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Hi folks, want to install a amateur radio transceiver in the car.
My Smart Passion was wired up and served me well for eight years and we have taken the 12v lead out of that, it is four metres long and fused up in four places. Two normal fuse holders and two in line auto ones.
Now two questions, wire to the battery or to where on this car, is there a busbar for this sort of thing?
Anybody have experience either with amateur radio or even a CB for that matter?
Somebody said there might be a magic grommet in the bulkhead or is it a matter of boring a hole and grommeting it up?
Look forward to any replies.
Phil.
Radio Amateur
Never ever thought I would meet another Radio Amateur on this site! My callsign is G4CZS. Installed a 2 metre TX/RX in my Fourtrak many years ago and used the 12v cigaratte lighter socket. It will depend on how many amps you require, my TX/RX was only 10 watts output and needed 20 watts to run it so as Ohms law applies the current I needed was around 1.7 amps which the vehicle wiring for the cigar lighter could deliver. I made a simple fused 5amp lead and never had a problem. Not been active now for 10 years but thinking about acquirng another rig having just sold the Fourtrak and buying another late registration Fourtrak!
RE: Radio Amateur
Yep I am a G1 Rocky, ran AR in a Smart Passion for eight years no problem although I used a window mount made by Maldol now no longer available. My car has an alternative callsign as it's reg plate as the G1 one was so expensive. The o/p of the cig socket is 120w and I would not be running much more then 5w most of the time and 20w the rest.
Phil.
Phil
Diahatsu Sirion / Diahatsu Charade SL
Re: Radio Amateur
Having a 12v cable put in on Wednesday next week by my dealer hopefully. On the Sirion by the fuse box in the area adjacent to it, is a square aperture blocked with a piece of grey plastic, does anyone know what this is? It's not a way in by any chance?
Phil.
Phil
Diahatsu Sirion / Diahatsu Charade SL
Re: Radio Amateur
Hi, had my car wired up by West End Garage, cost
Phil
Diahatsu Sirion / Diahatsu Charade SL
That's why I gave up using
That's why I gave up using VHF/UHF still have the Radio Yaeseu 50W mobile.
call sign G1GTV
Mike
Mike Surrey/Sussex Borders.
Looking for a Mira Turbo Kei Car
amateur radio
well its nice to know there are some good ops out there. We should have a vote too see how many more radio hams are using this site. gd luck, I have a 1987 rocky needs windscreen and tyres any suggestions?... apart from that its all as good as new, bye for now or 73 om. My call is M3wnz. Should have been a G3, or G4. but never had the time for examination.. Never mind we must start at the beginning and work up now on this multiple choice papers hi...73 Jim
icepick
radio amateur
Yep I have CB also in my Terios - which is great fun off road!!
Call sign "Stormchaser"
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