Install Ham Radio and RFI concerns

[tonysnoo]

Good Morning All

 

I am installing my mobile HF Ham radio equipment and want to see if anyone out there has done so and has had any problems with RFI and the controllers. I assume GM has shielded grounded and otherwise made them inpenitrable.... but?

 

I plan on grounding the radio and antenna to the frame and will also do the normal testing and grounding panels... etc for RFI into the radio too.

 

Thoughts?

[trooper5707]

KM4JGN here - I need to install on mine soon as well. I have an FT891 and FTM400 in my 2009 Yukon, no issues at all with RFI on either. I was looking more into where to put the head units and antennas. I also want 11 meter. I found one vendor with a bracket for the third brake light i might look at.  

[kf9yr]

W7GES - I installed a Kenwood 710 dual band.

I ran power from the upfitter switch to my drivers rear under seat compartment.

Antenna coax I routed from the stake pocket through a hole drilled under the rear seat. I used Seal Tite conduit for the coax.

I mounted the head unit to a Ram mount on the dash tray above the infotainment screen.

I can hook up my TS-480 sometime this week and let you know if I hear any RFI.

I’ll also transmit and see if there is any problem with the truck...

My 2016 2500 Duramax did not have issues but... there are lots of computers on these trucks and I hope this one is quiet on receive and trouble free on transmit.




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[kf9yr]

Not enough time to try the HF rig in the truck yet.

I installed 300 ft of hardline, rotor cable and relay wire in the trench between my hamshack and tower today.

Here are a few pics of the VHF install, the HF rig could be installed the same way...




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[slj2008]

Look's Good - More Photo's with both radio's installed . THANKS    

[ShogunKC]

On 3/2/2020 at 12:08 AM, kf9yr said:

I mounted the head unit to a Ram mount on the dash tray above the infotainment screen.
 

On 3/3/2020 at 11:36 PM, kf9yr said:

 

@kf9yr What type of Ram mount did you use? I looked on their website and didn't see any radio mounts other than handheld. 

 

[kf9yr]

ShogunKC

I just used one of the generic diamond-shaped RAM balls on the radio mounting plate, a 3 inch RAM arm and another mounting plate on the dash end.

Amazon, Cabela’s, eBay, GPSCity, etc will all have those in stock and they’re not very expensive.

Here is a pic...




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