FM on 11 meter (Export Radios)

Well... mostly because I like electronic gadgets. And when I hook it to my meter, it helps me to learn what happens to an antenna when you add or subtract inductance or capacitance, just by turning a knob.

I know one thing for sure, I need a bigger supply of batteries for my AA-54. It eats them like candy.

 

Well I get that makes sense now

As for the aa unit, I went to li-on batteries for them -18650 with an internal regulator/charger/boaster. Have yet to buy any batteries since then.

 

How you miuntin your gear to the dash??

 

Hot glue... works slick as ####. No drilling holes and no damage to the plastic dash or the radio. Want to put it somewhere else? Carefully peel it up and go again.

I would not recommend mounting it overhead with hot glue. It does come unstuck and needs to be redone every once in a while.

 

As a matter of fact, I didn't like the way the mic cord on the Cobra hung in front of the N4... peeled 'er up and set it at an angle, glued it back down.

 

My theft protection is the camera mounted near the center post in the windshield. I leave it up and running on my phone the whole time I'm away from my truck. If my dog so much as makes a peep, I look at the screen. If someone were to get in my truck, they better hope they can run really ####### fast.

 

What type of Velcro you using, I had issues with the fuzzy type when I used on top dash placements, had to go to heavy duty (barely get it off with a crow bar) stuff to make it stay.