Ham Radio in a new Wrangler

[Artum_Snowbird]

My ham radio plate is on the front, but looking for suggestions on how to place the antenna, and what antenna to use for a mobile rig.

Brand new JK Sahara Unlimited with the hard top.

Rig is a 50 watt Yeasu

[wa8yxm]

What band and what body style?

HF antennas the Screwdrive on a rear mount (YOu may need to do somne custom metal work)

VHF.UHF let me tell you how I once mounted a CB antenna on a car without drilling ANY holes.

First cable routed through the firewall using existin grommet.

Then I had a bracket shaped kind of like the following
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The two flat pieces had holes drilledm the bottomn one matched the diamater of a fender mnounting boltm the top one the antenna mnount. IT was bolted on using an EXISTING fender mount bolt so the upright camne up between fender and hood cable exited engine conmpartment next to bracket (no pinching that way) and .. Well you can figure out the rest, .

[Artum_Snowbird]

Thanks folks... appreciate the answers.

[RoyB]

I picked up a couple of these windshield area light mounts from the JEEPS SALES Catalogs...

My 99 Jeep Wrangler was already drilled with these mounting holes...



I mounted a dual band 2M/440 antenna in the light mounting hole on each side of the Jeep windshield.

I previously had been using a windshield pass through glass antenna but this outside mount was far superior...

I use the COMET SSB-7 Dual band whip antenna

Roy Ken
K9PHT Virginia

[Iraqvet05]

OkieGene wrote:
I'm recommending you mosey over to QRZ.com . Go to the Forums then select Technical section. Great resources there. Good luck.

de N5...

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The antenna depends and what bands you are using. I have a 2M mobile and had marginal luck with a 1/4 wave antenna on a fender mount then went to a longer 5/8 wave Larsen antenna which has a much further range.

[OkieGene]

I'm recommending you mosey over to QRZ.com . Go to the Forums then select Technical section. Great resources there. Good luck.

de N5...

[rk911]

i struggled with the same probkem in my soft top '03 TJ. i finally mounted the radio body in the 'trunk' and the control head on an articulated Lido mount attached to a slanted flat spot to the left of the shifter and ahead of the parking brake lever. i use a strip of velcro along the top of the control head and another along the bottom edge of the upper dashboard to keep the control head from shaking and vibrating while in motion. the control and power cables were easily run to the 'trunk' and into the engine compartment. i mounted a dual-band Larsen glass-mount antenna on the top center of the windshield in a spot outside the arc of the wndshield wipers. the cable is tucked almg the top of the windshield. the speaker is mounted along the top just below where the soft top secures to the chassis. works well but it's a compromise. sorry, no pictures with us as we're on vacation.