Love your custom built mounting system Jason ! Very well done and allows a ton of flexibility. The FTM-500 is a strong candidate for my first mobile rig but won't happen until I buy my next vehicle.
@democratpro
Жыл бұрын
Go ahead and be a moron. Buy a yay lose. They suck
@DaveW6OOD
Жыл бұрын
I checked out the FTM 500 today at HRO. Nice rig, especially that spectrum display. I’m glad I don’t need a mobile rig right now. That would cost me. I might be moved by a sale, though. 😊
@democratpro
Жыл бұрын
Buy it then. Dont cry to me when you receive a broken one, and they tell you to “piss off” for half a year. I watched my ridiculously patient parents actually get upset that a company had treated them so poorly, after they spent at least a year researching the best option. They didn’t have money at the time, and my mom NEVER got back into ham radio after that debacle. I saw the radio last year...it never moved after that severe mistreatment. Until yayzoo goes out of business, i’ll never shut up. BTW, this is NOT the channel that hamvention will be livestreamed on.
@ChadCesaro
Жыл бұрын
@@democratpro what?
@kj4ddmmrmitchell607
Жыл бұрын
So many questions after seeing that multi-head setup and radio install in your truck. I've been wanting to install a couple of my other mobile rigs in my truck as well, and I would be very interested in seeing you do a video or three on how to handle power to the multiple rigs, avoiding interference among multiple antennas (?) and that big ol' battery in the back! Good stuff!
@HamRadio2
Жыл бұрын
Thanks. More videos coming
@Machria23
Жыл бұрын
You still have plenty of space around the passenger seat area to install 6 or 7 more radios. Don’t get lazy, finish the job!
@HamRadio2
Жыл бұрын
Yes!
@fitzventure
Жыл бұрын
Dang! I thought you bought a Discovery 2 from the thumbnail. That would be an upgrade! Yes, I drive one.
@HamRadio2
Жыл бұрын
Haha
@BryanDaniel42
Жыл бұрын
you should try it with the external speaker plugged in too, it sounds even better that way than just the head speaker
@matthewhalbert1713
Жыл бұрын
I like that cigar cutter !! 👍
@HamRadio2
Жыл бұрын
It is great!
@DominicMazoch
Жыл бұрын
I bet your radio mount in the summer gets PIPING HOT before the AC kicks in!
@HamRadio2
Жыл бұрын
No issues last year
@barryinn1778
Жыл бұрын
Jason, I have looked all over the Lido mounting sight and cannot find the clamps you used in your truck to clamp your radio to the pipes.
@HamRadio2
Жыл бұрын
Maybe email them. I don't remember exactly what they're called but I'm going to Hamvention next week and I'll check with Lido during the show
@barryinn1778
Жыл бұрын
@@HamRadio2 ok thanks.
@barryinn1778
Жыл бұрын
Jason, I did a search on their website and found them. Its the LM-1001 Clamp mount and a LM-1001 17mm Garmin ball.
@barryinn1778
Жыл бұрын
Jason, What antennas are you using with these radios? Have you made a video about the antennas?
@HamRadio2
Жыл бұрын
It's being worked on now
@brianhill2488
Жыл бұрын
I just do not understand this radio's lack of cross-band repeat. The price should reflect that. Great video, though.
@HamRadio2
Жыл бұрын
It has crossband repeat
@DominicMazoch
Жыл бұрын
I love Diet DP!
@stevenpeterson8444
7 ай бұрын
can’t understand why the mic input is always on the right? who is that serving?
@DominicMazoch
Жыл бұрын
I might consider something like the 500 if ot had a built in soundcard for Packet/Winlink. I rather have the modem over the spectrum didplay on a non all mode rig!
@rylandbayne366
Жыл бұрын
With that pipe remote head "tree" between your driver and passenger seat, nobody is hamming harder than you!! 73's de KI4SIY 🛰️
@jamesstuder5045
Жыл бұрын
I heard John say that the Rail mount with the button release is available to have one for a go-box. I can't find it anywhere. Do you have a part number? Jim
@HamRadio2
Жыл бұрын
I don't. Maybe contact Gigaparts or R&L
@bobt471
8 ай бұрын
🎉 nice video!! 🙏🏻
@HamRadio2
8 ай бұрын
Thank you 🙌
@UGADawg
Жыл бұрын
I really like that T-shirt. When are you going to offer them for sale on your site?
@HamRadio2
Жыл бұрын
I need to confirm that the printer is ready for them.
@dans2788
Жыл бұрын
Noob here. Can you discuss functional testing of a new radio setup , specifically evaluation of noise floor on a radio without a waterfall display? thx!
@HamRadio2
Жыл бұрын
I'll look
@1MinuteFlipDoc
Жыл бұрын
you should have added some footage on your antenna set-up on the truck as well (Ham-Antenna, not radio! ha!)
@HamRadio2
Жыл бұрын
That's planned for next time.
@ShadowbladeBook
Жыл бұрын
How did you build, or where did you buy, your mounting rails/tubes you're using to mount your control heads? At 5:14, for example, those black tubes look a bit like an extended suitcase handle but more durable. Is it some sort of pvc or pipe you can get at a hardware store? I'm intrigued. -WX4GSM
@HamRadio2
Жыл бұрын
I bought the material at Lowes and built them into the shape I wanted myself. They are threaded pipes used for water and gas(I think) plumbing in houses. Pretty common at Lowes and HD
@ShadowbladeBook
Жыл бұрын
@@HamRadio2 Sweet! Thanks for the info!
@dxporker
Жыл бұрын
Looks awesome friend. Can’t wait to see it in person. Whatcha gonna do with your 300? I’ve not decided what to do with my 5100 the 500 replaced yet.
@HamRadio2
Жыл бұрын
Probably put it in the wife's car
@derekvargason
Жыл бұрын
Where would you mount an antenna if you had a cab over camper? I had this dinky little mag base I used on my truck temporarily while I looked up a good antenna that I wanted to permanently mount. And to be honest I made more long distance contacts with that little mag base $30 antenna than I am with my comet $70ish dollar antenna. The comet comes in at around 1.2 swr where the mag base the best I could get was 1.6 after moving it around a bunch. I’m litteraly getting about half the range and it’s not hardly readable sometimes. My permanent install location is a fender mount so it clears my camper. I’ve checked all my grounds and the hood should be acting as my ground plane just fine
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