All,
I have been working on my HT for my Jeep. I am going to get a full-on mobile radio for the Jeep, but in the mean time, I've got it mostly where I want it. I have made a bracket for the HT unit, I have run the power, and I have it plugged into my head unit so that I can actually hear it (The Jeep is really loud). The thing I want to do know, is to put a dash-mounted antenna plug. Here's the setup:
Current Setup:
VX-8R with this cable:
It is connected to the cable coming from my magnetic antenna.
What I'm wanting to do, is wire that antenna behind the dash to an SO-239 connector sticking out.
So, I'm thinking that one of these:
Then, instead of the cable I currently have, I'd get one with an sma-pl259 that I could just attach really quickly to the plug on the dash.
What I really wish they had was something like this:
but in so-239. They have similar things but they aren't threaded all the way down so I couldn't just mount it in my dash through a hole.
Does anyone foresee any problems here, and does this seem like it will work?
I have been working on my HT for my Jeep. I am going to get a full-on mobile radio for the Jeep, but in the mean time, I've got it mostly where I want it. I have made a bracket for the HT unit, I have run the power, and I have it plugged into my head unit so that I can actually hear it (The Jeep is really loud). The thing I want to do know, is to put a dash-mounted antenna plug. Here's the setup:
Current Setup:
VX-8R with this cable:
![SMA%20Male%20to%20SO-239%20Jumper.jpg](/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.pl-259.com%2FSMA%2520Male%2520to%2520SO-239%2520Jumper.jpg&hash=6c66c1df50ae37d4bc6136014a0d81fd)
It is connected to the cable coming from my magnetic antenna.
What I'm wanting to do, is wire that antenna behind the dash to an SO-239 connector sticking out.
So, I'm thinking that one of these:
![tb5173.jpg](/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.daveshobbyshop.com%2Fdhs_images%2Ftb%2Ftb5173.jpg&hash=7a1cb06b763ac9035806ada41bdb55bf)
Then, instead of the cable I currently have, I'd get one with an sma-pl259 that I could just attach really quickly to the plug on the dash.
What I really wish they had was something like this:
![CO2528.jpg](/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.summitsource.com%2Fimages%2Fproducts%2FCO2528.jpg&hash=9cc978cdc5c286728e8d911b4d3856e9)
but in so-239. They have similar things but they aren't threaded all the way down so I couldn't just mount it in my dash through a hole.
![tc-uhfcoupler.jpg](/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.techcables.com%2Fimage%2F320%2Ftc-uhfcoupler.jpg&hash=ea5185f70a31056ff158c6e2b82ca624)
Does anyone foresee any problems here, and does this seem like it will work?