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My chevy impala 2000 setup
Posted: Tue Sep 10, 2002 2:56 pm
by Carl
take a look at my equipement... not too expensive but works great, i will try to post a picture of the car later.
1 remote mount GM300 UHF 16ch 40Watts
1 remote mount GM300 VHF 16ch 40Watts
all have external speaker under the dash
1 Compaq Presario 1210 Pentium 166mhz
1 Garmin GPS E-Trex Legend plugged into the laptop
1 GP300 UHF 8ch with the charger on the trunk
and finaly a Vertex VX-150 VHF handheld
Posted: Tue Sep 10, 2002 8:18 pm
by kc8svs
I'm totally digging the hide away mobiles in the armrest. I don't know mobiles too well, but are those faceplates remotely mounted in there adn then mounted in the trunk? That's really cool.
All you need now is a stand or dock for the laptop. You'll be on your way!
Posted: Wed Sep 11, 2002 6:05 am
by Carl
I get this original motorola remote mount kit in a police car who upgrade to digital. a 17feet IDE cable (plugged into the radio in the trunk) link the control head to the radio. i put those head in the armest beacause my local police are totally
up, they said thats illegal blah blah blah... in canada CRTC and Industrie Canada said its legal...but... the second reason is because it looks clean, i
too see loose wire on the floor. The sound quality is excellent, i got 2 external speaker under the dash. i will try to post more photos later
Carl
Posted: Wed Sep 11, 2002 11:56 am
by RadioSouth
Nice install. Only question is do I see a power inverter to step up the DC to 120V to then
feed a rapid charge transformer for a HT charger ?
Posted: Wed Sep 11, 2002 12:41 pm
by Carl
Yes ! i got 2 110v output on this 400watts power inverter, one for the laptop and the other for my GP300 1hour fast charger
Posted: Wed Sep 11, 2002 1:27 pm
by jim
Be careful with that power inverter. The "not so sine" wave output of these is VERY famous for burning up power supplies for computers. They also don't make most transformers happy with their almost 100% peak-to-peak output.
Posted: Wed Sep 11, 2002 1:41 pm
by Carl
for occasional use too ? i use my power inverter only when my gp300 is dead or 2-3 hours per week for my laptop. is it dangerous ?
Posted: Wed Sep 11, 2002 7:35 pm
by RadioSouth
I believe that transformer for the GP300 is 13.8v 1.5amp output, why not take the
vehicle 13.8 DC and run it right to the charging cup ? (Don't really need to take the
DC up to 120v AC and bring it back down to to 13.8 DC) minor point but this would simplify things a bit and leave less room for a problem.