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Comment on A Special Type of Soldier by Rosemary Wilcox

Rosemary Wilcox — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 21:29:52 +0000

I believe it is great!

Comment on 2011 Toyota Tacoma Ham Radio Installation by Kevin

Kevin — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 23:59:55 +0000

I mounted the control head with the adhesive provided with the mount from Kenwood. So far it’s remained firmly attached.

Comment on 2011 Toyota Tacoma Ham Radio Installation by Dave Wilson, KB0DW

Dave Wilson, KB0DW — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 15:10:47 +0000

Kevin, your installation information with the included pictures was great. I am in the process of installing a Yaesu FT 8800 in my new 2012 Tacoma. One question I have is what kind of adhesive did you use for mounting the radio control head? Was it a removable type adhesive? I have tried using heavy duty velcro for mounting the control head in my Camary but the adhesive failed when the interior heated up from the sun. This was the case even though the mounting was not directly in the sun. By the way, I have not yet had the courage to drill a hole in the roof for the antenna. I fabricated a mount for the drivers side fender/hood gap. I may end up drilling the roof yet.Thanks again for your information.

Comment on 2011 Toyota Tacoma Ham Radio Installation by Kevin

Kevin — Fri, 03 Jun 2011 00:05:00 +0000

I considered the passenger side but ultimately decided against “sharing” a storage space and instead just dedicated the entire drivers side for the radio equipment. Once I removed the bolts holding the black piece in place it did still take some effort to pull it out. There are plastic fasteners holding it along the top and also connecting to the passenger side piece. When I was pulling it out the first time I consoled myself by saying “if I break it, I can always buy another one…”

Comment on 2011 Toyota Tacoma Ham Radio Installation by Charlie Gilbert

Charlie Gilbert — Thu, 02 Jun 2011 23:52:14 +0000

Woops! Sorry about that. I can see it in your excellent pictures now as well. I now have my truck and wondered if you considered puting the radio on the passenger side so as to save the storage space. Your particular radio may be too thick to do it. Also, did you just apply pressure to the black plastic piece to remove it? I’m nervous about breaking something in there.

Comment on 2011 Toyota Tacoma Ham Radio Installation by Kevin

Kevin — Fri, 27 May 2011 14:28:53 +0000

Charlie,

I mentioned in my write up that “I wired the audio directly into the sound system, mainly because it was there, but it has actually worked out very well for me.” No mounting required…I just ran a speaker cable to the audio input for the sound system.

73,
Kevin

Comment on 2011 Toyota Tacoma Ham Radio Installation by Charlie Gilbert

Charlie Gilbert — Fri, 27 May 2011 00:47:12 +0000

Thanks so much for the nice install detail! I am about to purchase a 2011 Tacoma Double Cab, long-bed and was wondering about installation of my Yaesu FT-8800. Does the radio you installed have an external speaker and if so where did you mount it?
Nice job and thanks again.

Comment on Satellite Radios by Kevin

Kevin — Sat, 23 Apr 2011 18:48:58 +0000

Apologies all but I’m just not able to keep up with AMSAT-BB sufficiently to keep this page as current as it should be. I would ask that as you find things to be added, removed, or fixed to just leave a post here and I’ll update the list above.

Comment on 2011 Toyota Tacoma Ham Radio Installation by Eric Wilson

Eric Wilson — Thu, 17 Mar 2011 17:47:19 +0000

Thank you for your install photos, I have an 06 Tacoma Access cab that I am going to be installing some equipment in.

Eric

Comment on 2011 Toyota Tacoma Ham Radio Installation by John Bennett

John Bennett — Thu, 10 Feb 2011 00:00:17 +0000

Thanks Kevin. That’s the info I needed. My stuff from Powerwerx came today, so hopefully this weekend I can take the truck down to work and do all this inside rather than in the 18 degrees and snow we are currently experiencing. I will take some pics when all done and send you a link. Again, thanks. 73 de N4XI.