With the roof rack installed on our Toyota FJ Cruiser it was time to get the Ham Radio antennas installed. Three antennas are needed for my build. The first antenna is used for the ARPS radio and the other two are used by the ICOM 2820. The 2820 uses the primary antenna for transmission. For reception two antennas are used with the antenna with the best signal selected.

Primary Antenna

Primary Antenna

The mounts are made out of a heavy duty selection of aluminum “L” stock. The brackets are then bolted to the rack and the antenna mounts are then attached to the brackets. I use UFH based mounts which allows an me to attach a cable to the mount if I need to setup a high gain antenna for stationary communications.

Secondary Antenna

APRS Antenna

Cost: Antenna Mount and cable: $45.00 each

Time: 1.5 hours