GregOH
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Clipped to a vent...
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Portable in your vehicle
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mmckenna
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Mounted under the dash, like God intended!
I keep mine clipped to the back of my seat, in the map holder (or whatever it was intended to hold). I also have mobiles in both my personal and work vehicles so no need for it to be on (I only carry my work portable when going to work, or personal portable when doing non-work related activities). I have a generic Pelican like case when transporting multiple portables.
Wouldn't that be considered distracted driving?
You forgot to peel the plastic off.
GregOH
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I want to and replace it with Gorilla Glass.You forgot to peel the plastic off.
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Hmm... doesn't look very portable.Mounted under the dash, like God intended!
mmckenna
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It's a four wheel drive pickup, the whole package is pretty dang portable.
gtaman
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same thing as a cop with a Glock. 😂
Yeah, right.
I put a portable on my roof back in the 90's...it fell off when I drove off and was run over by a few cars...I do not recommend that location for mobile scanning...the signal was stong though.
Check here...they make cell phone type mounts that basically have a Motorola belt clip slot in them...I use these with radios, scanners, and even my cell phones belt clip holster.
Paul
Check here...they make cell phone type mounts that basically have a Motorola belt clip slot in them...I use these with radios, scanners, and even my cell phones belt clip holster.
Paul
WeatherTech (the floor mat guys) have some possible cup-holder options that may work for some.
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Remington12G
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I had my Kenwood clipped to my visor the other day and hit a pothole, that thing flew into the backseat and slightly bent the antenna, I usually keep it in the cupholder but I needed to hear a distant county at that time.
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Have you considered an external antenna?
Remington12G
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I've considered an NX-5700 Mobile Install but haven't gotten around to ordering one yet.
APX4000, XTS1500, and sometimes a Realistic/Radio shack handheld scanner......like others have posted, clipped to the passenger seat seatbelt, or in a slot made for cell phone or iPod. Some cars with iPod/cell phone slots fit perfectly for handheld radios. One of my cars has a nice and tight area for this near the left lower dash, and the antenna is even out of the way too. Make sure it is secure, I have also seen many injuries from radio equipment, weapons, magazines, and other loose items being problem.
Some die hard "radio whackers" should wear a helmet when in their vehicles, as they leave things loose, or trust Velcro for their mounts.
Some die hard "radio whackers" should wear a helmet when in their vehicles, as they leave things loose, or trust Velcro for their mounts.
Depends on where your cupholder is, I suppose; I use the cupholder between the front seats--for the most part the seats block the view of the scanner. As added security I'll throw a folded map, gloves, or some such over the top of the radio.
When combined with an amplifier under the seat, the hand-held / amp combination also makes for a good ham set-up--at least as far as keeping things hidden (it's less obvious than a mobile radio mounted under the dash).
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^^^^^What he said^^^^^
On a related note, I just bought some Syntor X9000 mounting trays. In a previous life these mounting trays held those 30 LB radios and were VELCRO-ed to the vehicle.
I have two of these plus one of his mic hangers .....I have one of these 3D printed mounts. He has them for a few model radios. I mounted it to my center console.
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