<div dir="ltr"><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div>Never done. Sounds like my expedition when I was doing skywarn. Ham voice rig, APRS rig, police radio (county issued!) lights... I got real good at running wire in there. <br></div>I used to do car alarms, and unless the customer specifically wanted something visible, you could not tell I had been there. <br></div>It was an area where the motto was "forget the siren, beware of owner".<br><br></div>I'm thinking a low roof wagon, but I probably will be looking at 2015 or 2016 I do a 30 mile RT to work, but the occasional 1000 mile road trip. <br><br></div>How's the roof for NMO or SO-239 mounts? My expedition was apparently made of reinforced tinfoil. I ended up with a Ryobi weedeater blade and some honking huge washers to mount the Diamond SG-7900.<br></div>That's the tallest mobile antenna they make. When I asked what mount they recommended, they said "We don't recommend this antenna for mobile use"....<br></div>I was tempted to ask what they did recommend that I do with it.<br><br></div>The mount worked out great, outlasted the car with no issues. You might find it on the wayback machine under "F-5 mount" and my callsign.<br><br></div>I might run FSJ1-50 this time though.<br></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Apr 5, 2017 at 1:10 PM, Shanon Herron <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:ka8spw@gmail.com" target="_blank">ka8spw@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div>Hi David,<br><br></div>After 5 Econolines in 35 years, I was FORCED to buy a Transit 150. I now have NO regrets after almost 2 years of driving one. I went through the entire process of learning the options, ordering, waiting and waiting and waiting for delivery, then the installs. <br><br></div>I could go on for hours and probably write a book on my experiences. I also have tons of pictures and the up-fitters nearly 400 page, 38 MB, pdf BEMM manual. Dual AGM Batteries (what they use if you order dual) and 250 amp alternator are must haves! Oh, and they are under the drivers seat!<br><br> I have the following radios mounted with 5 antennas on the roof spaced exactly 25" apart and a High Sierra HS1800 Pro on the hitch. I also installed a Fortin One, two way remote start/alarm system. Radio heads are stacked on a Pana-Vise mount. Crew seat was a bear to install! Next is the CF-C2 Toughbook and mount. Are we ever done?<br><br></div>Icom IC-D5100 144 & 440 D-STAR, Larsen NMO2/70B<br></div><div>Icom ID-1 1.2GHz D-STAR, Diamond NMO for 1.2<br></div>Kenwood TM-V71 Larsen NMO2/70B</div>Kenwood TS-480HX HF, HS1800PRO on port 1, Larsen NMO28 on port 2<br></div><div>Turbo-Tuner between 480 and 1800PRO<br></div>Kenwood TM-271A 144MHz APRS (KA8SPW-15), Larsen NMO2/70B</div>Kantronics KPC-3P with auto timer to shut off after 10 minutes after shutdown of vehicle.<br><br></div>It would be best if we talked and I could then send you some pictures directly to your email. I attached one picture to peak your interest. This is the wall right behind the drivers seat I will be at Dayton, over 40 years!<br><br></div>73, Shanon KA8SPW<br></div>good at gmail or arrl<br><br><div><div><div><br><br><div><div><div><div><div><br><br></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div><div class="h5">On Wed, Apr 5, 2017 at 2:36 PM, david vanhorn <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:kc6ete@gmail.com" target="_blank">kc6ete@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br></div></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div><div class="h5"><div dir="ltr"><div><div>The daily commute has run it's last mile. It's not pining for the fijords, it has passed on. It's an ex-vehicle...<br><br></div>So, thinking of a new ride and antennas.. Any thoughts on the Ford Transit Wagons?<br></div>Anyone here have one, any ham related regrets?<span class="m_6625482409667711356HOEnZb"><font color="#888888"><br clear="all"><div><div><div><br>-- <br><div class="m_6625482409667711356m_-389437111906638931gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr">K1FZY (WA4TPW) SK 9/29/37-4/13/15<br></div></div>
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