I'll get better pictures later with my digital camera, these are from my camera phone. I hope all is decent.
2006 Chevrolet HRR - Brand spanking new Yaesu FT-7900R with remote mount kit.
Antenna is a 38" dual-band Comet SSB-5 on a Comet RS-730 NMO Trunk/Hatch Mount.
For audio, I am using the car's auxiliary audio input but will soon add a nice Motorola speaker when a fellow ham finds it for me. Other than that all seems to work well.
A wide shot of the forward control head. The control cable is routed through a wire hanger that uses two-sided tape, looks decent and functions well. The air from the vents pass right over the c-head so no heatinng/cooling issues there.
A close up of the control head.
Microphone and mic-clip are mounted on right side of dash console in the passenger's area.
There is a nice compartment under the storage area and above the spare tire and battery to store items and mount things such as the unit. You may be able to see (bottom right) a wire hanger holding the antenna coax in place for it's route into the "secret" compartment.
And here is the unit. The power wire and antenna coax actually do not run that close to each other right now. The coax just routes through the hatch door-jam (it is a thinner piece for the first 18 inches for this reason and is tucked away so it is not noticeable.
Another angle on the unit with the coax nice around on these nice hooks Chevy gracious supplied at the factory
The antenna and mount at full view. This antenna is no joke. It works really well and it is TALL. I have trouble in a couple of the pitifully designed parking decks in town so I have to remove the antenna if I am expecting to enter one. The antenna supposedly has a fold over feature but I have yet to explore that. At some point I will get a smaller antenna and keep the SBB-5 in the car when I want more reach.
A close up of the mount and antenna base.
Another angle, note the antenna is not fully shown (again it's a TALL one).
And that is it. I hope it meets your approval. I take constructive criticism!
2006 Chevrolet HRR - Brand spanking new Yaesu FT-7900R with remote mount kit.
Antenna is a 38" dual-band Comet SSB-5 on a Comet RS-730 NMO Trunk/Hatch Mount.
For audio, I am using the car's auxiliary audio input but will soon add a nice Motorola speaker when a fellow ham finds it for me. Other than that all seems to work well.
A wide shot of the forward control head. The control cable is routed through a wire hanger that uses two-sided tape, looks decent and functions well. The air from the vents pass right over the c-head so no heatinng/cooling issues there.
A close up of the control head.
Microphone and mic-clip are mounted on right side of dash console in the passenger's area.
There is a nice compartment under the storage area and above the spare tire and battery to store items and mount things such as the unit. You may be able to see (bottom right) a wire hanger holding the antenna coax in place for it's route into the "secret" compartment.
And here is the unit. The power wire and antenna coax actually do not run that close to each other right now. The coax just routes through the hatch door-jam (it is a thinner piece for the first 18 inches for this reason and is tucked away so it is not noticeable.
Another angle on the unit with the coax nice around on these nice hooks Chevy gracious supplied at the factory
The antenna and mount at full view. This antenna is no joke. It works really well and it is TALL. I have trouble in a couple of the pitifully designed parking decks in town so I have to remove the antenna if I am expecting to enter one. The antenna supposedly has a fold over feature but I have yet to explore that. At some point I will get a smaller antenna and keep the SBB-5 in the car when I want more reach.
A close up of the mount and antenna base.
Another angle, note the antenna is not fully shown (again it's a TALL one).
And that is it. I hope it meets your approval. I take constructive criticism!