I have cleaned up my mobile install by deleting a rarely used 4th scanner and a VHF mobile. This makes for a much less cluttered install and makes it easier for me to view my APRS screen.
Here is the radio stack. The rack is a Troy Command Console I found at a hamfest a while back. Since they don't make floor plates for a Honda Odyssey I used the one I got with the console. I think it came from a Chevy Impala or Ford Crown Vic, but regardless I had to trim off the left side mounting tabs.
From the front to rear are the following radios:
Kenwood TM-D700 (actually mounted on the retractable cupholder). This a dual band ham rig used for APRS and chit-chat.
Uniden BCD-996D digital scanner (Used mostly for StarCom21)
Uniden BC-15 scanner (Used mostly for aviation and CloseCall)
Uniden BC796D scanner (used mostly for Police/Fire and rail)
CSI CD-1 PL/DPL/DTMF decoder (Connected to the 796)
Motorola CDM1250 UHF High transceiver (Used mostly for GMRS and my work channels)
On the right side is a Garmin GPS receiver. This feeds the APRS as well as both the BC15 and BC996 scanners. I built a wire harnass that connects the GPS data to the proper pins for the various radios and it handles all of them with no problems.
Unseen is a Stridsberg 4 port wideband multicoupler. This feeds the 796 and BC15, the 996 has it's own antenna. On the rear panel of the console are an RCA jack that allows me to connect to the discriminator of the 796 for the occasional mobile Trunker or ATCS use as well as a BNC connected to an unused port on the Strids in case I bring an extra scanner on a trip. Under the console are serial cable extensions for the BC796 for programming and control as well as for the GPS for the occasional use with a laptop (Since my car has a built-in GPS nav system I don't need to use my laptop as much for navigation)
Since I always see Antenna picture requests...:
Here are the antennas! From left to right as we look from the front of the van are:
Dual Band rubber antenna from Comet (Works great on 2M and 440!)
VHF Quarterwave (Feeds the Stridsberg then the BC15 and BC796)
800 Gain (for the 996)
UHF Quarterwave (for the CDM1250)
The little radome is the GPS and XM antennas for the Nav/Entertainment system in the van. The Garmin GPS antenna is actually mounted inside the van on the pillar between the from and rear doors behind the seatbelt hanger. It is out of the way, invisible, and works fine.
Here is a closer view of the antennas. They are all NMO mounts. I was kind of limited as to where I could install them due to the various systems in the ceiling of the van, including the DVD system, airconditioning ducts and side airbags.
Here is the radio stack. The rack is a Troy Command Console I found at a hamfest a while back. Since they don't make floor plates for a Honda Odyssey I used the one I got with the console. I think it came from a Chevy Impala or Ford Crown Vic, but regardless I had to trim off the left side mounting tabs.
From the front to rear are the following radios:
Kenwood TM-D700 (actually mounted on the retractable cupholder). This a dual band ham rig used for APRS and chit-chat.
Uniden BCD-996D digital scanner (Used mostly for StarCom21)
Uniden BC-15 scanner (Used mostly for aviation and CloseCall)
Uniden BC796D scanner (used mostly for Police/Fire and rail)
CSI CD-1 PL/DPL/DTMF decoder (Connected to the 796)
Motorola CDM1250 UHF High transceiver (Used mostly for GMRS and my work channels)
On the right side is a Garmin GPS receiver. This feeds the APRS as well as both the BC15 and BC996 scanners. I built a wire harnass that connects the GPS data to the proper pins for the various radios and it handles all of them with no problems.
Unseen is a Stridsberg 4 port wideband multicoupler. This feeds the 796 and BC15, the 996 has it's own antenna. On the rear panel of the console are an RCA jack that allows me to connect to the discriminator of the 796 for the occasional mobile Trunker or ATCS use as well as a BNC connected to an unused port on the Strids in case I bring an extra scanner on a trip. Under the console are serial cable extensions for the BC796 for programming and control as well as for the GPS for the occasional use with a laptop (Since my car has a built-in GPS nav system I don't need to use my laptop as much for navigation)
Since I always see Antenna picture requests...:
Here are the antennas! From left to right as we look from the front of the van are:
Dual Band rubber antenna from Comet (Works great on 2M and 440!)
VHF Quarterwave (Feeds the Stridsberg then the BC15 and BC796)
800 Gain (for the 996)
UHF Quarterwave (for the CDM1250)
The little radome is the GPS and XM antennas for the Nav/Entertainment system in the van. The Garmin GPS antenna is actually mounted inside the van on the pillar between the from and rear doors behind the seatbelt hanger. It is out of the way, invisible, and works fine.
Here is a closer view of the antennas. They are all NMO mounts. I was kind of limited as to where I could install them due to the various systems in the ceiling of the van, including the DVD system, airconditioning ducts and side airbags.
