Had my new car a total of 3 hours before I started itching for antennas. Today, I went to Spectrum Communications over in Moses Lake to have Brian put a hole in it. I chose to off-center this antenna, as it's primarily going to be for scanner use. The next one will be on the opposite side of the roof, and be VHF-high band to a as-yet undetermined radio.
Pic-1: An overview; plate and cat's face obscured for security reasons.
Pic-2: The antenna mount, with customer-supplied VHF high antenna, centered at 155.500 mhz.
Pic-3: Where the antenna cable ends up. Comes down from the roof, avoids the side curtain airbags, runs under the upholstery/jamb, then under the driver's seat area and into the center console.
Pic-4: There's about 3 feet of slack in the business end of the cabling, terminated in a BNC crimp. I wanted this much slack so I can put a handheld radio anywhere, as I'm considering a ProClip dash mount. The cabling runs through a factory "port" in the console up to where I need it; the other cable is an audio patch cable that runs into the factory auxilary input (visible in Pic 3).
Findings:
Inside Brian's shop in Moses Lake, a steel frame building, I was picking up a WSP air unit running traffic enforcement on Car-1, for ground units west of Ellensburg (Thorp exit). Enough said.
Once again, Brian and Spectrum Communications have proven their worth. The job they did on my last vehicle was superb; this time I was once again impressed by the attention to detail, the consultation with me at every step of the way, and the end result. I will not hesitate to drive halfway across the state again for their service.
Thanks again, Brian!
