2010 Ford F150 Setup

[TrevorMollenbeck]

My mobile "Command Center" as my friends call it.
Motorola CM300d and Whistler TRX-2. I use the Motorola CM300d mainly for the farmer I work for who uses a DMR repeater he has on his grain leg. I also use it to monitor my fire fighter frequencies. I use the TRX-2 for monitoring trunked systems and P25 systems in my area. They both work really well for me and I have not had a problem with either one of them. I have had them installed in my truck for almost a year now. I was glad the TRX-2 has a remote head to make mounting a lot easier. I put the scanner under the back seat and installed a speaker or the back of the center console.

 

[w2lie]

That is one very nice and clean setup. Great work!

 

[KB4MSZ]

What is all that white powder looking stuff all over the place?

 

[RodStrong]

Looks great. The antenna mounted behind the cab seems a bit odd, but if it works for you, that's all that matters. Thanks for posting.

 

[kayn1n32008]

Looks great. The antenna mounted behind the cab seems a bit odd, but if it works for you, that's all that matters. Thanks for posting.

In all honesty, the lack of front end filtering makes a location like that reasonable place.

A friend tried using on on a local 800MHz EDACS system with a roof mounted antenna and it was unusable. He ended up using an antenna mounted inside his vehicle.


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[03msc]

Very clean install! And, that truck looks great for a 2010 - looks like new here, especially considering it's 9 years old. Well done! And I'm considering a similar mounting location for moving my scanner antenna; just need to figure out the mount.

 

[TrevorMollenbeck]

What is all that white powder looking stuff all over the place?

We just got done getting more white powder on the ground here in northern Iowa. Now we get to deal with windchills as low as -60 degrees. I am already ready for spring.

 

[JDrisc3480]

That is awesome. Do you worry about the possibility of a drink spilling on that radio mounted next to the cup holder?

 

[kayn1n32008]

That is awesome. Do you worry about the possibility of a drink spilling on that radio mounted next to the cup holder?

I had both my TM-V71A and a NX-700 floor mounted next to the cup holders in a bunch of 60/40 bench seat F-350’s and never had any real issues. Yes come coffee and brinks did splash the controls on my NX-700(TM-V71A was remote mounted) but the NX-700 control head is really easy to remove, disassemble and clean. After years of use, once cleaned up, it looked almost new.


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[cmdrwill]

Cleaned a lot of control heads, seems they attract splash and dirt like a big magnet.

No drinking and driving, you may hit a bump and spill your drink. Especially on the way to Santiago Pk.

 

[Dann]

Very nice. Looks great.

 

[TrevorMollenbeck]

That is awesome. Do you worry about the possibility of a drink spilling on that radio mounted next to the cup holder?

The thought has crossed my mind before, but so far so good.