Any amateur radio operators here?

[Ghost10]

Looking to install a NMO on the roof.
I have been using this setup for several months but would rather have a real feedline from the roof. Since I am a one man show and don't know anywhere to go to have it done, I decided dropping the whole headliner would be a real PITA for me, and have been thinking a NMO could go here? It's the rear side of the sunroof opening. Theirs room for me to stick my tiny hand and install a NMO there.

Watcha think?

This is what I have right now:

 

[RedInCo]

Ham with a 2010 Yukon Denali here. I have not done a permanent antenna install.

So you are thinking to have the coax enter the cabin at the edge of the sunroof trim, and run it over to a pillar, with it visible? That is certainly easier than dropping the headliner.

 

[Ghost10]

Current antenna pic did not upload

Ham with a 2010 Yukon Denali here. I have not done a permanent antenna install.

So you are thinking to have the coax enter the cabin at the edge of the sunroof trim, and run it over to a pillar, with it visible? That is certainly easier than dropping the headliner.

pretty much what I plan to do is, remove passenger sun visor, "oh shit" handle pull down that quarter of the headliner down and mount the NMO between sun roof and passenger window.

BTW I have a 18 Tahoe and the backdoor / hatch, I assume it's aluminum but with a continuity meter it is not what I would want to have a antenna mounted to.

My current radios are a XTL5K T Band and a APX8000 HT

I recommend to buy the proclipusa stuff for the truck vs holes everywhere lol

 

[iLikeEggs]

I have a 2011 police Tahoe. It came with two NMO mounts already on the roof but I had to replace them. Once I pulled the rear overhead light from the headliner I had decent access to reinstall the NMO mounts and run coax where I had to. Yours may be a similar situation.

 

[Solace]

You can get a fender mount NMO if you don't want to drill your roof. If you do wish to drill your roof, your best bet would be to find a local emergency vehicle upfit shop near you to have it done.

 

[Fless]

When I did radio work in another life I used a 3/4" knockout punch that worked great for the NMO mounts.

 

[iLikeEggs]

You can get a fender mount NMO if you don't want to drill your roof. If you do wish to drill your roof, your best bet would be to find a local emergency vehicle upfit shop near you to have it done.

I picked up my fender NMO mount from Ham Radio Outlet. You can get them from Amazon and ebay too.

 

[Ghost10]

I have a 2011 police Tahoe. It came with two NMO mounts already on the roof but I had to replace them. Once I pulled the rear overhead light from the headliner I had decent access to reinstall the NMO mounts and run coax where I had to. Yours may be a similar situation.

I have a tv on the roof in between the front seat and midrow
Don't see screws to remove it

 

[Ghost10]

I picked up my fender NMO mount from Ham Radio Outlet. You can get them from Amazon and ebay too.

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I still haven't had time to drop the headliner and install a nmo. I did do a half asleep purchase on Amazon for a fender mount lol my only gripe is that it mounts way towards the front end of the truck and not closer to the firewall where there is a hole from the factory

May I ask how you ran the coax into the cab from the fender mount ?

 

[Synchros]

I did the same (fender mount, passenger side). I'll see about getting some pictures. Also put dedicated power to the fuse box.

This is in a 2018 Yukon XL Denali.