{"id":9664,"date":"2024-03-22T14:06:04","date_gmt":"2024-03-22T04:06:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thedocaus.com\/blog\/?p=9664"},"modified":"2025-10-24T14:03:07","modified_gmt":"2025-10-24T03:03:07","slug":"uhf-install","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/thedocaus.com\/blog\/?p=9664","title":{"rendered":"Grenadier build &#8211; UHF install"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>AERIALS FITTED<\/strong><br>The aerial on the left of screen is the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rfi.com.au\/cd63-antenna-series\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">RFI CD63<\/a> Black 6.5dbi removable aerial. It is very thin, so the driver\u2019s vision is barely impacted. The twists you see 1\/2 down the whip is there to absorb vibrations\/corrugations. When travelling across corrugations The Doc calls it the hula girl.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This aerial is fitted to a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gme.net.au\/au\/fixed-mount-radios\/tx3520s\/\">GME TX3520S<\/a>.<br><br>The aerial on right of screen is the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.prestigecom.net.au\/rfi-cd961-71-75-flexible-black-6-5dbi-sw125-3dbi-uhf-cb-antenna-pack\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">RFI CD961-71-75<\/a>. It has interchangeable antenna whips which operate at 6.5dBi and 3dbi. The 3dbi whip is tiny at about 10cm long. The larger 6.5dBi antenna is fitted in the picture. This aerial is fitted to a<a href=\"https:\/\/www.prestigecom.net.au\/GME-XRS-390C-XRS-Connect-IP67-UHF-CB-Radio-With-Bluetooth-GPS\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"> GME XRS390C<\/a>. I have a GME XRS-BT1 hands free kit to install on the GMEXRS390.<br><br>The handsets are mounted on the passenger&#8217;s side of the centre console, using the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theineosforum.com\/threads\/mobile-phone-mount-and-charging-process.12411944\/post-1333255869\">Brodit bracket.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The basic cable feed is shown in the second image. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"604\" height=\"484\" data-attachment-id=\"9631\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/thedocaus.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=9631\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thedocaus.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/MGH-Gren.jpg?fit=1800%2C1443\" data-orig-size=\"1800,1443\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone SE (2nd generation)&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;50&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0082644628099174&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"MGH-Gren\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thedocaus.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/MGH-Gren.jpg?fit=604%2C484\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thedocaus.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/MGH-Gren.jpg?resize=604%2C484\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9631\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thedocaus.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/MGH-Gren.jpg?resize=1024%2C821 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thedocaus.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/MGH-Gren.jpg?resize=300%2C241 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thedocaus.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/MGH-Gren.jpg?resize=768%2C616 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thedocaus.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/MGH-Gren.jpg?resize=1536%2C1231 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thedocaus.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/MGH-Gren.jpg?w=1800 1800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thedocaus.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/MGH-Gren.jpg?w=1208 1208w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"604\" height=\"484\" data-attachment-id=\"9749\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/thedocaus.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=9749\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thedocaus.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/MGH-Gren-Markup-scaled.jpg?fit=2560%2C2052\" data-orig-size=\"2560,2052\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone SE (2nd generation)&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;50&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0082644628099174&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;MGH Gren Markup&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"MGH Gren Markup\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thedocaus.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/MGH-Gren-Markup-scaled.jpg?fit=604%2C484\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thedocaus.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/MGH-Gren-Markup.jpg?resize=604%2C484\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9749\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thedocaus.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/MGH-Gren-Markup-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C821 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thedocaus.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/MGH-Gren-Markup-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C240 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thedocaus.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/MGH-Gren-Markup-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C616 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thedocaus.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/MGH-Gren-Markup-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C1231 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thedocaus.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/MGH-Gren-Markup-scaled.jpg?resize=2048%2C1642 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thedocaus.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/MGH-Gren-Markup-scaled.jpg?w=1208 1208w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thedocaus.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/MGH-Gren-Markup-scaled.jpg?w=1812 1812w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>AERIALS FITTEDThe aerial on the left of screen is the RFI CD63 Black 6.5dbi removable aerial. It is very thin, so the driver\u2019s vision is barely impacted. The twists you see 1\/2 down the whip is there to absorb vibrations\/corrugations. When travelling across corrugations The Doc calls it the hula girl. This aerial is fitted &hellip; <a href=\"http:\/\/thedocaus.com\/blog\/?p=9664\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Grenadier build &#8211; UHF install<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[152,149,160,4,158,1],"tags":[175,170,172],"class_list":["post-9664","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-12-volt","category-4x4","category-aussie-made","category-australia","category-guide","category-uncategorised","tag-fitout","tag-grenadier","tag-ineos"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p42vG0-2vS","jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/thedocaus.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9664","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/thedocaus.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/thedocaus.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/thedocaus.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/thedocaus.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=9664"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"http:\/\/thedocaus.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9664\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12144,"href":"http:\/\/thedocaus.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9664\/revisions\/12144"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/thedocaus.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=9664"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/thedocaus.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=9664"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/thedocaus.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=9664"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}