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Here is the latest pictures of the mobile setup.
1997 Pontiac Trans Sport
Yaesu FT-8900R
XM Satellite Radio
Horizon Navigation Navmate 2.0 GPS
Comet SB-15 Tri-Band Antenna
Active GPS antenna, the hockey puck on the roof rack.
XM antenna, the small mag mount puck near the center of the roof.
The radio is remote mounted in the back so the body is near the antenna, makes for a short coax run and less stuff in the way up front.
The control head is mounted above on the roof console and the mic is connected by an extension cable and surface mount jack box that i fabricated to put it down within reach.
All power connections are handled in the lower center compartment which has been turned into a power center. Relay's turn all added equipment on and off with the ignition and all equipment is powered from a fuse panel which is fed by a 4awg feed from the battery and fused under hood with a manual trip and reset breaker so everything can be disabled with one button if necessary. The 4awg feed was leftover from my previous install which made use of 100w Motorola X9000's so i just left it, leaves room for further expansion without having to replace it in the future if more current was needed.
Also added was two DC power ports on the right hand side of the center console, this was needed for the kids DVD player on vacation trips and plugging in the laptop and cell phones, etc.. Might as well get it out of the way while i was doing everything else. The only connections to the vehicles wiring is a fused tap from the fusebox for the ignition switched feed that controls the relays, using the stereo fuse, and the 4awg feed to the battery. I like to leave the vehicle wiring as untouched as possible. And the GPS system is tied into the VSS, Vehicle Speed Sensor and Backup light circuit, which allows it to navigate using its internal gyro without a GPS lock if necessary. The XM is interfaced through a FM modulator that is inline with the vehicles antenna, turn it on you have XM, turn it off you have local FM. Also on the right side of the center console is an amplified Motorola speaker for the 8900.
The 8900 does dual duty, on the right side of the display i generally have the ham band frequencies displayed, and on the right side i scan and monitor PS frequencies, which eliminates the need for a scanner and give it an overall cleaner and uncluttered look and feel.
The picture of the control head shows the mic plugged in before it was moved during testing, just in case your wondering.
1997 Pontiac Trans Sport
Yaesu FT-8900R
XM Satellite Radio
Horizon Navigation Navmate 2.0 GPS
Comet SB-15 Tri-Band Antenna
Active GPS antenna, the hockey puck on the roof rack.
XM antenna, the small mag mount puck near the center of the roof.
The radio is remote mounted in the back so the body is near the antenna, makes for a short coax run and less stuff in the way up front.
The control head is mounted above on the roof console and the mic is connected by an extension cable and surface mount jack box that i fabricated to put it down within reach.
All power connections are handled in the lower center compartment which has been turned into a power center. Relay's turn all added equipment on and off with the ignition and all equipment is powered from a fuse panel which is fed by a 4awg feed from the battery and fused under hood with a manual trip and reset breaker so everything can be disabled with one button if necessary. The 4awg feed was leftover from my previous install which made use of 100w Motorola X9000's so i just left it, leaves room for further expansion without having to replace it in the future if more current was needed.
Also added was two DC power ports on the right hand side of the center console, this was needed for the kids DVD player on vacation trips and plugging in the laptop and cell phones, etc.. Might as well get it out of the way while i was doing everything else. The only connections to the vehicles wiring is a fused tap from the fusebox for the ignition switched feed that controls the relays, using the stereo fuse, and the 4awg feed to the battery. I like to leave the vehicle wiring as untouched as possible. And the GPS system is tied into the VSS, Vehicle Speed Sensor and Backup light circuit, which allows it to navigate using its internal gyro without a GPS lock if necessary. The XM is interfaced through a FM modulator that is inline with the vehicles antenna, turn it on you have XM, turn it off you have local FM. Also on the right side of the center console is an amplified Motorola speaker for the 8900.
The 8900 does dual duty, on the right side of the display i generally have the ham band frequencies displayed, and on the right side i scan and monitor PS frequencies, which eliminates the need for a scanner and give it an overall cleaner and uncluttered look and feel.
The picture of the control head shows the mic plugged in before it was moved during testing, just in case your wondering.
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