Show off your HAM or GMRS setup

[CrystalRedTintCoat]

I went with he 41 watt Rugged radio and Bronco mounting kit.
https://www.ruggedradios.com/produc...o-for-ford-bronco?_pos=1&_fid=60ec9fa2f&_ss=c

If I did it again, I'd put the antenna on the back and route the cables up to the glovebox (radio) and battery (power). Right now my antenna is on the front left tied down thing that comes with the bronco. sorry, I forget the proper noun for that black rectangular thing.

You need to prepare yourself mentally and physically to also program your radio. Not hard, but you gotta do it. Look into things like MyGMRS.com and start to understand what repeaters are in your area. Sounds like you know this stuff already b/c you're talking about HAM and GMRS is lighter than that.

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[FSUMcFly]

Here’s my setup, still working on getting my technician license but had to have VHF for a Baja run with EXO. Took out my midland mx275 and wanted a radio that can do GMRS and VHF with a mars mod. Went with the Yaesu FTM500 installed above the glove box with the Mountains2Metal bracket, head unit installed on a Proclip phone mount with RAM mount swivel, and comet SR2x4 antenna on the A pillar light mount.

 

[bhoth1011]

Here is my Ham Radio Icom ID-5100A setup in my 2023 Wildtrak.

 

[RanDar]

No pictures (old guy), but... Wouxun kg-1000, 50W radio with removeable control head is mounted under the driver side dash. Not easy job for an OFBG, but there's lots of room there. You could easily stack 2 radio bodies in that location. Control head and mic mounted overhead above drivers sun visor. Probably enough room there to mount 2 control heads SXS. Short antenna cable run to a Rugged Radios mirror antenna mount for Bronco, a little pricey, but looks clean. Rugged Radios "UHF and GMRS" antenna with spring base. No tuning needed for antenna. Short antenna but performance is great. Besides using it on the trail, I check in weekly to a GMRS club that covers a wide area in New Mexico and Arizona via linked repeaters. The repeater closest to me (Jack's Peak) is 20 miles LOS distant with 3 mountain ridges at a higher elevation than I, between me and the repeater.

 

[AirportDave]

New Bronco owner here (K1BRU), after several years of Jeep Rubicon ownership! Similar to my previous Jeep setups, installed my Yaesu FTM-150 control head using the 67D Bronco ball and mini arm. Radio mounted under the passenger side seat, with mic mounted next to start button using mic extension kit and adhesive mic holder. Teraflex tailgate antenna mount with Comet SS-680 SB antenna.

 

[UncleBrad]

Great solution. And your dual-bander antenna will clear your garage door as well.

 

[HPNQ420]

Yaesu FTM-6000 (Radio above glovebox, control head on a Lido/Proclip USA mount, mic on a MagicMic magnet) & a Rugged Radios GMRS (with their mounting kit). Thinking about an HF setup but I realize that would take me 60% of the way to an M210.

 

[BD6G]

Rugged Radios G1 mounted on the Mountains 2 Metal console MOLLE, hand mic on a magnetic mic mount on a Bulletpoint arm and Stealth antenna mounted on a Mountains 2 Metal antenna mount on the SPV a pillar mount.

 

[PrepVet]

Very basic in my Bronco. It's more extensive; at least it will be again once I replace the power feed system in my PW.

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