Installation Of Ham Radio Transceiver Is300H

[AJ8809]

Has anybody had experience of installation of a transceiver in an IS300h.

I am intending to install the main unit in the trunk, with a remote head on the dash.

Power to be taken from the 12v Battery in the trunk via a relay switched from an "accessory" supply ( still to be found) and antenna to be glass mount on rear glass ( subject to testing due to rear glass heater)

Is there a convenient accessory supply or is the only one available in the centre console?

Comments welcome

[Raytheham]

Hi Alan, from another radio ham. On glass antennas work but.......the heating element is the antenna for the broadcast radio. You will fry the rf amplifier and the input stages of the radio, on both 2metres and 70 cm. Trust me! I know from bitter experiance. As regards Rf getting into the systems can bus you will need to filter both positive and negative leads and mount the base unit as close to the Battery as possible, very tricky. Antenna wise I use a setup with the antenna mount that clips over the offside rear passenger window. I also now use a handheld dual band, isolated from the car systems. I might go back to a mobile rig once the warranty runs out but meantime the handheld orks fine with Bluetooth headset and Vox. There's only one reapeater local so its not a problem sticking to a single channel.

73's Ray G3VHE

[Wallace]

Hi Alan, i had a look at the layout for a 2M rig connection, but as we only use it on RAYNET duties i opted for a 12V Battery in the boot and fir-lined magmount. The car Battery is in an easier place to work on than under the bonnet, can't you just take a direct feed from it? The only problem is the aerial and £250 for a roof rack is a bit steep.

73's Jim G6NOL