2003 Mercury Sable Help

[steveh552]

I am wanting to put something into my Mercury Sable. I just bought it a month or so ago, and it has the standard Ford intergrated radio/Hvac controls, cannot even replace the stereo from what I am told (not that I need to, it sounds good). I am thinking of installing a radio of some sort, either a scanner or 2m or possibly a HF rig. I am NOT wanting to drill a bunch of holes in the car and do not want it to look like an antenna farm. The shifter is on the floor and not on the steering colum like on the Taurus. So, Any thoughts on an install?

I commute daily 20 miles each way to work early morning, and I also commute once or twice a week 40 miles each way for school. 3 trips a year to West Tenessee as well.

 

[wv8mat]

Pictures of the inside would help, and exactly what your going to put in would help too. remote head placement and what not

 

[steveh552]

Pictures of the inside would help, and exactly what your going to put in would help too. remote head placement and what not

Good point. I need to see what I can do for pics, I only have a camera on my phone and it is not very good. I am not sure what I want, I only have a tech license right now for Ham, I was thinking of getting an 817 or 857, but then I was thinking maybe just a 2m/440, I have been out of the ham loop for quite awhile now.

 

[DieselFF918]

To save space, I would go with a remote mount dual band. Such as the Yaesu 8800R or something similar.

I would like to put a dual band in my Durango as well, run a dual band and my 2m rig.