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2x Identically configured Radiodiity DB25-Gs each attached to their own cupholder mount.

Headrest speaker mount from Lido Mounts. I have dual hearing aids and had my previous speaker mounted in my previous vehicle above the seatbelt on the B pillar. Trying to keep this vehicle a little bit cleaner looking for all my installs. Speaker from Wally World. Sadly the wire is only 5 ft long and had to go to the right side of the seat so it would reach my mobile.

This is a Comet CA-2X4SR wide band antenna. I have it mounted on a sawed off metal stand with 4 ground radials. It worked well for Ham/GMRS/MURS. I used this setup when I lived for years in an apartment where outdoor antennas were prohibited. https://cometantenna.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/CA-2x4SR.pdf The antenna is a bit sensitive to the type of ground plane used, flat sheet metal - magnet mount - ground radials etc. I would recommend anyone using the antenna to test it in various locations and use the one that results in the best match over the frequency range of interest.

This is a rear view of the antenna and mount. This is the same antenna I had installed on my old Jeep. There is a photo of that in the album. Now it’s on my CX-5. The antenna itself is 59 inches tall. Then add a couple of inches for the rack mount and another 4 to 5 inches from the roof to the rack. It's up there.

Used some Styrofoam stuffed in the narrow cracks to hold the thin coax in place. The gap between the tail light assembly and the hatch lip was too narrow to stuff even an RG-58 coax into it without having to really squeeze down the cable to flatten it out. That likely would have resulted in an elevated SWR. The only thing that fit was another mount with RG-316 cable. The losses where higher than I wanted, but I didn't have much choice.

What real propagation looks like.

Being in the radio hobby one soon accumulates a collection of various adapters and connectors. When I go to swaps I may pick up a few I don’t have. At times they come in very handy.

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