Joe, I have my VHF mounted to the overhead on the port side of the compression post with the microphone clipped to the post. My head is on the starboard side so it is not in the way of the sitter. An advantage is that I can see the panel and easily reach the controlsfrom the cockpit and the speaker faces the cockpit. Griselda is a galley model so it might not work as well for Seafrog. I found a compact "racing" center loaded antenna at West marine that fits the masthead well. It is not as high gain as the 3 foot base loaded fiberglass model but is much smaller, lighter, lower windage and looks better. Ron M17 #14, Griselda
From: seagray@embarqmail.com To: montgomery_boats@mailman.xmission.com Date: Fri, 3 Apr 2009 08:49:14 -0400 Subject: M_Boats: Fixed Mounted VHF Radios.
My hand held radio just isn't sufficient for my location so I recently purchased a fixed mount VHF. I'm going to intall a mast antenna this weekend if this storm finally leaves the east. My question is this. Do any of you have any good ideas for the best way to mount a fixed VHF. Obviously I want to have easy access to it at the helm. I also would like to have access to it from within the cabin on occassion. Thanks for any advice. Joe Seafrog M17
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