ALWAYS ALWAYS ALWAYS run the ground to the battery not the chassis. Makes for less alternator/ equipment noise. Don't roll the cable up, fold it. Rolled coax cable becomes an RF choke and will reduce the signal in and out. Any arial within 1/4 wave of the radiating antenna will distort the radiation pattern and cause the signal to become directional.
Hi Graham. I've never owned a UHF but I'm planning a full lap around Australia starting in Melbourne. My question. What are the do's and don'ts? When do you use it? Are there fun things to be done with it or is it just for emergencies?
Why can't Uniden make heavy duty antennas for 27mhz USA market? All we can get are junk fiberglass that break very easy or extremely flexable stainless steel that wip around and have almost no db gain ........
hi Graham , i'm still trying to find a hole through the Fire wall on my 03 Nissan patrol ? Passenger side mounted CB . do you have to take the glovebox out .
Hi Team I have this unit in NZ, my Question is can you feed aerial and share am/fm radio roof aerial without interference of stereo reception etc, hope that makes sense sounds clear as mud lol
Uniden customer service is crap. I bought a Uniden Adventure pack that came with a 9060 radio and an AT890BKS aerial. in the box there were instructions for the radio but absolutely no instructions or a guide for the aerial. wasnt sure about something to do with the aerial so asked uniden a question via email on their website and got a condescending answer about getting a professional to install it. WTF? my other truck will get a GME if that's Unidens attitude
No conduit on the wiring. Flush cutters are better than side cutters and messing around with a lighter. Incorrectly terminating the antenna wire and not testing it is the most common cause of issues and wasn't covered. I'm also surprised that Uniden left in his comment about antennas mounted together, 1/2 wavelength apart is the rule of thumb (better to have one on each side of the bar, not that a bullbar is the best place to mount it in the first place in terms of performance)
Scott I’ve never seen an Australian off road antenna installation anywhere BUT the bull bar. In the US we tend to opt for the center of the vehicle for optimum ground plane. But then the antenna is so high it catches limbs and won’t fit into a garage. So I do get why the aussies mount theirs on the bull bar. I guess a less than optimum mounting position outperforms an antenna that is broken off.
Kungfu Commando , have seen many examples of antennas mounted on the rear bar up close to the body in USA TH-cam vids. Very strange place to put it. Maybe they’re cocky and only intend to transmit backwards?
Mark Wastall roof is ideal for performance, not great for tight tracks with the default 6db whips, however a rubber ducky on the roof would be hard to damage and be enough gain for the hills. A fold down base on the roof you can reach from drivers seat to fold, and swap antennas depending on terrain is probably the best arrangement. Bonnet edge is higher than bullbar and less vibration. Everything is a compromise.
ALWAYS ALWAYS ALWAYS run the ground to the battery not the chassis.
Makes for less alternator/ equipment noise.
Don't roll the cable up, fold it.
Rolled coax cable becomes an RF choke and will reduce the signal in and out.
Any arial within 1/4 wave of the radiating antenna will distort the radiation pattern and cause the signal to become directional.
So run the ground from the unit in the cab to the battery? Is it really necessary?
@@carl8568 only if you want good radio performance.
If you don't mind the alternator whine on your transmit and receive, take the easy way out.
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Ok, it looks like my Uniden unit comes with a long negative wire so it should be pretty easy. Thanks.
The best option would be to wire it to the Facctory Fuse Block with a Relay therefore their is no parasitic draw
Hi Graham, What was the clip you used to clip onto the dash mat with the handpiece? Cheers
How does this man see out the front of his truck with all those damn antennas?
Hi Graham.
I've never owned a UHF but I'm planning a full lap around Australia starting in Melbourne.
My question. What are the do's and don'ts? When do you use it? Are there fun things to be done with it or is it just for emergencies?
I cut the fme terminals off. They are almost impossible to get through most firewalls. Also always disconnect all battery power first to the vehicle !
When you do your zip ties do them up facing down dont use a lighter makes them brittle and they snap quicker
Where do you get the dashmat clip ..
Why can't Uniden make heavy duty antennas for 27mhz USA market? All we can get are junk fiberglass that break very easy or extremely flexable stainless steel that wip around and have almost no db gain ........
hi Graham , i'm still trying to find a hole through the Fire wall on my 03 Nissan patrol ? Passenger side mounted CB . do you have to take the glovebox out .
Hi Team I have this unit in NZ, my Question is can you feed aerial and share am/fm radio roof aerial without interference of stereo reception etc, hope that makes sense sounds clear as mud lol
Graham is a legend
As always great advice. Thanks Graham.
I did mine this way, and it melted my wiring... Wtf
what antenna do you use for radio fm and dab?
but don,t thay have to be swerd in like the old ones Graham sorry about my spelling am just old lol
Uniden or GME ?
awesome job thanks
Anyone else think it's weird how different Graham sounds just 3 years ago?
nice antena bro...
Cheers Graham.
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Great step by step...cheers
You seem like a nice lady.
Uniden customer service is crap. I bought a Uniden Adventure pack that came with a 9060 radio and an AT890BKS aerial. in the box there were instructions for the radio but absolutely no instructions or a guide for the aerial. wasnt sure about something to do with the aerial so asked uniden a question via email on their website and got a condescending answer about getting a professional to install it. WTF? my other truck will get a GME if that's Unidens attitude
Yep, I want to know what the soft plastic cap thing with small hole is for or where that goes
@@Alma-ry1dn did you ever find out?? I have the same question!
No conduit on the wiring. Flush cutters are better than side cutters and messing around with a lighter. Incorrectly terminating the antenna wire and not testing it is the most common cause of issues and wasn't covered. I'm also surprised that Uniden left in his comment about antennas mounted together, 1/2 wavelength apart is the rule of thumb (better to have one on each side of the bar, not that a bullbar is the best place to mount it in the first place in terms of performance)
Scott I’ve never seen an Australian off road antenna installation anywhere BUT the bull bar. In the US we tend to opt for the center of the vehicle for optimum ground plane. But then the antenna is so high it catches limbs and won’t fit into a garage. So I do get why the aussies mount theirs on the bull bar. I guess a less than optimum mounting position outperforms an antenna that is broken off.
Kungfu Commando , have seen many examples of antennas mounted on the rear bar up close to the body in USA TH-cam vids. Very strange place to put it. Maybe they’re cocky and only intend to transmit backwards?
Scott, where would you recommend fitting the antenna then? Bonnet hinge mount or on the roof?
Mark Wastall roof is ideal for performance, not great for tight tracks with the default 6db whips, however a rubber ducky on the roof would be hard to damage and be enough gain for the hills. A fold down base on the roof you can reach from drivers seat to fold, and swap antennas depending on terrain is probably the best arrangement.
Bonnet edge is higher than bullbar and less vibration.
Everything is a compromise.
"the footwell bounces the sound" No it does not. Stop repeating dumb marketing bullshit.
panduit cable tie gun, throw the lighter out
"Installing a UHF radio can be installed", great copy editing, lol
I love how he says saving you abit of Coin but hes using one of the top of the range Uniden bahahaha
I got quoted $250 for install, I'd rather by a more expensive radio and do it my self
Great work mate, do a video and don't show anyone the most important part, pulling the cable through. Useless!
Sounds like a blatant advert disguised as instructional.
As with any video made by a TH-cam channel for a company, the videos are adverts, nothing wrong with that
Every uniden product i ever bought was cheap rubbish.