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Greetings all,
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I thought I would share my rudimentary installation. The setup is a bit messy now, but I just got the 246T and MVS installed this past weekend.
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I am waiting on some antennas and mounts to come in so I can buckle this whole thing up. Even if it doesn’t come out beautifully, I can live with it because it is a 14 year old S-10 Blazer I just use to cruise around in at college here at K-State.
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The bracket the MVS and G707 are mounted to is a homemade device I welded together in high school. There just is not any good place to mount a radio on the dash. Add to that my unwillingness to buck the $65 for the separation cable. The Kenwood is Velcro wed to the MVS then strapped with 18 inch zip ties. Not sexy, but it has teeth.
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The scanner mount I am most proud of. I was looking all over the place for a dash mount phone cradle that did not attach to the vent. Couldn’t find one. So I spent a couple of hours in the Home Depot doing some brainstorming. I ended up with some Velcro and a cheap package of broom/shovel brackets. $2.99 for two I think.
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At first I just put the stiff part of the Velcro on the smooth backing of the implement mount and that held well to the dash pad. However, it sagged too much because the dash pad is just Velcrow wed itself, so I just put in a couple of sheet metal screws. Again, 14-year-old truck, who cares. It looks fine.
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All I had to do was shave off some of the ridge on the rear of the bracket to allow the belt clip to slide over it. The bracket even has a rising edge to keep the scanner from sliding off to the right. I gave it a tough test drive down the not-so-well maintained roads of Manhattan, KS and it didn’t shake a bit.
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Remember, the pictures are of preliminary installation. I have a Motorola amp’d speaker and some outside NMO antennas coming for the scanner and MVS. Should have a fully functional Saturday Night Drunk Chaser... umm I mean storm spotter by next weekend. The power, antenna and speaker wires will all be bundled up and hidden as best as possible.
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Hey! You have to be very creative for entertainment when you don’t drink in a college town. And yes, it is that bad out here when you value your liver and brain cells.
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Comments appreciated, bring ‘em on, and thanks for looking.
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I'll get some outside pictures of my heepa-sheepa after I get the antennas up.
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73<br>
Mike, KC0IWH
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<img src="http://www.kc0iwh.com/images/dash1.jpg"> <br>Dash with 246T<br>Neat little tip... See the keyring clip on the radio strap? Hook that to your belt clip and save yourself $229 whenever your rig slips off your belt or pocket.
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<img src="http://www.kc0iwh.com/images/dash2.jpg"> <br>Dash without 246T - The cig adapter will be hacked and installed behind the dash.
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<img src="http://www.kc0iwh.com/images/back.jpg"> <br>Dash behind the mounted bracket
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<img src="http://www.kc0iwh.com/images/pkg.jpg"> <br>Package for the "Hollow Wall Tool Holders" by Crawford from Home Deopt
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<img src="http://www.kc0iwh.com/images/brkt2.jpg"> <br>Bracket out of the package
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<img src="http://www.kc0iwh.com/images/brkt1.jpg"> <br>Nice flat bottom to attach Velcro. There are also two holes if you find sheetmetal screws necessary
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<a href="mailto:mikespotts@hotmail.com?subject=Scanner%20Mount">
e-mail me at mikespotts@hotmail.com</a>
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Greetings all,
<p>
I thought I would share my rudimentary installation. The setup is a bit messy now, but I just got the 246T and MVS installed this past weekend.
<p>
I am waiting on some antennas and mounts to come in so I can buckle this whole thing up. Even if it doesn’t come out beautifully, I can live with it because it is a 14 year old S-10 Blazer I just use to cruise around in at college here at K-State.
<p>
The bracket the MVS and G707 are mounted to is a homemade device I welded together in high school. There just is not any good place to mount a radio on the dash. Add to that my unwillingness to buck the $65 for the separation cable. The Kenwood is Velcro wed to the MVS then strapped with 18 inch zip ties. Not sexy, but it has teeth.
<p>
The scanner mount I am most proud of. I was looking all over the place for a dash mount phone cradle that did not attach to the vent. Couldn’t find one. So I spent a couple of hours in the Home Depot doing some brainstorming. I ended up with some Velcro and a cheap package of broom/shovel brackets. $2.99 for two I think.
<p>
At first I just put the stiff part of the Velcro on the smooth backing of the implement mount and that held well to the dash pad. However, it sagged too much because the dash pad is just Velcrow wed itself, so I just put in a couple of sheet metal screws. Again, 14-year-old truck, who cares. It looks fine.
<p>
All I had to do was shave off some of the ridge on the rear of the bracket to allow the belt clip to slide over it. The bracket even has a rising edge to keep the scanner from sliding off to the right. I gave it a tough test drive down the not-so-well maintained roads of Manhattan, KS and it didn’t shake a bit.
<p>
Remember, the pictures are of preliminary installation. I have a Motorola amp’d speaker and some outside NMO antennas coming for the scanner and MVS. Should have a fully functional Saturday Night Drunk Chaser... umm I mean storm spotter by next weekend. The power, antenna and speaker wires will all be bundled up and hidden as best as possible.
<p>
Hey! You have to be very creative for entertainment when you don’t drink in a college town. And yes, it is that bad out here when you value your liver and brain cells.
<p>
Comments appreciated, bring ‘em on, and thanks for looking.
<p>
I'll get some outside pictures of my heepa-sheepa after I get the antennas up.
<p>
73<br>
Mike, KC0IWH
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<img src="http://www.kc0iwh.com/images/dash1.jpg"> <br>Dash with 246T<br>Neat little tip... See the keyring clip on the radio strap? Hook that to your belt clip and save yourself $229 whenever your rig slips off your belt or pocket.
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<img src="http://www.kc0iwh.com/images/dash2.jpg"> <br>Dash without 246T - The cig adapter will be hacked and installed behind the dash.
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<img src="http://www.kc0iwh.com/images/back.jpg"> <br>Dash behind the mounted bracket
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<img src="http://www.kc0iwh.com/images/pkg.jpg"> <br>Package for the "Hollow Wall Tool Holders" by Crawford from Home Deopt
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<img src="http://www.kc0iwh.com/images/brkt2.jpg"> <br>Bracket out of the package
<p>
<img src="http://www.kc0iwh.com/images/brkt1.jpg"> <br>Nice flat bottom to attach Velcro. There are also two holes if you find sheetmetal screws necessary
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<a href="mailto:mikespotts@hotmail.com?subject=Scanner%20Mount">
e-mail me at mikespotts@hotmail.com</a>
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