[ICOM] 2006 Toyota Tacoma Radio installation suggestions ?

[Mort Arditti]

Eric,
I took some extreme steps to install a 706 MKIIG in a 2004 Honda Accord
and it works without a problem.
The DC wires for the radio are connected directly to the battery (fused near
the battery). At the radio end there is a low pass L - C pi filter. The 
inductor
is a few hundred uH, high current 'junk box' part. The large 5,000 uF 
electrolytic
capacitors are each paralleled with 0.1 and 0.01 uF. A high current diode, 
in reverse,
at the filter output keeps any possibly negative spikes from reaching the 
radio.
The radio body is connected to the car body with a short 1/2" braid.
The radio is mounted in the trunk. To keep it cool a small fan is turned on 
when
the radio is on and cools the radio very well. This easy to do since the 
accessory
connector provides 12 VDC output when the radio is on. Being the 
conservative
type, the 12 V is used only to turn ON a MOSFET which in turn is used to 
turn
ON the fan which is connected to the filtered DC source.
The installation is a bit complex, but it seems to work very well.
I hope this helps.

Good luck,

Mort, KB6BSN



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Eric" <n4hgz at bellsouth.net>
To: <icom at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Sunday, January 22, 2006 3:36 PM
Subject: [ICOM] 2006 Toyota Tacoma Radio installation suggestions ?


> Hello,
>
> I just bought a 2006 Toyota Tacoma 4 CYL 5 Speed Extra Cab 4 X 4 truck and 
> was wondering if anyone else had any expierience with installing radio 
> equipment in it ?  I am planning to install a camper top on it but I think 
> I want to keep the radio equipment in the truck anyway.   I don't even 
> know where the computer is, I definitely want to stay way away from that. 
> I want to install my IC 706 MK II G and my dual band 2 m 440 rig.  I am 
> planning to buy a trailer hitch for the back to support my screwdriver 
> antenna but I am not sure where to instally my 2 m 440 ant.  One thought 
> would be to build sometype of support to come up from the frame between 
> the cab and the bed of the truck.  I have the new utilitrack system so the 
> stud method of installing an antenna off one of the bed posts will not 
> work.   Also I have one of the new composite beds so I am not sure how 
> much of the truck bed is metal anyway.  Any pictures would be greatly 
> appreciated, You can send them directly to me at
>
> n4hgz at bellsouth.net
>
> Please include any problems or cautions that you might have as to the 
> installation.  I do not want to dammage the computer and void the warranty 
> of the truck.
>
> Thank you,
>
> Eric
>
> N4HGZ
>
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