emd001
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I love the attention to detail and can't wait to see it develop.
Very nice job. Much nicer than some of the official installations I've seen or had done. A word of caution - try to separate your scanner antenna from the most-used radio antenna as much as possible. I blew the front-end out on a Pro-2096 because its antenna was too close (2 or 3 feet) to the one I had for a Syntor X-9000 (I was also using a 5/8 wave antenna, so more power could have coupled in). I put my 2 meter/440 antenna toward the back of my vehicle and the scanner antenna (only a quarter wave) toward the front now. No problems since.
To turn my sub amps on/off. They give the CB a good deal of interference when they're on...That s a very nice setup indeed. What is the switch for?
What kind of Low-Profile Scanner Antenna do you have? Am looking for a another antenna that would work all band on the scanner.
^^^THIS^^^
Same thing happened to me with a 110 Watt VHF M7100 and a BCD996T. Blew the front end out of the scanner in micro-seconds.
@ exk thanks for your kind words they are appreciated. I'm a wannabe installer playing paramedic to feed my radio habit.
@ Kyle I have gone over the fence! Everything is Kenwood, the TK-790 is VHF with a wide bandwidth. She will do storm simplex and VHF fire dispatch without re-tuning. Kenwood is easier to reprogram on the fly as well. BTW how did the 900 Mhz radios work out for you? We have a very strong 900 repeater here in Shelby Co that would be perfect for our Dixie Alley chase team.
Shucks.... I'd need another antenna....
Dang Grimus, give a brother a chance! I need some hometime with the family. Maybe you could hurry it along by loaning me some of those big Lieutenant dollars!
Very nice job. Much nicer than some of the official installations I've seen or had done. A word of caution - try to separate your scanner antenna from the most-used radio antenna as much as possible. I blew the front-end out on a Pro-2096 because its antenna was too close (2 or 3 feet) to the one I had for a Syntor X-9000 (I was also using a 5/8 wave antenna, so more power could have coupled in). I put my 2 meter/440 antenna toward the back of my vehicle and the scanner antenna (only a quarter wave) toward the front now. No problems since.
@Jim, have you tried a large stiffening / filter cap? I have a 1 farad cap that I put in paralell and It did wonders for the "key-up" spike and the alternator whine.