jallamas

They will say wtf! I have a friend who runs HF and he has this old 80's Honda which is in great codition with like 6 antennas, 4 on the trunk lid and 2 on the roof. When we used to go places people used to look and the would go wtf!

FLECOM

ya i know this guy here in miami that swiss cheezed the hell out of an integra... like in nice condition and such... when he goes to the integra meets he gets the weirdest looks lol

93Rubz

Dear All,

Glad to see a old post come alive again. I'm getting my Box On Monday. 06 Black Cherry Pearl. ANd I'm going to instal soon there after. I have a TM-V7a And I love it. Getting out of my truck.

73

Kurt
KB9RTO

93Rubz

What antenna's have you guy used for your xb?? what type works better??

k4kas

There is always a compromise when using a dual band antennae.
Although I think I have used them all! I have been using the Diamond NR73-BNMO with the Diamond K400-CNMO mount. I have used this setup on my past few cars. Seems to work well even mounted on the back hatch of the box. The antennae barely sticks out over the top of the vehicle. Sometimes if I feel froggy I'll change the dualbander out for a single band 2 meter ant. It is also my experience that putting a hole in your roof and using the roof as a ground plain is the best system. I just can never bring myself to drill a hole into my new sheetmetal.
I also like the NMO style because it seems more robust to me. You can always buy an adaptor that will couple the NMO style into the standerd VHF style antennaes.
Anyway,just my experiences. I have always had good luck with any Diamond product.

Digibox64

Bought a used 2011 3 years ago. Traded up to 2014 2 years ago, same make and model. I run an Icom 5100. Direct power lead to battery fused on BOTH positive and negative lead on BOTH sides of the firewall. Body of the radio is mounted to the metal frame under the driver's seat. The antenna is a Diamond 770nmo (black version), mounted through the roof. Yes, I cut a hole in my pretty new car. The coax routes between the headliner and roof on the passenger side, down the side pillar, under the running board cover and under the carpet to the body of the radio. Always use quality coax and connectors. Cheap doesn't cut it. You'll find that with this installation you'll have an excellent return ground path. You can test this by removing one of the ground lead fuses and the radio should remain on. But return the fuse and keep it inline. The control head mounts on the Icom factory bracket right in front of the steering wheel. I can keep my eyes on the road when making adjustments. Oh, I added a CAT 6 (not CAT 5) extension cord to the microphone cable. Icom sells a cord for like $85, but this was less expensive (about $5). Hope this helps. NO4DB Dave