Thread: UHF/VHF and HF radio in a 2010 RRS?

Originally Posted by jik22

Hi all,

Have just agreed to purchase a 2010 RRS, which I collect next weekend.

First job will be to get my radios fitted, so can I ask those that have been through this what they did for antenna mounts (no roo bar or RWC on this one, which is how I did the Defender), and where they the radio remote head and mics inside?

Just looking to see what others have done. Especially interested in those who have a Codan 3040 mounted for HF, and pics would be great.

Thanks!

Can't help with the HF, but I happily use a pair of s/s brackets that fix onto the bonnet stay bolts for my CB and mobile extension aerials. There were a couple for sale on here a few weeks ago. Minor problem with all over washing of the bonnet on the rare occasions I use a car wash.

Like this LAND ROVER DISCOVERY 3 / 4 / RRS ORIGINAL DESIGN UHF / CB AERIAL ANTENNA BRACKET | eBay Australia

Ditto the bonnet hinge mount as a good option, and I've seen them mounted through the grill, somehow...

There's lots on the forum between the RRS and Discovery 3/4 subforums.

I easily tucked away a remote head GME UHF behind the centre console. The funnest part you're about to find out is that the one way through the firewall is a grommet roughly located behind the brake pedal. It's doable but requires some good coat hanger thread the needle kind of work.

Lots of things to love about the RRS though, I wish you joy!

+1 for the ebay linked model,i have too. for uhf/vhf do you have one ? as i make and sell a remote head conversion kit for the anytone 778 radio. I also have used a QYT KT-9900 in mine, but the UI/screen/buttons are harder to read & use.

OK, thanks all…..grabbed the eBay bonnet mount, so that will do for the UHF/VHF antenna, but still struggling with the HF side of things.

Next job, now I have the car is a slimline Lithium battery, and the Codan base unit in the underfloor space (hopefully it fits once I pull the foam under the toolkit/jack storage, which is also going).

Then back to the HF antenna!

Many moons ago I used to install HF radios in all sorts of vehicles and back then they usually had a decent amount of strong metal in them so bullbars were the normal mounting point for aerials.
As time went on and plastic became more prevalent along with crumple zones it became much harder to mount aerials. These days it is rare to see HF aerials on vehicles but most seem to use a towbar mount if no bullbar or rear tyre carrier is available.
Interference with and from vehicle electronics is another story and can often mean the HF is only usable when the engine is off.

Originally Posted by oka374

Interference with and from vehicle electronics is another story and can often mean the HF is only usable when the engine is off.

This will be the most modern vehicle I have fitted one to, but I would only use HF (Amateur and 4WD/HF club) stationary anyway as need to concentrate!

Originally Posted by gavinwibrow

Can't help with the HF, but I happily use a pair of s/s brackets that fix onto the bonnet stay bolts for my CB and mobile extension aerials. There were a couple for sale on here a few weeks ago. Minor problem with all over washing of the bonnet on the rare occasions I use a car wash. ....

I also have two of the bonnet brackets from Labtronics for CB and mobile aerials, but I removed the phone one as it caused a noisy air roar around 100kph, probably due to being a fat 3 in 1 type IIRC 2, 3, and 4G or maybe CDMA in there.

My previous 4.4 TDV8 L322 didn't interfere with my Icom 7100 even while moving, only requiring the 12V power and earth cables to be looped through a ferrit core.
I haven't yet made a HF antenna mount for my recently-acquired L405 but expect to fabricate a contorted bracket to exit from behind the bonnet. On the L322 it was mounted on one of the roof bolts.