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I'm not sure if this is what your after, but I'll see if I can help. I'm not a Ham operator, but run Motorola UHF for our farming/trucking operation. I wanted a way to communicate with the trucks, tractors, etc while at the house. I mounted a Morotola UHF radio under the kitchen cabinet. Inside the cabinet, I set the power supply so it's out of site. I have never had a problem with it overheating even with the doors shut. For the antenna, I ran the coax through the kitchen sheetrock wall to the garage, then up the wall into the crawl space above the garage. For an antenna mount I got a large square piece of tin and mounted the NMO mount in the center, then screwed it to the rafters. I just use a regular 3dB gain antenna (can't remember if it was a non-ground or not, wouldn't make any difference as that's why it was placed on the tin) This set-up hits our commercial repeater in the neighboring town 30 miles away with no problems. The only thing visible is the radio under the cabinet. I mounted the antenna concealed in the rafters, because it was simple, looks clean, and far less chance of lightning hits.
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I've done the same thing.
Motorola CDM750 under the kitchen cabinet. Power and Coaxial cable run up through the bottom of the cabinet. Above our over the stove microwave oven was an outlet. I have a 12 volt 15 amp switching power supply up there that powers the radio. The coaxial cable (LMR600) continues up and into the attic and out a vent to a pole on the chimney where the antenna is mounted.
Only thing I'd add is to make sure you properly ground your antenna feed line where it enters the house. If you are in an area that gets lightning, use a polyphaser or similar protector -before- the coax enters the house.
Install your choice of antenna and be done.
If you can afford it, remember that your coaxial feed line and antenna are a very important part of your system. Try to get the best you can afford, as it will usually make a big difference in performance.
Motorola CDM750 under the kitchen cabinet. Power and Coaxial cable run up through the bottom of the cabinet. Above our over the stove microwave oven was an outlet. I have a 12 volt 15 amp switching power supply up there that powers the radio. The coaxial cable (LMR600) continues up and into the attic and out a vent to a pole on the chimney where the antenna is mounted.
Only thing I'd add is to make sure you properly ground your antenna feed line where it enters the house. If you are in an area that gets lightning, use a polyphaser or similar protector -before- the coax enters the house.
Install your choice of antenna and be done.
If you can afford it, remember that your coaxial feed line and antenna are a very important part of your system. Try to get the best you can afford, as it will usually make a big difference in performance.
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Don't forget to add this "control station" to your FCC license unless it is already listed. A control station is a fixed station that talks ONLY to a repeater. It can be licensed under the 6.1 meter rule unless the antenna is taller and then it must have the coordinate location on the FCC license. A "base station" that talks to mobiles or portables directly (not through a repeater) must ALWAYS have the station coordinates identified on the FCC license.
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