What do YOU run in the mobile?

#356272

Nice Veedub! Talkin in style.

#356431

I see alot of personal vehicles with mobiles installed but what about some installs in big trucks? Im trying to find a good place to mount a amp in a peterbilt..

#356481

lets see, as of now I have a cobra 200 gtl, going into a palomar 450 fet(hd version) and that going into a 102" whip. have not had anyone say anything but praises about the sound of this set up.

#357058

galaxy 98VHP, modded up
Mr coily trophy coil antenna
LMR 400 throughout
custom straight 8 pill
4 batteries
custom enclosures for all.

#357256

StrykerLiker wrote:Nice Veedub! Talkin in style.

Thanks! Very happy with the setup... It gets outstanding reports.

#357292

Currently I run a cobra 29lx off of a 102"
Whip on my truck. Added a grounding strap to the trunk
Due to poor factory grounding. I will be
Upgrading to the optima mk3 soon.
Currently I get an SWR from 1.1-1.4 sitting still
Engine off. And a 1.3-1.6 SWR while driving.
I do run a noise filter in my power supply which helps
Cut down the static. The resin for this is that I run
A power inverter for all
My stormchasing equipment.

#357294

Optima mk3 , Palomar 450FET LD, sirio 5000 hard mounted

#357319

#357321

I run a straight up galaxy dx98vhp doing around 200watts maybe a lil more and have talked very clearly with people, mobile to mobile at least 15miles away now. My antenna is a 102" whip antenna off the back side of my tool box in a 2007 Toyota Tundra single cab. I jump to lower am channels and talk further easily. The 102" whip is where it's at!

#357790

In my pickup I have a Uniden President HR2510, with a Palomar 150dx, on a 102 steel whip.

In my back up car a Connex 3600 HP, on a Wilson 1000

In my wife's car a Midland Power Max 77-250C (has great ears)

, with

SideWinder

30/60 (kicker), on a Wilson Silver Load

Saturday, 03 May 2014, 23:24 PM

Walkdog wrote:I run a straight up galaxy dx98vhp doing around 200watts maybe a lil more and have talked very clearly with people, mobile to mobile at least 15miles away now. My antenna is a 102" whip antenna off the back side of my tool box in a 2007 Toyota Tundra single cab. I jump to lower am channels and talk further easily. The 102" whip is where it's at!

Hey I've talked at least 8 miles that I know only dead keying 4 watts and swinging 7

#363464

My other car (first one I posted a few years back, you can find in the first page). This one is a 2005 Crown Vic PI that I picked up in Feb. Radio is a modified Cobra 148F (modified by replacing the board with one from a damaged Grant XL, plus cosmetic mods).

#364760

I run a Magnum S9-175 and I will soon replace it with a S9-350 that I just purchased. My S9 has great TX and solid RX. I use a Siro 5000PL which out performed the Wison that it replaced.

#365375

Hi,
Currently running an ARF 2001 base off an inverter. Prior to that a CPI 2000 base/mobile. A no name footwarmer 1x 2sd1460 driving 4 2sc2879. Fire stick 3/4 mobile antenna 7ft.

If I can repair the CPI. Will put that in. Shortly will put in a Connex 3300 ZX or a Gallaxy 959 modded up.

73s

#365428

Connex 4300-300

2970 N2 Pushing a TS Sweet 16 for SSB

#366851

i currently running a cobra 18 wx st ii and a cobra MG75 mic with a 4ft bottom loaded tram mag mount antenna on the trunk of my 1994 toyota camry. And a uniden pro520xl and astatic d105 m6b mic with a wilson little wil mag mount antenna in my 2005 ford focus ZXW. War Wagon

#366855

BIG TIME in the mobile:

COBRA 19DX IV/WILSON mag mount 1000..low profile, for sticky hands
also..ALINCO 2 mtr xcvr/mag mount...

Nothing fancy but more contacts on CB than 2 meters which is about dead even the repeater works great but no one uses it.
In the 2nd vehicle same CB and antenna, but a commercial vhf radio 4 chnl on MURS and one channel for 2 meters...
All a big time mobile units.

DOCTOR/795.

#366867

Black Lightning wrote:My other car (first one I posted a few years back, you can find in the first page). This one is a 2005 Crown Vic PI that I picked up in Feb. Radio is a modified Cobra 148F (modified by replacing the board with one from a damaged Grant XL, plus cosmetic mods).

I know this was from a few months ago but I like your setup! Many people don't realize Crown Vic Police Interceptors make an ideal mobile! I have an '09 and it has a nice radio console, 200 AMP Alternator plus every panel (including the exhaust has bonding straps) there is an 80 AMP connector in the trunk and a fan in the package shelf!
I haven't painted mine yet it's still a black and white with pushbar and dual spotlights. (sure does slow people down when I get on the freeway!)

#366870

I have my new 979 setup in the S10, couldn't resist temptation to run a roger beep switch.

#366875

Vehicle: 91 LTD Crown Vic
Radio: Cobra 148 GTL ST
Antenna: TRAM 3500

Looking to add a 1x4 or 1x6 in the future.

#371658

These days harder as places in car gets less to put them in.

So put them in as and when need it:

V3 Lincoln II
CRT 6900n
Stryker SR89MC

Antennas:

Wilson 5000
Centre Loaded Turbo 5000
108 Steel Whip

73 Simon

#373778

I have a Stryker SR-955HPC with a Wilson 1000 trunk mount. Loving the radio for about 2 months now. No problems so far.

#373784

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Thought I would update now that I have the 102 finished, the radio mount is made from plywood and 2/6 pine lol.

#373787

I changed my set-up awhile back and now I run a Ranger 2950DX modded with 60watt finals, SRA198 Noise cancelling mike, a homebrew high drive 2pill with 2sc2652 finals b biased amplifier, 400max coax and a Sirio 5000 Trucker antenna. I also have a MFJ Grandmaster power meter and a Chinese digital Volt and Amp meter. That set-up does about 150 - 175 watts with the radio power all the way down. I rarely turn up the radio power off of minimum which gives it about 45 watts pep ssb. Get a full 60 at 1/2 way. AM wise the radio DK at minimum is 6watts swinging 40 and at half 14 DK swinging 55. Amp could handle more no problem but works fine and stays cool no matter how long I hold a key. Those readings are at idle and 12.4 volts. Does do a bit more going down the road at 14.2 volts. If I ever get my van cleaned out I'll add pics.....lol. The amp is kinda weird being a small 2 pill but has a separate power supply/inverter box to step up the power to 50 volts for the finals. I also have a 2 meter/70cm Kenwood TM-V71A and a Diamond SG7500A Dual band antenna with RG-213 coax. I did have a Ranger 2970N2 converted to 4 pill in the van but if it didn't get at least 13.3 volts constant it didn't sound good. I use it as a base now. During really cold spells I run either a Rat Shack 446 or a Uniden PC68 for my radio. Looking for a good old analog SSB'er for the winter months.
My car is pretty straight forward, an old orange faced Ranger 2950, a SRA-158 mike, a 2 fet Zombie copy amplifier, RG-213 coax, and an old Valor 4' fiberglass antenna on a workman triple mag with a 90 degree coax input. I use a Kenwood DH-72A HT for 2m/70cm in there with a small no-name dual band antenna I got at the Hamfest a few years back. The van gets out a whole lot better than the car. Might try putting the old K40 on there and see if it helps my Ranger do a little better. Eventually it'll get a Sirio as well.

#373854

Currently I am running a Midland 1001LWX through a 3ft Firestik Firefly tunnable tip. I'm planning on buying a Uniden 980 SSB or a good quality SSB radio to replace the Midland.

#374322

old school:

Hy Gain V radio
Turner m+3 microphone
Bias Comb12 (300watt avg) amplifier
Avanti 271 antenna

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