[Mobile-Portable] HF/VHF/UHF Mobile in a Toyota RAV4?

DavidE Benedict iam at pmug.org
Sun Apr 8 13:45:25 EDT 2007


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I mounted my 706 control head on the angled and beveled edge of a 1/2 inch
thick plastic carrier which I slide into the dashboard Cup Holder. Slick.
Handy. No holes. Subaru wagon.

David
W7DBH




mobile-portable at mailman.qth.net,Internet writes:
>
>Any tips on mobile in a Toyota RAV4 (2007, V6, 4WD model)?
>
>I've got a lot to stuff in:  706MKIIG, Yaesu 8900, Icom ID800, Alinco 220 
>MHz, maybe a scanner and even a CB rig.
>
>I'm contemplating a RAM system for mounting control heads, etc., and 
>putting the radios under the back seats.  I think there's still room when 
>they're in the lower folded-down position, but I'll double-check. 
>Tarheel 
>screwdriver for HF (those three bolt holes on the frame at left-rear look 
>good for a mount), and a slew of short dual-band and mono-band antennas
>on 
>the roof that'll clear the garage door.  I need to figure out where to
>put 
>a six-meter antenna, or two (706 and 8900 both do 6).
>
>And sorry, Rick N1RL - I went with the RAV instead of the Subaru
>Forrester!
>
>73,
>Gary KN4AQ
>
>
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>508 Spencer Crest Ct.
>Cary, NC 27513
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