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After much deliberation, I narrowed down my choices for a mobile radio to 5. I was feeling pretty good about the choices, but I then realized that the dust and water that I get in my soft-top 40 may cause the cooling fan on the radio to choke (in addition to the driver ). I usually have the back window open, and that tends to suck dirt and road mist into the cabin.
I know that Yaesu makes a couple of rigs for mounting to motorcycles and such, but I was getting partial to the larger displays such as on the Kenwood TM-V710A and TM-V708A. I think that I also want to stick with dual bands.
Does anyone have any experience with running a radio in this type of hostile environment? Any suggestions besides the FTM-10R and FTM-10SR?
Another question: I am thinking of mounting the radio between the center spreader bars of my roll cage. This would put the radio rather close to the soft top. Does anyone know if the radio would get hot enough to damage a soft top?
Thank you my brother hams...
I know that Yaesu makes a couple of rigs for mounting to motorcycles and such, but I was getting partial to the larger displays such as on the Kenwood TM-V710A and TM-V708A. I think that I also want to stick with dual bands.
Does anyone have any experience with running a radio in this type of hostile environment? Any suggestions besides the FTM-10R and FTM-10SR?
Another question: I am thinking of mounting the radio between the center spreader bars of my roll cage. This would put the radio rather close to the soft top. Does anyone know if the radio would get hot enough to damage a soft top?
Thank you my brother hams...