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wa8yxm · 08-08-2008, 02:52 PM

Good job,, I went through the floor of my Class A (inside a cabinet) the wires run down a inside wall behind the radio into the cabinet and then through the floor and along the frame to the antenna tuner... Power lines just run inside the cabinet and up & out the wall since the power distribution center is... Right there (I only ran 12 volt)
For antennas I connect and disconnect I put in a stove vent vent, next to the radio, Feed 'em in and out that way.. Eventually I'll improve on that a bit by installing feed through fittings (Bulkhead fittings) and dressing stuff up a bit but for now.. Unless I have antennas up it looks like a exhaust vent. (Which it is)

I've decided that this week I'm calling my Rig: POETIC.

Cause.. That way I can say I'm "Waxing Poetic"

08-08-2008, 02:52 PM	#4
wa8yxm Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Mobile, on the road Posts: 1,139	Good job,, I went through the floor of my Class A (inside a cabinet) the wires run down a inside wall behind the radio into the cabinet and then through the floor and along the frame to the antenna tuner... Power lines just run inside the cabinet and up & out the wall since the power distribution center is... Right there (I only ran 12 volt) For antennas I connect and disconnect I put in a stove vent vent, next to the radio, Feed 'em in and out that way.. Eventually I'll improve on that a bit by installing feed through fittings (Bulkhead fittings) and dressing stuff up a bit but for now.. Unless I have antennas up it looks like a exhaust vent. (Which it is) I've decided that this week I'm calling my Rig: POETIC. Cause.. That way I can say I'm "Waxing Poetic"