06 Tahoe with FT-857d Remote Kit
I got an FT-897 new back in Oct 2011 and never used it for anything but mobile HF comms., I found it to be cumbersome and couldn't find a good mounting option with the way my Tahoe's seats are set up.
I knew pretty quickly I should have gotten the FT-857d instead, as its smaller size and remote head option
would be more conducive to my needs as a mobile-only operator. After almost 4 months of dealing with a concrete-block sized radio on my armrest, I bit the bullet and bought the 857 to replace the 897. Here are some pics of the setup. I do plan to neaten it a bit more, but
this will do for now.
The mount the remote kit is on is an old panavise stand which has reincarnated over the years from being
a mobile phone cradle stand in the late 90's to being a tablet pc (for GPS) stand, to now being a easily movable HF head bracket which keeps the VFO knob in comfortable reach without having to take my eyes off the road.
I got an FT-897 new back in Oct 2011 and never used it for anything but mobile HF comms., I found it to be cumbersome and couldn't find a good mounting option with the way my Tahoe's seats are set up.
I knew pretty quickly I should have gotten the FT-857d instead, as its smaller size and remote head option
would be more conducive to my needs as a mobile-only operator. After almost 4 months of dealing with a concrete-block sized radio on my armrest, I bit the bullet and bought the 857 to replace the 897. Here are some pics of the setup. I do plan to neaten it a bit more, but
this will do for now.
The mount the remote kit is on is an old panavise stand which has reincarnated over the years from being
a mobile phone cradle stand in the late 90's to being a tablet pc (for GPS) stand, to now being a easily movable HF head bracket which keeps the VFO knob in comfortable reach without having to take my eyes off the road.
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