I have installed my Yaesu FTM-400 in the JK. I put the face above the mirror. I designed and built bracket bracket that goes under the plastic and screws to the frame of the windshield. The body is below the seat in the microphone next to the driver. I plan to install a speaker above the driver on the rollbar. Attach the antenna to the rear brake light mount. It shook quite a bit so I had to do a vertical support as well. Anyone else have ideas on the antenna mount?





Any ideas on how to improve?

 

Arizona Rocky Road has a good sturdy antenna mount. You just need to tell them it's for a ham and not a CB so they make the mounting hole for the antenna the correct diameter. I had two mounts, one for CB and one for Ham in this photo. The wires at the bottom of the mount are ground wires that go to a screw inside the tailgate under the floor carpet by the big speaker.

 

I use the rugged ridge NMO mount on the front cowl during the winter when the HT is on it. During summer I run a NMO on my roll bar as we run a bikini top all summer. Much better than the spare tire mounts. I run the larsen NMO 2/40 on both mounts.

 

 

Looks good... nice and clean. How are the SWR that close to the windshield?

 

I like this and it inspires me. The mount would make it way to high for the garage. I am planning the same connection point but am going to build a bent version to position the base about tailgate high. I will post pics when it's completed.

 

Pretty much flat 1:1 across the band

 

https://mid.factoryoutletstore.com/c...SABEgJ_4vD_BwE

its only 32" high..sticks up maybe 3" over my soft top, and is coil mounted....

 

my stealthy version lol

 

@wgw - what about the mount? where did you get that one?