Thanks everyone! I've attached some pictures of the project.
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I did finally get almost everything soldered, crimped, routed and mounted.
(I'm able to hide the transceiver from prying eyes with a piece of fabric that matches my interior. I just happened to have a piece that matches in my garage.)
From the back window, it isn't screaming 'steal me!' (I hope.)
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Technique:
- I pushed a sturdy clothes hangar through the grommet from the glove box side, duct taped the wires to it on the engine side, and pulled the wires back into the cab.? They passed through the grommet remarkably easily.
- The wires are run under the floorboard trim from there to the back.
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Took a good chunk of the weekend, but Sunday was a great day to work outside.
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Things left to do:
I --might-- drill a hole in the roof for and SO-239 mount. (The magnetic mount I have now gives me pause.)
I'll need to experiment a bit with control head mounting, but I think I have some parts inbound that will do the trick.
(I was thinking about a seat-bolt mount, but I don't want to intrude on the passenger's space.)
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Again, I appreciate the advice here. Pictures attached.
Josh Beck
KJ5KBW
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