Advice needed with a Ham Radio Antenna on a TJ.
#11
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Re: Advice needed with a Ham Radio Antenna on a TJ.
John Robert wrote:
> Have any of you had any luck operating a mobile ham radio station (2 Meter
> and 70 Cm) from a soft top TJ?
>
> I know I'll need to shell out some cash to get a decent antenna / mount,
> thats not a problem. What I wanted to know is if any of you Jeepers out
> there have had experience with this type of installation and what works well
> before I go out buying parts and drilling holes in my 02 Jeep Wrangler
> Sport.
>
> Quadratec sells an antenna mount that is installs underneath the driverside
> tail light. Does is work well? If I buy it and try it, after drilling two
> holes in the corner of my Jeep to install it, and find out it doesn't work
> worth a damn, I'll be more than mad.
>
> What type of set up are you running and what signal reports are you getting?
>
> Thank in advance for any insight that you may provide.
>
> John
> An avid Reader of RAMJAW.
> 02 Solar Yellow TJ
> W2SPL
>
>
I use an RS 19-210 mag mount, removed from it's magnet, and installed in
a 3/8" hole in the fender. Once code goes bye-bye, I'll use my 2950 for
10 meters using my Firestik KW-7 on the back bumper. Both antennas work
real good for their respective bands. Right now, I have an IC-2100 for
2 and a TRC-451 for 11. The scanner runs off a 2/440 POS mag mount.
> Have any of you had any luck operating a mobile ham radio station (2 Meter
> and 70 Cm) from a soft top TJ?
>
> I know I'll need to shell out some cash to get a decent antenna / mount,
> thats not a problem. What I wanted to know is if any of you Jeepers out
> there have had experience with this type of installation and what works well
> before I go out buying parts and drilling holes in my 02 Jeep Wrangler
> Sport.
>
> Quadratec sells an antenna mount that is installs underneath the driverside
> tail light. Does is work well? If I buy it and try it, after drilling two
> holes in the corner of my Jeep to install it, and find out it doesn't work
> worth a damn, I'll be more than mad.
>
> What type of set up are you running and what signal reports are you getting?
>
> Thank in advance for any insight that you may provide.
>
> John
> An avid Reader of RAMJAW.
> 02 Solar Yellow TJ
> W2SPL
>
>
I use an RS 19-210 mag mount, removed from it's magnet, and installed in
a 3/8" hole in the fender. Once code goes bye-bye, I'll use my 2950 for
10 meters using my Firestik KW-7 on the back bumper. Both antennas work
real good for their respective bands. Right now, I have an IC-2100 for
2 and a TRC-451 for 11. The scanner runs off a 2/440 POS mag mount.
#12
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Re: Advice needed with a Ham Radio Antenna on a TJ.
John Robert wrote:
> Have any of you had any luck operating a mobile ham radio station (2 Meter
> and 70 Cm) from a soft top TJ?
>
> I know I'll need to shell out some cash to get a decent antenna / mount,
> thats not a problem. What I wanted to know is if any of you Jeepers out
> there have had experience with this type of installation and what works well
> before I go out buying parts and drilling holes in my 02 Jeep Wrangler
> Sport.
>
> Quadratec sells an antenna mount that is installs underneath the driverside
> tail light. Does is work well? If I buy it and try it, after drilling two
> holes in the corner of my Jeep to install it, and find out it doesn't work
> worth a damn, I'll be more than mad.
>
> What type of set up are you running and what signal reports are you getting?
>
> Thank in advance for any insight that you may provide.
>
> John
> An avid Reader of RAMJAW.
> 02 Solar Yellow TJ
> W2SPL
>
>
I use an RS 19-210 mag mount, removed from it's magnet, and installed in
a 3/8" hole in the fender. Once code goes bye-bye, I'll use my 2950 for
10 meters using my Firestik KW-7 on the back bumper. Both antennas work
real good for their respective bands. Right now, I have an IC-2100 for
2 and a TRC-451 for 11. The scanner runs off a 2/440 POS mag mount.
> Have any of you had any luck operating a mobile ham radio station (2 Meter
> and 70 Cm) from a soft top TJ?
>
> I know I'll need to shell out some cash to get a decent antenna / mount,
> thats not a problem. What I wanted to know is if any of you Jeepers out
> there have had experience with this type of installation and what works well
> before I go out buying parts and drilling holes in my 02 Jeep Wrangler
> Sport.
>
> Quadratec sells an antenna mount that is installs underneath the driverside
> tail light. Does is work well? If I buy it and try it, after drilling two
> holes in the corner of my Jeep to install it, and find out it doesn't work
> worth a damn, I'll be more than mad.
>
> What type of set up are you running and what signal reports are you getting?
>
> Thank in advance for any insight that you may provide.
>
> John
> An avid Reader of RAMJAW.
> 02 Solar Yellow TJ
> W2SPL
>
>
I use an RS 19-210 mag mount, removed from it's magnet, and installed in
a 3/8" hole in the fender. Once code goes bye-bye, I'll use my 2950 for
10 meters using my Firestik KW-7 on the back bumper. Both antennas work
real good for their respective bands. Right now, I have an IC-2100 for
2 and a TRC-451 for 11. The scanner runs off a 2/440 POS mag mount.
#13
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Re: Advice needed with a Ham Radio Antenna on a TJ.
John Robert wrote:
> Have any of you had any luck operating a mobile ham radio station (2 Meter
> and 70 Cm) from a soft top TJ?
>
> I know I'll need to shell out some cash to get a decent antenna / mount,
> thats not a problem. What I wanted to know is if any of you Jeepers out
> there have had experience with this type of installation and what works well
> before I go out buying parts and drilling holes in my 02 Jeep Wrangler
> Sport.
>
> Quadratec sells an antenna mount that is installs underneath the driverside
> tail light. Does is work well? If I buy it and try it, after drilling two
> holes in the corner of my Jeep to install it, and find out it doesn't work
> worth a damn, I'll be more than mad.
>
> What type of set up are you running and what signal reports are you getting?
>
> Thank in advance for any insight that you may provide.
>
> John
> An avid Reader of RAMJAW.
> 02 Solar Yellow TJ
> W2SPL
>
>
I use an RS 19-210 mag mount, removed from it's magnet, and installed in
a 3/8" hole in the fender. Once code goes bye-bye, I'll use my 2950 for
10 meters using my Firestik KW-7 on the back bumper. Both antennas work
real good for their respective bands. Right now, I have an IC-2100 for
2 and a TRC-451 for 11. The scanner runs off a 2/440 POS mag mount.
> Have any of you had any luck operating a mobile ham radio station (2 Meter
> and 70 Cm) from a soft top TJ?
>
> I know I'll need to shell out some cash to get a decent antenna / mount,
> thats not a problem. What I wanted to know is if any of you Jeepers out
> there have had experience with this type of installation and what works well
> before I go out buying parts and drilling holes in my 02 Jeep Wrangler
> Sport.
>
> Quadratec sells an antenna mount that is installs underneath the driverside
> tail light. Does is work well? If I buy it and try it, after drilling two
> holes in the corner of my Jeep to install it, and find out it doesn't work
> worth a damn, I'll be more than mad.
>
> What type of set up are you running and what signal reports are you getting?
>
> Thank in advance for any insight that you may provide.
>
> John
> An avid Reader of RAMJAW.
> 02 Solar Yellow TJ
> W2SPL
>
>
I use an RS 19-210 mag mount, removed from it's magnet, and installed in
a 3/8" hole in the fender. Once code goes bye-bye, I'll use my 2950 for
10 meters using my Firestik KW-7 on the back bumper. Both antennas work
real good for their respective bands. Right now, I have an IC-2100 for
2 and a TRC-451 for 11. The scanner runs off a 2/440 POS mag mount.
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Re: Advice needed with a Ham Radio Antenna on a TJ.
Well I have a 2/440 Kenwood with remote mount on a TJ hardtop with the
antenna a glass mount on the right side. Works fine with low SWR. But I
needed to mount a Motorola business class radio also. The radio shop put the
antenna for it on the left front fender using a funky bracket so it would be
close to the hood, the screws do not show when the hood is closed. They use
this method on all the police Durango's, SUV's etc. It looks like it would
have bad SWR, but it doesn't. All police SUV's here in the mountains of
North Carolinas that I've seen use this method.
"John Robert" <jgrobert@verizon.net> wrote in message
news:ml01f.2473$026.1165@trndny09...
> Have any of you had any luck operating a mobile ham radio station (2 Meter
> and 70 Cm) from a soft top TJ?
>
> I know I'll need to shell out some cash to get a decent antenna / mount,
> thats not a problem. What I wanted to know is if any of you Jeepers out
> there have had experience with this type of installation and what works
> well before I go out buying parts and drilling holes in my 02 Jeep
> Wrangler Sport.
>
> Quadratec sells an antenna mount that is installs underneath the
> driverside tail light. Does is work well? If I buy it and try it, after
> drilling two holes in the corner of my Jeep to install it, and find out it
> doesn't work worth a damn, I'll be more than mad.
>
> What type of set up are you running and what signal reports are you
> getting?
>
> Thank in advance for any insight that you may provide.
>
> John
> An avid Reader of RAMJAW.
> 02 Solar Yellow TJ
> W2SPL
>
antenna a glass mount on the right side. Works fine with low SWR. But I
needed to mount a Motorola business class radio also. The radio shop put the
antenna for it on the left front fender using a funky bracket so it would be
close to the hood, the screws do not show when the hood is closed. They use
this method on all the police Durango's, SUV's etc. It looks like it would
have bad SWR, but it doesn't. All police SUV's here in the mountains of
North Carolinas that I've seen use this method.
"John Robert" <jgrobert@verizon.net> wrote in message
news:ml01f.2473$026.1165@trndny09...
> Have any of you had any luck operating a mobile ham radio station (2 Meter
> and 70 Cm) from a soft top TJ?
>
> I know I'll need to shell out some cash to get a decent antenna / mount,
> thats not a problem. What I wanted to know is if any of you Jeepers out
> there have had experience with this type of installation and what works
> well before I go out buying parts and drilling holes in my 02 Jeep
> Wrangler Sport.
>
> Quadratec sells an antenna mount that is installs underneath the
> driverside tail light. Does is work well? If I buy it and try it, after
> drilling two holes in the corner of my Jeep to install it, and find out it
> doesn't work worth a damn, I'll be more than mad.
>
> What type of set up are you running and what signal reports are you
> getting?
>
> Thank in advance for any insight that you may provide.
>
> John
> An avid Reader of RAMJAW.
> 02 Solar Yellow TJ
> W2SPL
>
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Re: Advice needed with a Ham Radio Antenna on a TJ.
Well I have a 2/440 Kenwood with remote mount on a TJ hardtop with the
antenna a glass mount on the right side. Works fine with low SWR. But I
needed to mount a Motorola business class radio also. The radio shop put the
antenna for it on the left front fender using a funky bracket so it would be
close to the hood, the screws do not show when the hood is closed. They use
this method on all the police Durango's, SUV's etc. It looks like it would
have bad SWR, but it doesn't. All police SUV's here in the mountains of
North Carolinas that I've seen use this method.
"John Robert" <jgrobert@verizon.net> wrote in message
news:ml01f.2473$026.1165@trndny09...
> Have any of you had any luck operating a mobile ham radio station (2 Meter
> and 70 Cm) from a soft top TJ?
>
> I know I'll need to shell out some cash to get a decent antenna / mount,
> thats not a problem. What I wanted to know is if any of you Jeepers out
> there have had experience with this type of installation and what works
> well before I go out buying parts and drilling holes in my 02 Jeep
> Wrangler Sport.
>
> Quadratec sells an antenna mount that is installs underneath the
> driverside tail light. Does is work well? If I buy it and try it, after
> drilling two holes in the corner of my Jeep to install it, and find out it
> doesn't work worth a damn, I'll be more than mad.
>
> What type of set up are you running and what signal reports are you
> getting?
>
> Thank in advance for any insight that you may provide.
>
> John
> An avid Reader of RAMJAW.
> 02 Solar Yellow TJ
> W2SPL
>
antenna a glass mount on the right side. Works fine with low SWR. But I
needed to mount a Motorola business class radio also. The radio shop put the
antenna for it on the left front fender using a funky bracket so it would be
close to the hood, the screws do not show when the hood is closed. They use
this method on all the police Durango's, SUV's etc. It looks like it would
have bad SWR, but it doesn't. All police SUV's here in the mountains of
North Carolinas that I've seen use this method.
"John Robert" <jgrobert@verizon.net> wrote in message
news:ml01f.2473$026.1165@trndny09...
> Have any of you had any luck operating a mobile ham radio station (2 Meter
> and 70 Cm) from a soft top TJ?
>
> I know I'll need to shell out some cash to get a decent antenna / mount,
> thats not a problem. What I wanted to know is if any of you Jeepers out
> there have had experience with this type of installation and what works
> well before I go out buying parts and drilling holes in my 02 Jeep
> Wrangler Sport.
>
> Quadratec sells an antenna mount that is installs underneath the
> driverside tail light. Does is work well? If I buy it and try it, after
> drilling two holes in the corner of my Jeep to install it, and find out it
> doesn't work worth a damn, I'll be more than mad.
>
> What type of set up are you running and what signal reports are you
> getting?
>
> Thank in advance for any insight that you may provide.
>
> John
> An avid Reader of RAMJAW.
> 02 Solar Yellow TJ
> W2SPL
>
#16
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Re: Advice needed with a Ham Radio Antenna on a TJ.
Well I have a 2/440 Kenwood with remote mount on a TJ hardtop with the
antenna a glass mount on the right side. Works fine with low SWR. But I
needed to mount a Motorola business class radio also. The radio shop put the
antenna for it on the left front fender using a funky bracket so it would be
close to the hood, the screws do not show when the hood is closed. They use
this method on all the police Durango's, SUV's etc. It looks like it would
have bad SWR, but it doesn't. All police SUV's here in the mountains of
North Carolinas that I've seen use this method.
"John Robert" <jgrobert@verizon.net> wrote in message
news:ml01f.2473$026.1165@trndny09...
> Have any of you had any luck operating a mobile ham radio station (2 Meter
> and 70 Cm) from a soft top TJ?
>
> I know I'll need to shell out some cash to get a decent antenna / mount,
> thats not a problem. What I wanted to know is if any of you Jeepers out
> there have had experience with this type of installation and what works
> well before I go out buying parts and drilling holes in my 02 Jeep
> Wrangler Sport.
>
> Quadratec sells an antenna mount that is installs underneath the
> driverside tail light. Does is work well? If I buy it and try it, after
> drilling two holes in the corner of my Jeep to install it, and find out it
> doesn't work worth a damn, I'll be more than mad.
>
> What type of set up are you running and what signal reports are you
> getting?
>
> Thank in advance for any insight that you may provide.
>
> John
> An avid Reader of RAMJAW.
> 02 Solar Yellow TJ
> W2SPL
>
antenna a glass mount on the right side. Works fine with low SWR. But I
needed to mount a Motorola business class radio also. The radio shop put the
antenna for it on the left front fender using a funky bracket so it would be
close to the hood, the screws do not show when the hood is closed. They use
this method on all the police Durango's, SUV's etc. It looks like it would
have bad SWR, but it doesn't. All police SUV's here in the mountains of
North Carolinas that I've seen use this method.
"John Robert" <jgrobert@verizon.net> wrote in message
news:ml01f.2473$026.1165@trndny09...
> Have any of you had any luck operating a mobile ham radio station (2 Meter
> and 70 Cm) from a soft top TJ?
>
> I know I'll need to shell out some cash to get a decent antenna / mount,
> thats not a problem. What I wanted to know is if any of you Jeepers out
> there have had experience with this type of installation and what works
> well before I go out buying parts and drilling holes in my 02 Jeep
> Wrangler Sport.
>
> Quadratec sells an antenna mount that is installs underneath the
> driverside tail light. Does is work well? If I buy it and try it, after
> drilling two holes in the corner of my Jeep to install it, and find out it
> doesn't work worth a damn, I'll be more than mad.
>
> What type of set up are you running and what signal reports are you
> getting?
>
> Thank in advance for any insight that you may provide.
>
> John
> An avid Reader of RAMJAW.
> 02 Solar Yellow TJ
> W2SPL
>
#17
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Re: Advice needed with a Ham Radio Antenna on a TJ.
Geez, I'll have to look at the locals, as I haven't noticed any
vehicle with a transmitting antenna near the engine. On the cowl a three
watt telephone will throw the engine's computer into the limp mode.
God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
Curtis wrote:
>
> Well I have a 2/440 Kenwood with remote mount on a TJ hardtop with the
> antenna a glass mount on the right side. Works fine with low SWR. But I
> needed to mount a Motorola business class radio also. The radio shop put the
> antenna for it on the left front fender using a funky bracket so it would be
> close to the hood, the screws do not show when the hood is closed. They use
> this method on all the police Durango's, SUV's etc. It looks like it would
> have bad SWR, but it doesn't. All police SUV's here in the mountains of
> North Carolinas that I've seen use this method.
vehicle with a transmitting antenna near the engine. On the cowl a three
watt telephone will throw the engine's computer into the limp mode.
God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
Curtis wrote:
>
> Well I have a 2/440 Kenwood with remote mount on a TJ hardtop with the
> antenna a glass mount on the right side. Works fine with low SWR. But I
> needed to mount a Motorola business class radio also. The radio shop put the
> antenna for it on the left front fender using a funky bracket so it would be
> close to the hood, the screws do not show when the hood is closed. They use
> this method on all the police Durango's, SUV's etc. It looks like it would
> have bad SWR, but it doesn't. All police SUV's here in the mountains of
> North Carolinas that I've seen use this method.
#18
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Re: Advice needed with a Ham Radio Antenna on a TJ.
Geez, I'll have to look at the locals, as I haven't noticed any
vehicle with a transmitting antenna near the engine. On the cowl a three
watt telephone will throw the engine's computer into the limp mode.
God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
Curtis wrote:
>
> Well I have a 2/440 Kenwood with remote mount on a TJ hardtop with the
> antenna a glass mount on the right side. Works fine with low SWR. But I
> needed to mount a Motorola business class radio also. The radio shop put the
> antenna for it on the left front fender using a funky bracket so it would be
> close to the hood, the screws do not show when the hood is closed. They use
> this method on all the police Durango's, SUV's etc. It looks like it would
> have bad SWR, but it doesn't. All police SUV's here in the mountains of
> North Carolinas that I've seen use this method.
vehicle with a transmitting antenna near the engine. On the cowl a three
watt telephone will throw the engine's computer into the limp mode.
God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
Curtis wrote:
>
> Well I have a 2/440 Kenwood with remote mount on a TJ hardtop with the
> antenna a glass mount on the right side. Works fine with low SWR. But I
> needed to mount a Motorola business class radio also. The radio shop put the
> antenna for it on the left front fender using a funky bracket so it would be
> close to the hood, the screws do not show when the hood is closed. They use
> this method on all the police Durango's, SUV's etc. It looks like it would
> have bad SWR, but it doesn't. All police SUV's here in the mountains of
> North Carolinas that I've seen use this method.
#19
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Re: Advice needed with a Ham Radio Antenna on a TJ.
Geez, I'll have to look at the locals, as I haven't noticed any
vehicle with a transmitting antenna near the engine. On the cowl a three
watt telephone will throw the engine's computer into the limp mode.
God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
Curtis wrote:
>
> Well I have a 2/440 Kenwood with remote mount on a TJ hardtop with the
> antenna a glass mount on the right side. Works fine with low SWR. But I
> needed to mount a Motorola business class radio also. The radio shop put the
> antenna for it on the left front fender using a funky bracket so it would be
> close to the hood, the screws do not show when the hood is closed. They use
> this method on all the police Durango's, SUV's etc. It looks like it would
> have bad SWR, but it doesn't. All police SUV's here in the mountains of
> North Carolinas that I've seen use this method.
vehicle with a transmitting antenna near the engine. On the cowl a three
watt telephone will throw the engine's computer into the limp mode.
God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
Curtis wrote:
>
> Well I have a 2/440 Kenwood with remote mount on a TJ hardtop with the
> antenna a glass mount on the right side. Works fine with low SWR. But I
> needed to mount a Motorola business class radio also. The radio shop put the
> antenna for it on the left front fender using a funky bracket so it would be
> close to the hood, the screws do not show when the hood is closed. They use
> this method on all the police Durango's, SUV's etc. It looks like it would
> have bad SWR, but it doesn't. All police SUV's here in the mountains of
> North Carolinas that I've seen use this method.
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Re: Advice needed with a Ham Radio Antenna on a TJ.
http://service.gm.com/techlineinfo/radio.html
"L.W.(ßill) ------ III" wrote:
>
> Geez, I'll have to look at the locals, as I haven't noticed any
> vehicle with a transmitting antenna near the engine. On the cowl a three
> watt telephone will throw the engine's computer into the limp mode.
> God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O
> mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
>
> Curtis wrote:
> >
> > Well I have a 2/440 Kenwood with remote mount on a TJ hardtop with the
> > antenna a glass mount on the right side. Works fine with low SWR. But I
> > needed to mount a Motorola business class radio also. The radio shop put the
> > antenna for it on the left front fender using a funky bracket so it would be
> > close to the hood, the screws do not show when the hood is closed. They use
> > this method on all the police Durango's, SUV's etc. It looks like it would
> > have bad SWR, but it doesn't. All police SUV's here in the mountains of
> > North Carolinas that I've seen use this method.
"L.W.(ßill) ------ III" wrote:
>
> Geez, I'll have to look at the locals, as I haven't noticed any
> vehicle with a transmitting antenna near the engine. On the cowl a three
> watt telephone will throw the engine's computer into the limp mode.
> God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O
> mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
>
> Curtis wrote:
> >
> > Well I have a 2/440 Kenwood with remote mount on a TJ hardtop with the
> > antenna a glass mount on the right side. Works fine with low SWR. But I
> > needed to mount a Motorola business class radio also. The radio shop put the
> > antenna for it on the left front fender using a funky bracket so it would be
> > close to the hood, the screws do not show when the hood is closed. They use
> > this method on all the police Durango's, SUV's etc. It looks like it would
> > have bad SWR, but it doesn't. All police SUV's here in the mountains of
> > North Carolinas that I've seen use this method.