I would like to install a couple amateur radios in a 2011 RAM 1500. It looks as if the space under the back fold down seats would be a good location for the radios with the control heads mounted in the dash area.
My plan was to put a 60 am fuse under the hood and then run power and ground into the cab to a distribution block that accepts standard automotive blade fuses. I would like to get this power under the back seat. Then I will need to get coax cables back out of the cab.
After crawling around and under the rig it looks like a fairly challenging task to do this cleanly. There is a plastic plug under the cab and it looks as if that might come up under the back passenger seat - but carpet will have to come out to know for sure.
In searching I found a couple posts showing ham and CB installs but nothing showing how power and antenna cables were routed. Are there folks on the list that have done this and can offer some suggestions on the power and antenna wiring details?
My plan was to put a 60 am fuse under the hood and then run power and ground into the cab to a distribution block that accepts standard automotive blade fuses. I would like to get this power under the back seat. Then I will need to get coax cables back out of the cab.
After crawling around and under the rig it looks like a fairly challenging task to do this cleanly. There is a plastic plug under the cab and it looks as if that might come up under the back passenger seat - but carpet will have to come out to know for sure.
In searching I found a couple posts showing ham and CB installs but nothing showing how power and antenna cables were routed. Are there folks on the list that have done this and can offer some suggestions on the power and antenna wiring details?