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Wilrobnson
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PostPosted: Mon May 06, 2013 7:08 pm 
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I've seen this pic around, but just noticed the LE boat docked,
A tow strap, and possibly, the guy who can't pass the PT test.

Never heard of a towing company with PT tests. Judging by the tow truck drivers I've met or seen, I assume they just use a drug test and hire the ones who fail it.

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I gotta say, working on a near 30 y/o vehicle has its advantages.

Who cares about holes?

As much as I hate double walled roofs, for once, they're actually coming in handy.

I mounted the mic clips the same way I mounted the speakers and the control heads..... Screwed into the interior roof... hahahaha :twisted:

For once, I don't have to worry about putting holes in things, or making sure the interior is perfect. Freedom at last!

To answer the que before it gets asked. I chose the SS2K specifically for its ease of disabling siren tones (no cut wires/desoldering/etc, and yes they're disabled), and built in SM control.

40mm cans house the SS2K, GPS, and D700. A hole was drilled on the far side for ventilation and wiring. They look perfect there, as if they're supposed to be there.

Edge has 4 forward facing HIDs, 2 flood, and 2 spot (1 of each on each side), and 2 rear. I retrofitted them into the halogen assemblies, so the reflector works surprisingly well.


I love those Ammo cans! I've been building portable repeater boxes with them now and work pretty good!

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Wilrobnson
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Forget Tyler Durden, smoking and splicing in a shoe box of a room, projection booths are quite a bit larger:
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Wilrobnson
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Definitely one of the better antenna installs I've seen lately...
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Definitely one of the better antenna installs I've seen lately...
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Cutting it lets the signal out, don't want the signal escaping!

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Ok, that is funny.

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I'm surprised someone hasn't stolen that extra coax yet :wink:

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Yea...geeze...what freq are they using? Does it really matter with the 200' of extra LMR400-size cable?

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Wilrobnson
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The cable leads to a mobile-as-base-station bolted to the top of an Astron power supply, running in the VHF high band.

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Yea...geeze...what freq are they using? Does it really matter with the 200' of extra LMR400-size cable?


Yeah the extra coax is killing its power output. Presuming its SWR is low (< 3:1) then it's only putting out about 50% of the maximum power. So, if 100w then it's only putting out about 45w.

It doesn't even look like LMR-400 -- more like 9913 RG-8 -- but it makes no difference at that frequency.

Hopefully it's not RG-58. Power output would drop to < 10w (at 100w!)

(Presuming the length is 200ft.)
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Wilrobnson
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25w output, but it really only has to cover under a city block.

Still, not even close to optimal.

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Take that metal stove pipe next to it and hide the antenna.
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Wilrobnson wrote:
25w output, but it really only has to cover under a city block.

Still, not even close to optimal.


I'm sure that slab of steel 5' away is doing wonders, too.

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