Yaesu FT-8900r installed in my 2-Door
10-06-2017, 12:22 PM
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I purchased it. It's the "gatemount" from "Cooltech".
I like it because it's one solid piece of stainless, and came with quality stainless hardware. I've had two of them (one for my VHF/UHF and one for my CB) on my tailgate for eight years...and I still get shockingly good signal range with my VHF rig.
I like it because it's one solid piece of stainless, and came with quality stainless hardware. I've had two of them (one for my VHF/UHF and one for my CB) on my tailgate for eight years...and I still get shockingly good signal range with my VHF rig.
10-21-2017, 05:07 AM
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Good setup!
Won't make as much difference on VHF/UHF, but if you have time and will go HF at some point, I suggest you add some woven braided straps to the tailgate. The idea is to "bond" the various bits on the vehicle to act as one groundplane or "counterpoise". I've also strapped the doors and the tailpipe to the chassis on my 2008 2 door Wrangler, as I run mostly HF and it makes a big difference. When at an event, such as NPOTA last year or Field Day, I will strap to a ground rod by the vehicle and run a longwire in the trees. Have fun!