SimpleSkye
Member
Consists of the following:
2012 Ford Fusion Sport
VHF XTL5000 (Laird BB1360WS 136-174 Wideband VHF Antenna)
UHF XPR5550 (Laird ETRAB4503 450-470 Phantom Elite Antenna)
7/8 APX6500 (Laird ETRAB7603 760-870 Phantom Elite and Laird GPSU15M GPS Antennas)
PanaVise 12" Stay-Put Flex Mount
All the control head wiring is under the carpet. The speakers are on the firewall of the passenger footwell. The VHF mic is run directly to the radio deck in the back. Apparently, you can't do that with the APX series, so I had to plug the extension directly into the front. Not as clean, but better than nothing. The XPR mic is also head-based. I ended up anchoring the flex arm to the side of the center console so it wouldn't wobble.<br />
<img src="https://jakeguild.com/assets/fusion01-min.jpg" alt="Ford Fusion Ham Radio"><br /><br />
I have a sunroof, so most of the antennas are on the trunk.<br />
<img src="https://jakeguild.com/assets/fusion02-min.jpg" alt="Ford Fusion Ham Radio"><br />
<img src="https://jakeguild.com/assets/fusion03-min.jpg" alt="Ford Fusion Ham Radio"><br />
<img src="https://jakeguild.com/assets/fusion04-min.jpg" alt="Ford Fusion Ham Radio"><br /><br />
A buddy of mine made the brackets for the control heads and seat mount. <br />
<img src="https://jakeguild.com/assets/fusion05-min.jpg" alt="Ford Fusion Ham Radio"><br />
<img src="https://jakeguild.com/assets/fusion06-min.jpg" alt="Ford Fusion Ham Radio"><br /><br /><br />
I was a little concerned about the SWR for the VHF on the trunk, but it swept around 1.5 or better from 144-174. The others swept around 2, which is normal for the Phantoms.<br />
<img src="https://jakeguild.com/assets/fusion07-min.jpg" alt="Ford Fusion Ham Radio">
2012 Ford Fusion Sport
VHF XTL5000 (Laird BB1360WS 136-174 Wideband VHF Antenna)
UHF XPR5550 (Laird ETRAB4503 450-470 Phantom Elite Antenna)
7/8 APX6500 (Laird ETRAB7603 760-870 Phantom Elite and Laird GPSU15M GPS Antennas)
PanaVise 12" Stay-Put Flex Mount
All the control head wiring is under the carpet. The speakers are on the firewall of the passenger footwell. The VHF mic is run directly to the radio deck in the back. Apparently, you can't do that with the APX series, so I had to plug the extension directly into the front. Not as clean, but better than nothing. The XPR mic is also head-based. I ended up anchoring the flex arm to the side of the center console so it wouldn't wobble.<br />
<img src="https://jakeguild.com/assets/fusion01-min.jpg" alt="Ford Fusion Ham Radio"><br /><br />
I have a sunroof, so most of the antennas are on the trunk.<br />
<img src="https://jakeguild.com/assets/fusion02-min.jpg" alt="Ford Fusion Ham Radio"><br />
<img src="https://jakeguild.com/assets/fusion03-min.jpg" alt="Ford Fusion Ham Radio"><br />
<img src="https://jakeguild.com/assets/fusion04-min.jpg" alt="Ford Fusion Ham Radio"><br /><br />
A buddy of mine made the brackets for the control heads and seat mount. <br />
<img src="https://jakeguild.com/assets/fusion05-min.jpg" alt="Ford Fusion Ham Radio"><br />
<img src="https://jakeguild.com/assets/fusion06-min.jpg" alt="Ford Fusion Ham Radio"><br /><br /><br />
I was a little concerned about the SWR for the VHF on the trunk, but it swept around 1.5 or better from 144-174. The others swept around 2, which is normal for the Phantoms.<br />
<img src="https://jakeguild.com/assets/fusion07-min.jpg" alt="Ford Fusion Ham Radio">