2005 Impala

[timkilbride]

Orions are VHF(110W/NB) and UHF(100W/NB) combined into one control. The kenwood is a TK-7160. Enjoy.

Tim

 

[newsphotog]

Looks good! What is the stubby antenna on the driver's rear quarter panel for?

 

[lafd55]

Why is the antenna on the front hood when you have an NMO mount on the rear?

 

[Dann]

Looks Good.

 

[mrweather]

Why is the antenna on the front hood when you have an NMO mount on the rear?

Looks like a Larsen scanner antenna. Might want to keep it as far away from those high powered Orions.

 

[Rt169Radio]

Is the scanner below the am/fm radio a remote head one? How is that Larsen tri-band holding up? It looks quite dirty and roughed up?

 

[russellmaher]

Very nice and thanks for sharing!

Russell

 

[lafd55]

I thought that was a dual band VHF/UHF ham antenna. I count 5 antennas so who knows which one goes to what...

 

[b7spectra]

I've got the VHF/UHF Orion's in my truck as well. They are some kick a$$ units! Looks good!

Also, looks like you have the jump box wired to the Orions.

 

[timkilbride]

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Looks good! What is the stubby antenna on the driver's rear quarter panel for?

Its a antenna for 800. Not hooked upto anything at the moment.

 

[timkilbride]

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Why is the antenna on the front hood when you have an NMO mount on the rear?

I want to keep my scanner antenna away from the 100 watt radios antennas.

 

[timkilbride]

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Is the scanner below the am/fm radio a remote head one? How is that Larsen tri-band holding up? It looks quite dirty and roughed up?

Yes, that is a 996xt installed in the DIN below the am/fm/xm radio. That larsen tri-band antenna has been used since 2006ish. The Iowa winters are hard on antennas. I have a VHF quarter wave that has the ball ate off it! That antenna dates back to 2000.

 

[timkilbride]

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I thought that was a dual band VHF/UHF ham antenna. I count 5 antennas so who knows which one goes to what...

Front quarter panel is a larsen tri-band for the 996xt. Top front is a quarter wave VHF for the kenwood tk-7160. Top back is a quarter wave UHF for the Orion. Trunk passenger side a 5/8 wave VHF for the Orion. Trunk driver side is a spare. Rear quarter panel is a 800 not in use.

 

[timkilbride]

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I've got the VHF/UHF Orion's in my truck as well. They are some kick a$$ units! Looks good!

Also, looks like you have the jump box wired to the Orions.

Jump box?

 

[b7spectra]

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Jump box?

The battery jump box on the left in the trunk.

 

[pm1072]

Glad you got the faceplates for the console. The Orion looks sweet, and so does the Kenwood. Great work Tim!!!!

 

[Kasmus]

VFD sexyness! I like it!

 

[timkilbride]

I've got the VHF/UHF Orion's in my truck as well. They are some kick a$$ units! Looks good!

Also, looks like you have the jump box wired to the Orions.

The jump box isn't wired into the Orions. I have thought about installing a second battery in the trunk for the Orions.

I never have looked up the specs on the Orions, but two of them left on was killing the battery in less then 8 hours, without even TXing. After two jumps(with the jump box in the trunk), I setup ignition sense.

Tim

 

[b7spectra]

I just need to do the ignition sense so mine won't stay on! Even in rx mode only, they do like to drain batteries!

 

[jparks29]

Organize your wires. Get a System control head.