Jeep Wrangler Overhead Console and Antennae

grinthock · Post by **grinthock** » Sun Oct 30, 2005 5:52 pm

Anyone here used/seen the Tuffy Jeep Overhead Console?

They make a unit for 2 radios that pulls down apparently the radios drop down, just looking for ideas.

Also from an antenna perspective has anyone ever put an antenna on the back of a jeep near the spare? I've seen that before but concerned about proper ground plane (otherwise it's 1/2wave territory)

sglass · Post by **sglass** » Sun Oct 30, 2005 9:30 pm

grinthock wrote:
Also from an antenna perspective has anyone ever put an antenna on the back of a jeep near the spare? I've seen that before but concerned about proper ground plane (otherwise it's 1/2wave territory)

I'd recomend a ball mount and colinearvf whip

putting an antenna in that area between the spare and tailagte just plain flat out sucks. They won't work for crap outside the city.

maybe a lip mount on the passenger side of the hood?

grinthock · Post by **grinthock** » Mon Oct 31, 2005 4:51 am

Forgot to mention in the initial post -- i'm in an underground parking, so it's about 6 inches from the roof to the ceiling -- so i can't get anything too much taller than the roofline

olderookie · Post by **olderookie** » Mon Oct 31, 2005 7:44 am

I was contemlating taking my light bar off the other day and I think if I were to do that I would use a NMO mount on a tab from the windshleild frame. it would be up high and my 1/4 wave does well. on the light bar.

I have a CB whip off the rear bumper for now and I originally had a UHF 5/8 wave on a mount that used the spare tire studs as the mount. It worked well but the windsheild works better.

2000 wrangler with a M1225 25 watt on GMRS and some other PS and LMR stuff.

sglass · Post by **sglass** » Mon Oct 31, 2005 8:44 pm

grinthock wrote:Forgot to mention in the initial post -- i'm in an underground parking, so it's about 6 inches from the roof to the ceiling -- so i can't get anything too much taller than the roofline

that's right, I keep forgeting you live in an apartemnt

Well maybe one of those hood mount jobs then?

grinthock · Post by **grinthock** » Tue Nov 01, 2005 11:42 am

I picked up a cheap PRO AM glass mount - i'm going to try it and see how it goes.

sglass · Post by **sglass** » Tue Nov 01, 2005 7:56 pm

how will you route the cable?

grinthock · Post by **grinthock** » Tue Nov 01, 2005 8:39 pm

mounted the Glass Mount antenna tonight -- seems i'm doing as well as a 1/4" wave on the trunk of the old car, so it's working at least as well as I would like. Cable routes down and under the carpet and over to the radio which is way up inside the dash

sglass · Post by **sglass** » Tue Nov 01, 2005 10:22 pm

hmm

post a pic will ya?

I always thought that vehicle needed a ball mount though

va3wxm · Post by **va3wxm** » Wed Nov 02, 2005 6:02 am

I used a Pro-Am 2m glass mount for a few years and it was okay. Certainly no better than a 1/4 wave groundplane.

The inside coupling box radiates a LOT of RF so try to avoid 50 watt key-downs with your head next to it.

sglass · Post by **sglass** » Wed Nov 02, 2005 7:02 am

hey
why not a custom stand off with a nmo off thge side? It could fit inbetween the hardtop and the body., hell I don't think the fiberglass would screw with the pattern much.

Just another thought

Jeep Wrangler Overhead Console and Antennae

Jeep Wrangler Overhead Console and Antennae

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