[Icom] 706 in Suburban

Wed, 03 Apr 2002 08:09:46 -0800

Hi!

I just bought a used 1982 Silverado Suburban - in excellent
condition.  I am about to install the same setup as you describe. 
I currently have the outbacker marine antenna and hustlers.  I have
been told that those two are inferior compared to the
screwdriver-type.  But, the issue I see is that the mounting of the
antenna must be done in such a way as to get as much of the
radiator above the truck as possible.  Won't the body of the truck
cause a high feedpoint impedence?

By the way, you might be interested in the IC-706MKIIG group at
yahoo: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/IC-706Mk2G/

I would love to hear of your progress and results in your
installation.

WA9ALS - John wrote:
> 
> I have acquired a great 1999 Suburban LT and would like to install my
> 706MKIIG in it as attractively and functionally as possible.  I will likely
> get the High Sierra screwdriver antenna.  I would appreciate any help,
> especially from anyone that has done the same things with a Suburban.
> 
> 1.  Known issues/caveats?
> 2.  Will a vertical antenna mounted via the towing hitch allow the cargo
> doors to clear when opening?  I can't/won't mount it on the top - how much
> would a side mount help the groundplane?
> 
> In this vehicle, the center console does -not- extend all the way to the
> dash like the newer design.  This leaves a nice open area over a flat center
> "hump".  There would be room to mount the entire radio here instead of
> mounting only the control head.  OF course, mounting only the control head
> on the center console would allow easy ergonomic reach of the knobs/buttons,
> and tuning could be done from a natural position.  I would also like to be
> able to easily remove the radio and bring it back to the house for contest
> weekends!  Any and all comments welcomed - You can decide whether to post to
> the whole list or send privately!
> 
> THANKS!  - John (WA9ALS)
> http://www.qsl.net/wa9als
> [email protected]
> 
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