I'm about to nerdify the 2017 Tahoe C1500 Premier, and I wanted to run my notes by the Panel of Experts [that's you] to make sure that I'm not about to do something really stupid.
The overall setup will initially be an AnyTone ATD578UV, two Uniden SDS200 scanners, and a Midland 75-822 chicken band radio [I wanted so much to like the Uniden CMX760, but it gets absolutely trashed in Amazon reviews for locking up]. I might do an ICOM IC-705 and 250W amp in "Phase 2", so I'm leaving room to upgrade to that in the future.
I'm running Powerwerx 6-AWG red+black from the battery + and - [that seems to be the consensus, for both quality of power and to avoid load sensing issues with the GM charging system], to a MAXI fuse block mounted adjacent to the battery, in nylon loom probably along the top back of the engine compartment wire tied to the existing loom, through the firewall grommet's nipple, thence under the center console to the center console's compartment. I'll terminate that with PP75 PPs [6-AWG won't go in PP45s], then use a short PP75-to-PP45 to the RIGRunner [below].
At the bottom of the center console's compartment, I'm mounting a Stridsberg MCA204M 4-port RF distribution amp [to split one scanner antenna to the two SDS200s and two spare pigtails for guest scanners], and a RIGRunner 4008 8-port 12 VDC distribution block [ATD878, SDS200 x2, CB, RF splitter, IC-705 {future}, and two PP pigtails for guest equipment]. I'm leaving room for a 70A 2-circuit splitter if I later decide to add a 250W HF amp.
I'm using a Havis C-VS-1000-GMC-1 center vehicle console bezel, to which will be mounted a Havis C-EB40-SDS-1P bracket set for the 878 and two Havis C-EB20-156 faceplates for the SDS200s.
I'm mounting five ICOM SP-35 speakers, two high up on the driver's side knee bolster [pointing toward me], one on each side of the center console [pointing up], and one [future] as yet to be determined.
I haven't settled on antennas; I might do temporary thru-glass [yeh... cringe] until The Plague subsides and I can have somebody punch a bunch of NMO mounts in for me.
Where are my mistakes?
Thanks in advance!
...R
The overall setup will initially be an AnyTone ATD578UV, two Uniden SDS200 scanners, and a Midland 75-822 chicken band radio [I wanted so much to like the Uniden CMX760, but it gets absolutely trashed in Amazon reviews for locking up]. I might do an ICOM IC-705 and 250W amp in "Phase 2", so I'm leaving room to upgrade to that in the future.
I'm running Powerwerx 6-AWG red+black from the battery + and - [that seems to be the consensus, for both quality of power and to avoid load sensing issues with the GM charging system], to a MAXI fuse block mounted adjacent to the battery, in nylon loom probably along the top back of the engine compartment wire tied to the existing loom, through the firewall grommet's nipple, thence under the center console to the center console's compartment. I'll terminate that with PP75 PPs [6-AWG won't go in PP45s], then use a short PP75-to-PP45 to the RIGRunner [below].
At the bottom of the center console's compartment, I'm mounting a Stridsberg MCA204M 4-port RF distribution amp [to split one scanner antenna to the two SDS200s and two spare pigtails for guest scanners], and a RIGRunner 4008 8-port 12 VDC distribution block [ATD878, SDS200 x2, CB, RF splitter, IC-705 {future}, and two PP pigtails for guest equipment]. I'm leaving room for a 70A 2-circuit splitter if I later decide to add a 250W HF amp.
I'm using a Havis C-VS-1000-GMC-1 center vehicle console bezel, to which will be mounted a Havis C-EB40-SDS-1P bracket set for the 878 and two Havis C-EB20-156 faceplates for the SDS200s.
I'm mounting five ICOM SP-35 speakers, two high up on the driver's side knee bolster [pointing toward me], one on each side of the center console [pointing up], and one [future] as yet to be determined.
I haven't settled on antennas; I might do temporary thru-glass [yeh... cringe] until The Plague subsides and I can have somebody punch a bunch of NMO mounts in for me.
Where are my mistakes?
Thanks in advance!
...R