GeorgiaTrunkMonkey
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OK, I realize that a 21 year old vehicle with radios almost as old is not very glamorous compared to the newer vehicles and equipment seen on this forum, but why not? I use this as my runaround vehicle for errands and to pull my small trailer to the model airfield which saves wear and tear on the main car.
Anyway, I had the extra radios and picked up a second hand Pro Copper console for nothing, so I put them to good use. Turned out pretty good for a low budget project.
The radios:
Top - GE MVS 128 channel UHF for ham, PS, GMRS, business band, etc
Middle - GE MVS 128 channel VHF for ham, PS, PW, WX, etc
Bottom - GE MLS II 16 channel low band for 6m ham, PW and to monitor ham R/C channels
The switches:
Left switch - Turns all radios off at once. Handy when receiving a phone call or going through the drive-thru at Burger Things.
Second switch - The radios normally go off with the ignition key, but this switch will power on the radios without the key.
Third switch - Does nothing at this time. Figured I might as well add an extra one when building for 'future expansion'.
Fourth switch - Turns the 3 outlet accessory box on and off. The box itself has one, but this switch makes it a bit more convenient.
Right selector switch - Switches one microphone for the three radios. Less clutter.
Nothing special with the antennas. The UHF and VHF are 1/4 wave and the low band is a base coil for a "M" Spectrum UHF antenna with a whip cut so it tunes to the 6m band. Appears to work quite well with barely any reflected power. In the picture, there appears to be an extra antenna on the roof, but I didn't notice when I took the shot that the tower for the state patrol post was in the background...
Below are the pix, including a before shot with the factory console. Hey, if nothing else, now I have a decent cup holder!
Anyway, I had the extra radios and picked up a second hand Pro Copper console for nothing, so I put them to good use. Turned out pretty good for a low budget project.
The radios:
Top - GE MVS 128 channel UHF for ham, PS, GMRS, business band, etc
Middle - GE MVS 128 channel VHF for ham, PS, PW, WX, etc
Bottom - GE MLS II 16 channel low band for 6m ham, PW and to monitor ham R/C channels
The switches:
Left switch - Turns all radios off at once. Handy when receiving a phone call or going through the drive-thru at Burger Things.
Second switch - The radios normally go off with the ignition key, but this switch will power on the radios without the key.
Third switch - Does nothing at this time. Figured I might as well add an extra one when building for 'future expansion'.
Fourth switch - Turns the 3 outlet accessory box on and off. The box itself has one, but this switch makes it a bit more convenient.
Right selector switch - Switches one microphone for the three radios. Less clutter.
Nothing special with the antennas. The UHF and VHF are 1/4 wave and the low band is a base coil for a "M" Spectrum UHF antenna with a whip cut so it tunes to the 6m band. Appears to work quite well with barely any reflected power. In the picture, there appears to be an extra antenna on the roof, but I didn't notice when I took the shot that the tower for the state patrol post was in the background...
Below are the pix, including a before shot with the factory console. Hey, if nothing else, now I have a decent cup holder!
