Chevy Silverado PRO-106 Mobile Setup

[asurnin]

This is my little set up..two Velcro pieces hold the scanner pretty tightly in place. The antenna is routed through the dash (with an inline FM trap) and on the floor out the back on the truck. It is a Spectrumforce Wideband which satisfies my needs. Best part about the setup is the stereo in-dash unit- it allows me to split the audio between front and back halves of the truck, so I can listen to music from the back speakers and radio traffic from the front. Works great, and I can hear everything.

[sadman3]

nice set up looks good thanks for sharing

[QDP2012]

Nice...

I can't tell from the pictures, did you place the radio-portion of the velcro on the belt-clip, or did you remove the belt-clip entirely and put the velcro on the radio-back?

Thanks,

[asurnin]

The Velcro is on the belt clip itself, and it doesn't affect clip's performance at all. The lower piece is on the bottom of the radio, past the batter cover slot. I've had the same Velcro pieces on there for about 1.5 years and they are still pretty strong. Took a pic of it:

[QDP2012]

Thanks for the additional pics. I've heard the factory belt-clips can break "easily", so I was wondering how well they work as anchor points with things like velcro. I'm glad it works as you're using it. I might use your method for securing mine in my vehicle.

Thanks,

[asurnin]

Yeah, I can see how they can be fragile. I only clip the scanner on the belt when I need to move it from point A to point B, so it doesn't stay on for a long time. So
far it has held up well.

[SouthSideScannerGuy]

That looks pretty good.

I've been trying to figure out a way to mount my 106 in my Neon other than using a suction cup to the windshield. Hadn't thought of velcro. Seeing that gives me some ideas. Thanks for posting the pics.

[Rt169Radio]

Good idea.

[russellmaher]

Well done and thanks for sharing.

Russell

[asurnin]

Thanks for the positive feedback guys. In case anyone is wondering, the Velcro is easily removable without much trace on the scanner. At least in my case with my old PRO-163.

[k2radio]

Looks good now take the cassette player out and ram a nice scanner in there.

[russellmaher]

Originally Posted by k2radio

Looks good now take the cassette player out and ram a nice scanner in there.

...that's a very small space where the cassette deck is. I wonder if there's a scanner that could fit in there? Might need to "shoehorn" something into that opening. It's a thought!


Russell