[Mobile-Portable] 2006 Toyota Tacoma Radio installation suggestions ?

[Chuck Mabbott]

Eric,
One of the reasons I picked the 706 was that fact it
has HF, 6M, 2M, and 440 in it.  Space is at a premium
in the newer vehicle's....

Curious
73  Chuck AA8VS

--- Eric <n4hgz at bellsouth.net> wrote:

> 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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