RoyB wrote:
I mounted two ham type antennas on the rear end of the roof side using this bracket from a mirror mount antenna install. This should support CB type antennas as well. I too don't want to drill holes thru the roof of my trailers but the side walls is open game for me haha.. Been running my unit for over five years now with no known water leaks thru the side holes that are all sealed with RTV. All of my cabling is hide inside and no wires visible except where the main radio are mounted behind a wall. All my radios use a remote control head and speakers from one location as shown below.
This is mounted on the side panel of the roof and penetrates to the inside allowing me to follow the valance curtains around to where I can drop down to the main trailer 12-foot box using the sewed-in cable path of the tent trailer window flaps.
This is on my fifth wheel roof line. Using the metal clamp shown gives you a spot to cover the the hole thru the side and fill with RTV to seal it off.
My 2008 STartcraft RT series OFF-ROAD Trailer floorplan is shown here with several radio items and antennas installed
The rear end of my trailer is a wrap around lounge type seating giving me access to my radio console shown in the one side. Radios and Computer ops support my emergency radio ops with RACES/SKYWARN/NAVY-MARS setups back off the power grid trails...
One thing to think about on using the older scanners now. Most of the US has gone or is in the process of changing all of the radio scanners out for the new digital radio scanners which support many channels on a single frequency. These require a very expensive new digital radio to monitor them ($500 range). I still get use my older scanners still but seems like every month now another group is no longer readable. All you hear now is a loud BRRRRRR ending with a squelch tail haha...
Enjoy your 1995 Rockwood Freedom Series Trailer..
Roy Ken
THNAK YOU SOOOO MUCH!!!!! That post gave me so many ideas!!! I will mount my antennas in that exact manner. That is perfect!! I know what you mean about the scanners! LOL! I will be using a Uniden HomePatrol-1 which is capable of receiving the digital transmissions. I also have a GRE PSR-800 and a Radio Shack PRO-96...I will pretty much only be using the HomePatrol in the trailer.
I have the NMO mount, cable, and antenna for the scanner. I'll buy a side mount CB antenna that is wind resistant. I just have to find a radio antenna that can mount at a 90 degree angle. I wonder if a scanner antenna will receive Am and FM well enough? I'll have to investigate that!!
On my previous trailer I had a CB installed but I had the antenna mounted to the bottom of the frame rendering it useless. This is a MUCH better idea!!!!
I can't wait to start toying with the "new" Rockwood!! I'll be posting pics of it the weekend of November 1st before she gets put to bed for the winter.
Mike!
I mounted two ham type antennas on the rear end of the roof side using this bracket from a mirror mount antenna install. This should support CB type antennas as well. I too don't want to drill holes thru the roof of my trailers but the side walls is open game for me haha.. Been running my unit for over five years now with no known water leaks thru the side holes that are all sealed with RTV. All of my cabling is hide inside and no wires visible except where the main radio are mounted behind a wall. All my radios use a remote control head and speakers from one location as shown below.
This is mounted on the side panel of the roof and penetrates to the inside allowing me to follow the valance curtains around to where I can drop down to the main trailer 12-foot box using the sewed-in cable path of the tent trailer window flaps.
This is on my fifth wheel roof line. Using the metal clamp shown gives you a spot to cover the the hole thru the side and fill with RTV to seal it off.
My 2008 STartcraft RT series OFF-ROAD Trailer floorplan is shown here with several radio items and antennas installed
The rear end of my trailer is a wrap around lounge type seating giving me access to my radio console shown in the one side. Radios and Computer ops support my emergency radio ops with RACES/SKYWARN/NAVY-MARS setups back off the power grid trails...
One thing to think about on using the older scanners now. Most of the US has gone or is in the process of changing all of the radio scanners out for the new digital radio scanners which support many channels on a single frequency. These require a very expensive new digital radio to monitor them ($500 range). I still get use my older scanners still but seems like every month now another group is no longer readable. All you hear now is a loud BRRRRRR ending with a squelch tail haha...
Enjoy your 1995 Rockwood Freedom Series Trailer..
Roy Ken
This is mounted on the side panel of the roof and penetrates to the inside allowing me to follow the valance curtains around to where I can drop down to the main trailer 12-foot box using the sewed-in cable path of the tent trailer window flaps.
This is on my fifth wheel roof line. Using the metal clamp shown gives you a spot to cover the the hole thru the side and fill with RTV to seal it off.
My 2008 STartcraft RT series OFF-ROAD Trailer floorplan is shown here with several radio items and antennas installed
The rear end of my trailer is a wrap around lounge type seating giving me access to my radio console shown in the one side. Radios and Computer ops support my emergency radio ops with RACES/SKYWARN/NAVY-MARS setups back off the power grid trails...
One thing to think about on using the older scanners now. Most of the US has gone or is in the process of changing all of the radio scanners out for the new digital radio scanners which support many channels on a single frequency. These require a very expensive new digital radio to monitor them ($500 range). I still get use my older scanners still but seems like every month now another group is no longer readable. All you hear now is a loud BRRRRRR ending with a squelch tail haha...
Enjoy your 1995 Rockwood Freedom Series Trailer..
Roy Ken
