Renken19-California
Cadet
- Joined
- Mar 21, 2012
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- 26
I got a deal on two nice Marine radios.
My Gulfstream already has an antenna without the long whip--mounted on the bow. I need to add a whip. I am looking at what truckers use as a whip antenna.
My Renken will need an antenna and mount. I have a neighbor who owns a trucking company. He tells me the installation is the same as would be on a fiberglass cab big rig.
He told me to permanently mount an antenna like what is on the Gulfstream--- on the Renken I/O. Ok, that much seems simple. Get a permanent mount antenna, mount it in front of the driver on the bow somewhere. Run the cable back to the radio which will be mounted on the passenger side below the glove box.
So if I have this correct, the grounding will be to the body of the radio, and back to the battery on the boat near the engine/stern drive.
Right? I bought a Uniden and a Standard Eclipse. I need a hand held unit for shore. Cell service at the lake is non existent. When we go out we usually take all three of my boats. The kids and grandkids use two of the inboards I play on the old Glasspar with a 100hp outboard.
My Gulfstream already has an antenna without the long whip--mounted on the bow. I need to add a whip. I am looking at what truckers use as a whip antenna.
My Renken will need an antenna and mount. I have a neighbor who owns a trucking company. He tells me the installation is the same as would be on a fiberglass cab big rig.
He told me to permanently mount an antenna like what is on the Gulfstream--- on the Renken I/O. Ok, that much seems simple. Get a permanent mount antenna, mount it in front of the driver on the bow somewhere. Run the cable back to the radio which will be mounted on the passenger side below the glove box.
So if I have this correct, the grounding will be to the body of the radio, and back to the battery on the boat near the engine/stern drive.
Right? I bought a Uniden and a Standard Eclipse. I need a hand held unit for shore. Cell service at the lake is non existent. When we go out we usually take all three of my boats. The kids and grandkids use two of the inboards I play on the old Glasspar with a 100hp outboard.
