Recent content by Mike Markowitz

Working on Rack install, purchased a Cali Raised Off Road roof rack. This rack is designed for adding a lighting kit. I was ready to install the roof rack, but in looking at the install instructions, noticed that would need to disassemble the rack to install the lighting kit. So I purchased the...

The radio install in ongoing. This weekends weather was not helpful. All cables are installed, except the antenna cable and attaching power to the battery. Need to route the external speaker and cable between radio and head from the front passenger floor board to phone charge location. Need to...

The 2020 has a number of storage locations. Checked mounted under the drivers seat or passenger seat, would be a tight fit. The radio will fit nicely in the storage compartment behind the rear passenger seat. I did have to drill a hole tin the side of the storage compartment for wires. Ran all...

I like the DStar radio's, but I miss the dual band display. I am back and forth between 2m and 440. I am a member of the Papa repeater system in Socal. The reason for the two DStar radio's, the radio head fit on the center console, in the Miata's. I have never made a contact on DStar, and the...

I like the install, I like it on top of the dash verses below. How did you attach the radio head to the hash? If this is a Dstar radio, I think I installed one in my wife's Miata, I have the D880 in my 99 Miata. Going to add and OEM style Rood rack to the 2020 Tacoma to mount the antenna. After...

Just wound what brands of oil are used. I know 0 - 20 is synthetic. Depending on the car I use Red Line (High rev engines) or Castro.

The pictures are really helpful. Is the antenna lip mount on the hood? I was thinking of a mag mount on the rood. Thank you very much. Call N6XRF, located in Thousand oaks California 73's

Truck is a 2020 Tacoma 4x4 offroad. Will be installing a Yeasu FT8800. This radio was removed from my last truck. I would like to see pictures of the yaesu 7900 install, particularly the power wire routing through the firewall, and the head mounting. thx

Just purchased a 202 Tacoma 4x4 offroad. Looking suggestions, examples, or pictures of amateur radio installs. I want to install a radio in the truck.