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The ones in the front do. I'm not sure how long. Mostly I come back to me phone charged but sometime only like 87%. Makes me think it's on a timer. The ones in the back don't.

It's a niche vehicle and therefore has a lot of compromises. If it were an athlete it would be labeled a "tweener". Sort of good at a playing multiple positions but not really ideal for any one spot. If a person isn't buying it for a specific reason I can see them being disillusioned. If you...

If you rotate them frequently about 30,000 miles. I didn't rotate mine enough and at almost 28,000 miles the right front is about at the end. The other three might have between 2,000 and 5,000 miles left. But 30,000 is a good guess to start at.

Got the second sheet on my ground plane mounted. The aluminum cutting was without drama. The filing to fit after was tedious. Realized that my choice to make them easily removable with rivnuts underneath was a wise choice. The roof rack is a bit heavier and more unwieldy with the panels on...

I'm not a neat freak. I'm like a dude or something. ?

My armrest compartment has things like the keys to my trailer receiver lock, Swiss army knife, electric road flare, strike anywhere matches, multi tool, etc in there. I guess I could stuff the phone in there but then I have to open and close the hatch. I guess I just like the idea of being...

I'm 6' 1" (legit 6' 1" not the guy reckoning let's put it on the driver's license because no one checks 6' 1" ?) and have toyed with the idea of getting one of those sets that lets you set the seat back further. I'd like to stretch my legs a little.

So the area in front of my shift levers has a cubby hole. It's where I stash my cell phone especially when I'm charging it. But I am planning to put a two way radio in that spot. So where to put the phone when I leave it in the truck charging? I want a place near me. Also low and hidden so...

Tell me about it. I'm well on my way to $4,000 spent (probably more counting tools) on my roof rack/radio ground plane/antenna project. Ish just adds up. ????

Working on getting my ground plane/roof rack project for my radios going. The front aluminum sheet got mounted fine. Then a minimum disaster struck ..... the second sheet of aluminum was not cut square by the supplier. So next weekend I'm going to have to cut aluminum. Working out of an...

I wanted to do that but two things stopped me. 1. The bed shell on my truck seems like would interfere with the mounting. 2. I had a fear of wind noise emanating from the front supports. The first was real. I could not get around that. I think there is a system that lets you mount the rear...

Buy a snake. A pretty big snake. Or catch one. And put it under the hood. That'll take care of your rodent problem

Thanks. That is what the maths says. The internet sometimes makes one doubt the maths. ?

' It's technically about 64 to 65 cm (about 462 mhz). Which then the 1/4 wavelength would be 16 cm which is still 6.4 inches. And looking at the GMRS antennas it seems the 1/4 wave ones are about 6" long. And my reading/understanding is that the radius of the ground plane should be about 1/4...

So I think my math is okay but when I go to look for circular ground planes for sale for GMRS I see that folks (including some radio selling sites that I think are not in the consumer's best interest) selling 6" diameter discs as GMRS ground planes. I've even seen that mentioned on this site as...

See, this is why i like asking questions. I figured one antenna might affect tge other. Was going to use the 1/4 wavelength for both taking advantage of my ground plane. So the ground plane is going to be 44" x 54". I figure I'd set the VHF antenna towards the front app. 20" back and 22" in...

Thanks. That will help ease my mind. A precut sheet of aluminum isn't cheap and though I understand the theory (I got my HAM license last summer) I'm not a radio guy and antennas weren't easy to understand. I didn't want to miss some sort of weird effect the holes might have. Haven't decided...

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I'm just double checking before I make a bigger purchase. I'm mounting my roof rack and as part of the project it is going to double as a ground plane for my two way radios. The frequencies I plan to operate are 150 mhz (2 meters) and GRMS (around 400 mhz or 3/4 of a meter). So I'm going to...

That little tab that is bent out on the clip broke. I can only suspect the metal had a flaw in it. It broke as soon as I started the screw in the plastic portion. That's not alot of torque.