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Old Dec 3, 2018 | 12:38 AM
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I am starting to get into Ham Radio and was wanting to put one in my 1985 Toyota. I was just wanting to get some ideas as to where everyone is mounting theres.
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Old Dec 3, 2018 | 04:57 PM
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I have 2 radios in my rigs. One in my Cummins first gen that I mounted to the floorboard with a Ram Mount. I also have a radio in my 91 4x4 22re. The radio is an older ICOM 207H. It has the face that separates. I mounted the body up under the glove box and the face I mounted just to the right of the heater and air controls. I fabbed my own mount for the face plate. Ram mounts has a lot of great mounting ideas for Ham
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Old Dec 3, 2018 | 05:00 PM
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Originally Posted by toyospearo
I have 2 radios in my rigs. One in my Cummins first gen that I mounted to the floorboard with a Ram Mount. I also have a radio in my 91 4x4 22re. The radio is an older ICOM 207H. It has the face that separates. I mounted the body up under the glove box and the face I mounted just to the right of the heater and air controls. I fabbed my own mount for the face plate. Ram mounts has a lot of great mounting ideas for Ham
Is there anyway you can share a photo of those mount styles. I'd appreciate it.

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Old Dec 3, 2018 | 05:02 PM
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may take a while to dig one up
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Old Dec 3, 2018 | 05:23 PM
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up in the right side of the photo..
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Old Dec 3, 2018 | 05:52 PM
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Thank you!
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Old Dec 4, 2018 | 10:39 AM
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I've got a relatively small one mounted to the bottom of my ashtray. The antenna is a small one that I actually mounted inside the A-pillar. It's surely not the best place for signal but it does work pretty good and it's better than loosing them in trees like the first two.
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Old Dec 5, 2018 | 06:12 PM
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I've got a relatively small one mounted to the bottom of my ashtray. The antenna is a small one that I actually mounted inside the A-pillar. It's surely not the best place for signal but it does work pretty good and it's better than loosing them in trees like the first two.
Can you post a picture of the radio and mount?

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Old Jan 3, 2019 | 08:29 PM
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I've got a small one mounted to the roof in my 86 about where the mirror goes. But I had to remove my sun visor. I like it being up high, closer to your head so you can hear it
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