because they were sandwiched between the tailgate and tire)
The SWR with the comet is great. the needle barely moves on my meter. This meter.
SWR Meter
I did a trail ride with some other OB members and the set up worked great.
Now, that said, When I was driving to the meetup, I was listening to a local repeater and could not hold it for long. So I bought the COMPACtenna and tried it. It didn't work much better. Remember, I thought I only wanted trail comms.
Well, I decided that I want a little more, so I ordered a comet SBB5 NMO, and moved the mount to the tailgate. (I also got a new NMO mount for the tailgate)
Now the antenna sticks up above the top about 10".
Note: I did try the COMPACtenna and the cheaper Amazon one on the tailgate mount while I was waiting for the Comet to get delivered. They performed worse than when on the rollbar inside the cab. And the SWR was horrible. (maybe because they were sandwiched between the tailgate and tire)
The SWR with the comet is great. the needle barely moves on my meter. This meter.
SWR Meter
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Protector III
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Advocate III
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Member III
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Advocate III
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It’s a nightly Net at 7:00 pm... I host on Tuesday for a few more weeks then I will be switching to Saturdays. Just an FYI we also have an EchoLink node so you could join in at work ;)
