My Mobile Radio Operating Position in my 2005 Nissan Titan

For anyone interested in how I mounted all the radio equipment, here is a photo of the operating position in my truck.  Every piece of equipment shown in the photo except rear view monitor and the Magellan GPS is held to the dash by 3M 5# double stick outdoor foam tape.  The mount for the FT-857d is made by Lido.

 

 

 

To the left of the steering wheel:

    1. Yaesu FT-857d HF/VHF/UHF remote mounted under the driver seat.
    2. Garmin GPS street level GPS
    3. Behind the Garmin is the speaker for my FT-857d.

        To the right of the steering wheel:

    1. Yaesu FT-7900r VHF/UHF.  This will be replaced by the new Wouxon KG-UV920R Dual Band Mobile Transceiver when it becomes available.
    2. A Canon Digital Video Camera held to a Lido LowBoy mount by Super Strong Velcro:  used to record weather to the front of the truck and can be used to record my in cab consversations, notes, etc.
    3. My Wouxon KG-UV6D dual band hand held for Amateur, Fire, Business, and GMRS communnications.
    4. Next is a driving computer to monitor MPG, and error codes.
    5. The video monitor in the center of the dash is for rear view cameras used for safely backing up and hooking up trailers.
    6. The Magellan GPS is used for topographic GPS and leaving the vehicle when a GPS is necessary!
    7. Lower on the dash is my cell phone which can be used hands free.  It is also a milspec phone for weather protection.
    8. Not visible on the ceiling console is an inside/outside thermometer.

    I can presently continuously monitor four frequencies at a given time. When the KG-UV920R becomes available, that will change to five frequencies at a given time, with transmission capabilities one three of those five frequencies at a given time.

 

A Description of the Antennas

 

 

Antennas from left to right:

a.    Laird CW-1443 wide band VHF to my FT-7900r

b.  Yaesu ATAS-120a with upper spring mod for my FT-857D

c.  Comet SBB-7 dual band vhf/uhf for my FT-857d

d.  Laird CW-4405C wide band UHF to my FT-7900r

How I power my Equipment

 

One last thing I have not mentioned is that all of my equipment runs off of a deep cycle marine battery mounted in the tool box and isolated from the main truck battery by an ignition controlled relay under the hood.  I can run all of my equipment in receive mode for 8 hours without starting the engine to charge the battery.  Yes, the tool box is messy but that is typical for any truck tool box here in rural Central Texas! 

 

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