marcspaz Posted May 15, 2023 Report Share Posted May 15, 2023 Well, it took a bit of work to finish installing my two XTL-5000 radios. A total of about 14 hours spread over a month. A big part of it was making it look as clean as I could. The transceivers are pretty well hidden under the front seats. I had to move them from under the rear seats because they took up too much space. I am much happier with this setup. From left to right: UHF XLT-5000, VHF XLT-5000, Yaesu FTM-300DR VHF/UHF w/Crossband Repeater & APRS, Yaesu FT-891 HF. It may seem odd to have 4 transceivers in 1 vehicle, but they all serve a specific purpose; each a role that none of the others can fill. gortex2, quarterwave, Sshannon and 3 others 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gortex2 Posted May 15, 2023 Report Share Posted May 15, 2023 Looks good Marc. Always nice to see a thought out install. My 8500's are both on the back wall of my JT with my FTM400 deck. Wanted it all high enough to be out of water. Been there in the JK. WRUU653 and marcspaz 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hfd376 Posted May 15, 2023 Report Share Posted May 15, 2023 That's a nice, well thought out install! I spent about 4 hours installing apx 7500 and xpr4550 remote mounts in my Power Wagon. How did you get the displays to "scan" like that? marcspaz 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marcspaz Posted May 15, 2023 Author Report Share Posted May 15, 2023 5 hours ago, gortex2 said: Looks good Marc. Always nice to see a thought out install. My 8500's are both on the back wall of my JT with my FTM400 deck. Wanted it all high enough to be out of water. Been there in the JK. I would love to have them on the back wall of the cab, but I would have to gut a lot of interior plastic out from behind the seats. The only place back there any radios would fit.... my FMT-300D and FT-891 are already there. I have been staying out of water and mud holes for the past few years. I figured they would be fine for now. I am going to seal the floor pan from outside to help prevent water infiltration. 2 hours ago, hfd376 said: How did you get the displays to "scan" like that? Yeah... LOL probably should have shot the video with roof panels on so I could run a slower shutter speed. hfd376 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nokones Posted June 3, 2023 Report Share Posted June 3, 2023 Does the transceiver mounting bracket take the "2135" key? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WROZ437 Posted June 12, 2023 Report Share Posted June 12, 2023 Nice job! I am big fan of clean installations. How do you like the "CB Bar?" I am going to be moving on from my Midland MXT275 to an Anytone D578, which lacks a detachable faceplate, so I will need to be able to see the radio and interact with it's buttons and knobs. Seems like it might be the cleanest way to mount a radio without a detachable faceplate. marcspaz 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lscott Posted June 12, 2023 Report Share Posted June 12, 2023 41 minutes ago, WROZ437 said: Anytone D578, which lacks a detachable faceplate, How about looking at this option? WROZ437 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marcspaz Posted June 12, 2023 Author Report Share Posted June 12, 2023 2 hours ago, WROZ437 said: Nice job! I am big fan of clean installations. How do you like the "CB Bar?" I am going to be moving on from my Midland MXT275 to an Anytone D578, which lacks a detachable faceplate, so I will need to be able to see the radio and interact with it's buttons and knobs. Seems like it might be the cleanest way to mount a radio without a detachable faceplate. I appreciate the kudos! The CB Bar was a great addition. It's hollow square stock with some pre-drilled hole, but it's also easy to use self-tapping sheet metal screws for custom installations. The tubing helped me hide most of the wiring up there. WROZ437 and Lscott 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted June 12, 2023 Report Share Posted June 12, 2023 6 hours ago, Lscott said: How about looking at this option? ?!? ... maybe I am just not grown up enough ... ?!? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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