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Call Sign : 26-SW-010 / 26-TM-087 Posts : 67 Times Thanked : 1 Join date : 2020-06-13 QTH or Location : Somerset Equipment Used : Kernow beta 4100 mobile for now...
Subject: Hatchback mount install. Sat Jul 04, 2020 8:12 am
Hello everyone, so this is basically a video of my in car setup but mainly about the hatchback mount I have installed as before I bought it I could find next to no information on then. So this is basically a quick video for anyone in the future who is thinking about setting one up.
Thanks
https://youtu.be/SgcbTegf49g
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Call Sign : 26CT2727 Posts : 656 Times Thanked : 54 Join date : 2019-07-08 QTH or Location : Stockport Equipment Used : Icom 7300. Icom 705, Yaesu FTM400XD and a Yaesu FT70. Age : 59
Subject: Re: Hatchback mount install. Sun May 23, 2021 12:51 pm
Useful Video TT, if you didn’t already (one year later, lol) I would recommend you “Bond” the Mount to the car body with some earthing wire or something. I’m sure the SWR would drop by doing it. Thanks for posting. Sorry for the delay.
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Subject: Re: Hatchback mount install. Sun May 23, 2021 1:23 pm
Cheers the main problem it gives me in the end is when I unscrew the antenna every now and again it un screws the bottom of the mount so just have to keep an eye on that. But yes bonding would also help
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Subject: Re: Hatchback mount install. Sun May 23, 2021 1:41 pm
Had a hatch mount years ago on a XR2 Fiesta, had many years of good radio, the earth wire was the key fix for me all those years ago, good video upload.
1year ago, missed this post back then.
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Call Sign : 26-SW-010 / 26-TM-087 Posts : 67 Times Thanked : 1 Join date : 2020-06-13 QTH or Location : Somerset Equipment Used : Kernow beta 4100 mobile for now...
Subject: Re: Hatchback mount install. Sun May 23, 2021 3:34 pm
I've changed car since that video but I've changed it over to the new car and still use it, I even use it for my amateur radio and antenna
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Subject: Hatchback mount install. 
