RADIOGUY2002
Member
Best vehicle out their for mounting radio equipment in, decident price, so/so for gas milage.
Lets get the thread rolling...
Lets get the thread rolling...
-
To anyone looking to acquire commercial radio programming software:
Please do not make requests for copies of radio programming software which is sold (or was sold) by the manufacturer for any monetary value. All requests will be deleted and a forum infraction issued. Making a request such as this is attempting to engage in software piracy and this forum cannot be involved or associated with this activity. The same goes for any private transaction via Private Message. Even if you attempt to engage in this activity in PM's we will still enforce the forum rules. Your PM's are not private and the administration has the right to read them if there's a hint to criminal activity.
If you are having trouble legally obtaining software please state so. We do not want any hurt feelings when your vague post is mistaken for a free request. It is YOUR responsibility to properly word your request.
To obtain Motorola software see the Sticky in the Motorola forum.
The various other vendors often permit their dealers to sell the software online (i.e., Kenwood). Please use Google or some other search engine to find a dealer that sells the software. Typically each series or individual radio requires its own software package. Often the Kenwood software is less than $100 so don't be a cheapskate; just purchase it.
For M/A Com/Harris/GE, etc: there are two software packages that program all current and past radios. One package is for conventional programming and the other for trunked programming. The trunked package is in upwards of $2,500. The conventional package is more reasonable though is still several hundred dollars. The benefit is you do not need multiple versions for each radio (unlike Motorola).
This is a large and very visible forum. We cannot jeopardize the ability to provide the RadioReference services by allowing this activity to occur. Please respect this.
Looking
- Thread starter RADIOGUY2002
- Start date
- Status
I can't speak from experience, but many people on this board own a Chevy Impala and I've seen some pretty sweet setups in those cars.
N
N_Jay
Guest
Old jeep.
Flat metal dash you can cut holes in and hard mount anything you want.
Flat metal dash you can cut holes in and hard mount anything you want.
tneff
Member
Where's that little red car that looks like a porcupine, 50 MPG and more radio's than you could count.
Car $150
Radio's $5000
No place for a lippy passenger PRICELESS
Car $150
Radio's $5000
No place for a lippy passenger PRICELESS
jparks29
John McClane
an old Suburban or Tahoe, somewhat OK on gas mileage, lots of acreage for antenna farms, good groundplane,lots of room for spare batteries,mounting equipment,etc
Crown Vic - Hate to say it... same deal, lots of acreage for an antenna farm, the police interceptors have higher output alternators if you're gonna go HF mobile with amps, better on gas mileage, up to 29 MPG highway if you get a car with 2.73 RAR and don't dog it...easy to maintain, parts are cheap if it needs to be fixed...and the vehicles themselves are pretty inexpensive.... I purchased a '98 with 52K miles in exc. mechanical condition for 1700$
Crown Vic - Hate to say it... same deal, lots of acreage for an antenna farm, the police interceptors have higher output alternators if you're gonna go HF mobile with amps, better on gas mileage, up to 29 MPG highway if you get a car with 2.73 RAR and don't dog it...easy to maintain, parts are cheap if it needs to be fixed...and the vehicles themselves are pretty inexpensive.... I purchased a '98 with 52K miles in exc. mechanical condition for 1700$
kingpin
Trailer Park Supervisor
I agree on the tahoe line. Plenty of room to spread out your antennas. And, it's up high so some might not even show. With a crown vic, you don't have as much room obviously but they are roomy as well.
mjthomas59
Member
- Joined
- Nov 29, 2006
- Messages
- 510
Going with a Vic is pretty cookie cutter. If you buy an ex cruiser there will probably already be holes cut in it for your antennas and you can get troy or havis consoles for them off of ebay for a decent price. Plus you can get trunkmounted radio trays for all your amps and other communication equipment.
I'm working on a 9c1 caprice right now but due to its age(1995) its harder to find the consoles and whatnot for the install.
It might help if you mentioned what you are planning to do? Are you going to be running 15 radios like some of the guys on this forum or are you just looking to run 1 or 2 plus an amp? Just wondering what your plans are, that might help the rest of us make some suggestions.
I'm working on a 9c1 caprice right now but due to its age(1995) its harder to find the consoles and whatnot for the install.
It might help if you mentioned what you are planning to do? Are you going to be running 15 radios like some of the guys on this forum or are you just looking to run 1 or 2 plus an amp? Just wondering what your plans are, that might help the rest of us make some suggestions.
jparks29
John McClane
From an amateur radio perspective...
Lets say... second battery, antenna tuner, all mode HF mobile, seperate VHF and UHF radios....
That could easily fit in a trunk,but I'd still pick an SUV over a vic if I'm gonna do HF mobile...
*cough*
(pardon the crappy chop together, it doesn't slope)
There's more than enough room
- Status
