? How To Route Handheld Radio Antenna Into Truck Cab ?

[xyzHollyxyz]

No one will be in the back seat to roll the window up and down to cause on and off pressure on the wire. Window will remain closed.

I could not pull the cable tighter because then the back door wouldn't open without yanking on the antenna.

Is this a reasonable method to get the cable into the truck? Or is there a way through the engine area that wouldn't put force on the cable like the window is doing (keeping in mind I have no idea if the engine area even has access to the area by my feet - I think there must be, but not sure how to access it)?



Hopefully, it's good to go as shown in the pic!! :R

[Strabo]

bgum wrote:
On GM products between the cab and bed there is a hole with a rubber flap that a wire can be run. Drivers side.

There are ones on the nissan under the cab.

[NinerBikes]

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144 and 440mhz.

[Muddydogs]

Chances are your inside dome light above the rear window and brake light on the cab are separated by a cardboard material. Run the cable into the bottom of the brake lense, poke a hole in the liner, run the cable out the bottom of the dome light, use the rubber seal around the rear window to hide the cable, once the cable is on the floor run it under the carpet or door jam to the front of the truck. My ham radio body sets on the hump in front of the front seat so I just got my cable to the front seat then ran it under the seats.

When I go to sell the truck everything comes off and unless they pull the brake light or dome light no one will be the wiser.

[Calicajun]

Get a hood lip mount, then run the cable through the firewall. That way you won't pinch the coax cable and will look cleaner too. You can also add a better antenna to the lip mount.

[xyzHollyxyz]

Darryl&Rita wrote:
Door frame is surrounded by weather-stripping. Run it between the door and the frame, then you won't have the wind whistle from the window part-way open.

That door will be opened and closed a lot on this trip. I was thinking that perhaps not subjecting the antenna wire to that constant slamming would be better for the wire by going through the window, which will not be opened and closed?

Or are you saying that the rubber weather stripping will kind of provide a protective "give" during opening and closing the door?

[Darryl_Rita]

Door frame is surrounded by weather-stripping. Run it between the door and the frame, then you won't have the wind whistle from the window part-way open.

[bgum]

This will be on the cab.

[xyzHollyxyz]

bgum wrote:
On GM products between the cab and bed there is a hole with a rubber flap that a wire can be run. Drivers side.

Truck is a Nissan Frontier. Wonder if it has one? I know there is a hole with a clear tube back there (drain, I think, for the BakFlip 2 cover)?

[bgum]

On GM products between the cab and bed there is a hole with a rubber flap that a wire can be run. Drivers side.