[ICOM] Re: Icom 7000 questions

[Jim's mail]

Casey, and others reading,

In very simple terms, the full answer will depend on several somewhat 
different factors: first the make/model of car; second the age of the car; 
and third the willingness of the dealer's service department to help install 
an amateur radio.  Until last Fall I drove a 1997 S-10 pick-up and used a 
wiring diagram found on the Internet to help run the power cable between the 
battery and the radio (IC 208H).  Last Fall I bought a 2007 HHR.  The dealer 
(with whom I had a very good relation on service items) flatly refused to 
touch any part of the installation of an amateur radio.  The battery for the 
HHR is located near the spare tire at the back of the vehicle.  That saves 
having to make another hole in the firewall.  The radio will mount easily 
under one of the front seats with the display placed in a tray on the center 
console.  The wiring is all out of sight along one side of the vehicle.  In 
short, talk to the service department at the dealer or repair shop you trust 
then proceed with caution if you have to do the work yourself.

73,
Jim  KD5VXH

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Casey Raskob" <speedlaw at verizon.net>
To: <icom at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Sunday, March 30, 2008 9:42 AM
Subject: [ICOM] Re: Icom 7000 questions


>
> I'm about to pull the trigger on a new 7000 for the car.  Any  suggestions 
> by the list for this particular radio ?  I had a 706mk2g  before, and had 
> no issues with it the three years it too was in the  car.  Do you need the 
> microphone mod ?  Will a dealer do the TVRO mod  for you ?  Any other 
> ideas ?  I've read the eHam reviews and most are  glowing.
>
> Thanks
>
> Casey
> K2FIX
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