I'm looking to gear up a chase truck with a radio package. I am planning on mounting the radio in the center consul cup holder area.
My first question revolves around the power source. I have read that it is best to wire directly to the battery with an in-line fuse. I see that I have a power source (cigarette lighter) in the consul that I am not using. Is it a good option to utilize this as a power source? I also have upfitter switches that I could wire to instead of the battery. Would there be an advantage to wiring to a switch like this? Or I could simply wire direct to the battery....
2nd Question regarding antenna mounting. I was thinking of using a magnetic mount to the top of my crew cab roof body (as a nice flat surface); however, my rack hovers half way over the cab. I can simply move the antenna forward in front of the rack but I was told that the antenna should be mounted at the highest point on the vehicle which would actually be on the rack frame and not the roof body. What is more important a nice flat surface or mounting at the highest point?
My first question revolves around the power source. I have read that it is best to wire directly to the battery with an in-line fuse. I see that I have a power source (cigarette lighter) in the consul that I am not using. Is it a good option to utilize this as a power source? I also have upfitter switches that I could wire to instead of the battery. Would there be an advantage to wiring to a switch like this? Or I could simply wire direct to the battery....
2nd Question regarding antenna mounting. I was thinking of using a magnetic mount to the top of my crew cab roof body (as a nice flat surface); however, my rack hovers half way over the cab. I can simply move the antenna forward in front of the rack but I was told that the antenna should be mounted at the highest point on the vehicle which would actually be on the rack frame and not the roof body. What is more important a nice flat surface or mounting at the highest point?