ideas on covert VHF install
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ideas on covert VHF install
Ive got to put a VHF antenna (of some type) on a 2005 F150 club cab. LT. doesant want to go w/ Sti-co this is a leased vehicle for narcotics supervisor and I guess Im going to just mount a black 1/4 vhf real real close to the black am/fm antenna. Any ideas? This is mostly used for monitoring anyway. Truck has tonneau cover on back bed so no tool box...............theres some talented people on this board so anybody done anything neat.....that worked pretty good? Wonder how a VHF monuted on an L bracket inside back window (yes I said inside) mobile will only be 25 or 45watts and like I said we will mostly be using this to monitor some secret squirell stuff
Might be worth talking with these folks: http://www.licenseplateantenna.com/
I've heard varying success stories with their equipment. I've never tried any of theit stuff, so I can't speak one way or another.
I've heard varying success stories with their equipment. I've never tried any of theit stuff, so I can't speak one way or another.
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I did one for our deputy chief in our department under the bed cover, i basically mounted it on an l bracket then flipped it down. Unless he took the cover of you wouldn't know it was there. it worked ok for his repeaters, not the greatest on simplex...
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Why would he not want a sti-co? It does no permanent damage, keep the old stuff and you can swap it back out or leave it in and they would never know it. Hide the duplexer behind the kick panel, they are not going to take the truck apart to check, but you could switch everything back like is was originally.
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Thanks you guys for all the ideas, the Stico is probably the ideal but one its HIGH$ and since this radio is an extra since dept uses 800 they dont wanna spend for stico
I think what Im going to do is run radio at about 15 watts and put that antenna in back corner of cab. Rarely will it be used for tx anyway.
I have the L bracket blk 1/4 wave on front of mine like one of u suggested and that looks good. I think also IF it was mounted on passenger side it would blend in good with am/fm antenna and sure its an swr nitemare but...........hey low use scenario
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I think what Im going to do is run radio at about 15 watts and put that antenna in back corner of cab. Rarely will it be used for tx anyway.
I have the L bracket blk 1/4 wave on front of mine like one of u suggested and that looks good. I think also IF it was mounted on passenger side it would blend in good with am/fm antenna and sure its an swr nitemare but...........hey low use scenario
Joe
If they want to be cheap about it, then go cheap! I did one a little while ago, just got a glass mount antenna off eBay for $25 new, installed and ready to go in minutes. Looks like any old cellular antenna you will see these days. Most people wouldn't even give it a second look if you put on the back window like you see on hundreds of trucks every day.
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For what it’s worth I have been very pleased with the performance of the Sti-Co dual band glass mount antennas. For my area I use VHF and UHF radios. It costs about $200.00 but I have used the same one in several vehicles buy merely using the reinstallation kit. It is not vehicle specific like the AM/FM fender mount antennas. They also have VHF glass mounts if you don’t need the dual band.
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