Moved things around a bit on my 2016 Expedition. I mounted one of the RH-96's directly to the console rail sideways. While it still lets me use the cupholder it no longer is in the line of fire of the airbags. The other RH96 and the DR638 are still mounted on a block placed in the little well forward of the gear shifter, when in motion the shifter does not block the view at all. Both RH-96's are connected to BCD996XT's in the rear cargo area.
I added my BCD436HP to the mix, I needed a Phase 2 scanner for trips and the upcoming County system. The USB cable goes to the console USB power adapter and the antenna lead goes to a Spectrum Force Mini-Mag Mount on the roof.
The XT's and the DR638's all have individual antennas, I am using a Comet Dual Bander for the 638 and Comtelco scanner antennas for the XT's. Sometimes when I go to California or other areas still using low-band I will swap one or both with MON-51's but they are too tall to fit in my garage. I can get in and out in my garage without banging with these antennas and they provide great performance.
I had considered connecting the 436 to one of the rear scanner antennas using a multicoupler but would have required a long run of coax to the rear cargo area. I tried that as a test and got better performance out of the little mag mount antenna, in fact it outperforms the NMO mounted antennas noticeably.
I added my BCD436HP to the mix, I needed a Phase 2 scanner for trips and the upcoming County system. The USB cable goes to the console USB power adapter and the antenna lead goes to a Spectrum Force Mini-Mag Mount on the roof.
The XT's and the DR638's all have individual antennas, I am using a Comet Dual Bander for the 638 and Comtelco scanner antennas for the XT's. Sometimes when I go to California or other areas still using low-band I will swap one or both with MON-51's but they are too tall to fit in my garage. I can get in and out in my garage without banging with these antennas and they provide great performance.
I had considered connecting the 436 to one of the rear scanner antennas using a multicoupler but would have required a long run of coax to the rear cargo area. I tried that as a test and got better performance out of the little mag mount antenna, in fact it outperforms the NMO mounted antennas noticeably.