Comet No Hole Mobile Antenna Mount Yaesu ATAS Installation

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Installing The Comet No Hole Antenna Mount With The Yaesu ATAS On My 2019 Ford Explorer XLT. It's AWESOME!! Comet Mounts & Antennas Can Be Found At Most Ham Radio Distributors.
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@HamRadioNewb 6 күн бұрын

For routing through the firewall, just poke a hole along side the brake booster. You'll need a few 12 inch extensions along with a stepper bit and a fish stick to complete the install. It would be smart to put a grommet around the hole too, but I used the plastic corrugated conduit and haven't had an issue in 3 years.

@NebulaHatesWatchdog Ай бұрын

most youtubers wouldnt go a hair above the speed limit on video, this is why I love your channel LOL

@DarkShadowCustoms Ай бұрын

Well in Texas if you aren't going at least 80 to 85 MPH you will get ran over.

@NebulaHatesWatchdog Ай бұрын

@@DarkShadowCustoms Yeah so I’ve heard. People go pretty fast here in Detroit too, and our cops hardly pull people over, but when they do you are so screwed.

@DarkShadowCustoms Ай бұрын

@@NebulaHatesWatchdog here in the SW corner of Michigan there are a lot of people with Illinois plates that go 80 to 85 mph down I-94 between Memorial Day and Labor Day.

@MrTommy001 15 күн бұрын

Welp, got my ATAS 120A antenna yesterday. Been working on the install for a couple hours now. I got a Comet 3D4MD coax pkg for the installation on my 2016 F-350. The issue for me is how much thicker my coax seems to be than yours. 'Slinking' the coax into the truck is holding me up. The diesel engine takes up A LOT of space and accessing the firewall is almost impossible. Grrrr. But I think I'm just going to hook up the antenna and radio to see how it works by running the coax in through the window. 😏 Added later: I've decided to just run the wire along the hood and into the cab via the door. The wire is coiled up on the dash. Done! I hooked up the radio, the battery, and the antenna. Man, it works like a charm! Thanks for your helpful (and convincing) video on this cool antenna.

@K9TPT Ай бұрын

I'm glad Comet reached out to you. I emailed them half a dozen times to get parts for my BB7V and not a single reply.

@MStwertnik Ай бұрын

The BB7V is not a Comet product, you would have reached out to diamond.

@K9TPT Ай бұрын

@@MStwertnik you are correct I stand corrected. Thank you

@MrTommy001 28 күн бұрын

You've sold me! I'll be getting one of these for my F-350 crew cab long box RV tow vehicle.

@roach1317 Ай бұрын

100 mph on the Autobahn is a daily occurence. Good job. 73 de DJ6JH

@sinisterpisces Ай бұрын

Congratulations! I don't have a car and can't drive, but I really enjoyed watching the install process to learn how it works. I especially appreciate that you found a non-destructive way to do it. And, of course, your joy at getting this set up and working is infectious. Enjoy!

@robert_D187 Ай бұрын

I've got a '23 Explorer ST. I frequently can be found in the post 100 range.

@JG-DivMan 19 күн бұрын

Love it! Not only do you have HF and VHF/UHF on the same vehicle, you've also upgraded to DoubleDisembowel(tm) capability! 😉 This may be one of the few times where AM is better than sideband! 😂 Unfortunately, Comet doesn't make a custom mount for my vehicle, so I'll have to consider an alternate way to mount the ATAS. I was considering a MagMount on the roof, but worry a bit about height and clearance. Enjoy your videos, the dark humor, and hope to hear you on the bands one of these days!

@nickmartin9403 Ай бұрын

Thanks for sharing your experiences with the ATAS! I ordered mine yesterday and hope to get it installed within the next week or so.

@BeeHamGuy Ай бұрын

I also have not drilled a hole through the firewall of my Honda Ridgeline. Instead, I use a battery box like you do. It works like a champ and ensures that my battery is handy for POTA activations. Recently, I purchased a rugged 12 w solar panel and hooked it up to the battery box in hopes to always have my battery topped off. We'll have to see how it works. Thanks so much for another great video!

@prephampaul Ай бұрын

Very nice! I didn't see anything for Toyota or Jeep. I need a passenger side for my ATAS on a Tundra. My jeep has the 3axis Diamond for the atas and it works great on the back liftgate.

@royn6wyz647 Ай бұрын

Great video Mike! Love my Atas.

@johnk8091 Ай бұрын

Good job Mike, happy mobiling, catch the DX on the highway. Rock on....

@ronniet5680 Ай бұрын

Like the battery in the back seat, also use it for dash camera

@dustyroaddestinations Ай бұрын

Outstanding! That’s awesome they made that for you! Hope they decide to do that more for vehicles! 2021 GMC Canyon 😜

@briangarrison9518 Ай бұрын

Rock N Roll Brother! 🤘

@cablemedic207 Ай бұрын

I Used to run an ATAS on the fender of my Tacoma with a standard stainless NMO fender bracket and a SO adapter with no issues for a few years. Sometimes the KISS method is better than over hamming an install.

@KU8RLY Ай бұрын

You can run your power through the door jamb like you did your coax. That's how I ran the power for my 891 in my truck.

@carypeaden4147 Ай бұрын

Very interesting. I would like to have heard you use it to make some SSB contacts (not just FT8) to see how the antenna performed on the highway.

@KE8ODY-WV-Ares-Ham-Dad-3O4 Ай бұрын

Love to mount one for the house

@travisdrake2940 Ай бұрын

Nice Jurassic Park reference

@donausmus4281 Ай бұрын

Hope your tires are good.

@AdamosDad Ай бұрын

Nice! One little thing, I hope your seat when adjusted won't smash or cut your coax.

@DarkShadowCustoms Ай бұрын

I will have to see if they make one for the passenger side of a 2016 Ram 1500 because I want to put put an antenna on that side for either 11 meter or HF ham. Glad to see the ATAS will hold up to highway speeds. Makes me want to get a Yaesu for HF in the truck.

@vonzigle Ай бұрын

Thanks!

@hamradiotube Ай бұрын

Hey thank you so much!

@jphillips260 Ай бұрын

Hoping to be 1 of the 49. Ive got a 2017 limited.

@HAMFunko4pdi Ай бұрын

That's how I did my FTM-300. My 891 is on the driver's side and in the trunk. It works great, though I have not gone 100 MPH with it. LOL. Talk about simple pota from your AC car. LOL Time for Rover POTA. You need to get the Warthog award. 6 parks in one day.

@hamradiotube Ай бұрын

Texas is too big. There aren't parks close enough.

@tomKZ8TOM Ай бұрын

How can you prevent the ATAS antenna from being stolen?

@tpobrienjr Ай бұрын

I WANT ONE for 2022 explorer xlt!! CV2ANTNCG-R : Passenger side installation. ATAS-100 and FT-100D

@JeffreyByrns Ай бұрын

Don't forget to do your RF Exposure documentation! :)

@hamradiotube Ай бұрын

lol!

@toddhowell2299 Ай бұрын

Mounts for a Subaru Outback please!!!! KB9VBR and I can’t be the only two hams driving Subarus.

@K5QBF Ай бұрын

Noice!

@Nolan-N4NJM Ай бұрын

2018 F-150 too please

@mikeramsey9747 Ай бұрын

First, that is a "LOCK WASHER" and should go under the bolt head to keep the bolt from loosening. Good video and nice install. A big problem is that the hinge for your hood is rubbing your coax and will eventually cut through the shielding.

@mikesradiorepair Ай бұрын

Actually it's a star washer. The idea behind using one is so that the sides of each of the points can dig in through the paint to make contact with the body making for a good ground and in this case the other side digs into the stainless bracket. Using star washers makes what is known as a gas tight seal. Same principal behind IDC's (insulation displacement connectors).

@hamradiotube Ай бұрын

All wrong information but thanks for watching none the less.

@DeLorean58 Ай бұрын

I just need someone to make these for 2011 and up Durangos. With so many police departments switching over to them, someone has to make one, I just haven't found it yet.

@creolequeen6997 Ай бұрын

Yaa. Same antennas on my F150. In Breedlove stake pocket mounts.

@dougdaniels Ай бұрын

Steel or aluminum body? I had great luck with Breedlove on my steel 150s, but can't get any of their mounts to work decent on the aluminum one.

@creolequeen6997 Ай бұрын

@@dougdaniels steel

@jimmyw9171 Ай бұрын

The only other thing I would do is put some sheet metal screws in the part of the mount that's touching the car to add a little more stability.

@skunked42 Ай бұрын

Truly wish we would get away from the old UHF connectors. N type is so much better. I dont know if vehicles have them any more but many used to have precut holes in the firewall that were plugged with a plastic plug , I think it was for upfitter reasons and for features not included on a particular model.

@albisasky766 Ай бұрын

Do you need a left or right hand Crescent wrench for the installation?

@user-jb6ek5ey1v Күн бұрын

What kind of battery box is that? Or maybe the brand?

@thomashammer567 Ай бұрын

Does he make them for the 23 tacoma do you know. Do you have a website.

@TChachra Ай бұрын

Awesome video Mike. Which Yaesu antenna is that?

@hamradiotube Ай бұрын

ATAS 120

@TChachra Ай бұрын

Thanks Mike.

@Veedy Ай бұрын

Clean install ! nice job buddy :)

@Sgt2881 Ай бұрын

Suggestion for power: check if your cigarette lighter acc is fused at 20 amps. My Nissan Titan is and I run my 891 from the acc w/ no issues. You just need a power werx cigarette adapter

@hamradiotube Ай бұрын

I will not support Powerwerx but I do have my VHF radio connected to the cigarette lighter socket in back for power.

@Sgt2881 Ай бұрын

@@hamradiotube you’re welcome

@DM-fz3ly Ай бұрын

Hi Mike, great video, Buuuuuuuttttt I am also a highway patrol officer. I'll be DM'ing you an address you can send your fine, to be able to avoid prosecution and we'll just look the other way on the speeding ticket. cheers and 73 mate!!

@hamradiotube Ай бұрын

lol good luck.

@jimmyw9171 Ай бұрын

Not trying to be smart a$$, but there's one in every crowd 😂😂. First off that's not a truck it's an suv, next they make those mounts for 3/8 x 24 mounts which would have been closer to the size hole you needed. Anyways nice job, looks good. 73 Jimmy N5JEW

@berbaas9048 Ай бұрын

Hey Mick how about a Toyota RAV4 2007 same setup both sides thank you very much.

@rossmann6357 Ай бұрын

I have been looking for my 2018 RAV4 right side. No luck so far.

@ryank5tar Ай бұрын

Murder One has gone plaid. Ludicrous SPEED ENGAGED.

@jerryKB2GCG Ай бұрын

Were you on the Autobahn LOL

@hamradiotube Ай бұрын

I45 North lol!

@Mandarin110631 Ай бұрын

KK7SWB- Hi Mike, i see you have the 891 w detachable setup, very cool- what is the unit below that on the upright mount?

@hamradiotube Ай бұрын

FTM-300

@aceventuraaceventura2003 Ай бұрын

ATAS is great when it works. When it seizes up, it's very costly to repair. The design is way too complex to have that outdoor ruggedness like on a mobile setup. Good luck.

@hamradiotube Ай бұрын

Been using it for years. It works great.

@jzimmer223 Ай бұрын

Question, why do you place the antenna on the front hood ? why not mount it on the trunk tailgate?

@hamradiotube Ай бұрын

I made a whole video about that.

@justsayingforafriend7010 Ай бұрын

Umm... Check out the Tacoma mount

@MrTommy001 Ай бұрын

What kind of radio are you using? It's a Yaesu for sure, but I'm agonizing over what Yaesu radio I should get for portable, mobile, and POTA. I have an FT-710, but it's set up as a base and I hate having to take all the wiring and stuff apart whenever I want to go mobile or do POTA. I love how this radio and the ATAS worked together.

@hamradiotube Ай бұрын

891

@KeepEvery1Guessing Ай бұрын

It's called a Satan wrench, right?

@slappomatthew Ай бұрын

I’m pretty sure you meant 100kph

@hamradiotube Ай бұрын

Yeah? Why's that?

@mikesradiorepair Ай бұрын

I can just imagine what went through Mikes head when he read this. "This is America son. We don't use no stinking kilometers in this country."

@robmccray6360 Ай бұрын

It's a croissant wrench.

@markhawley5921 Ай бұрын

😂

@BLACKHEAT1028 Ай бұрын

You were testing that antenna at 100 mph in Mexico RIGHT, because in the US that would be illegal and you Mike are a Legal Ham

@hamradiotube Ай бұрын

I'm not in the US. I'm in Texas.

@dorvinion Ай бұрын

80 mph with a 20 mph headwind

@jakeM6LSC Ай бұрын

Mike did you just admit to breaking the speed limit that’s crazy to loose your license over a antenna Lucky you were not in the uk 🇬🇧 the would have taken your license of you straight Away 👍👍👍👍😂🙏

@hamradiotube Ай бұрын

No officer, I wasn't speeding 🤣

@StreakyP Ай бұрын

It will be interesting to see if there are any legal cases for slashing pedestrians in accidents. Tesla Cyber trucks are already banned in the EU because of of the risks they pose to cyclists & pedestrians because of their sharp curves. If you sideswipe a pedestrian with one of these new mounts you could easily disembowel them with that protruding sharp edge. Deployment will always be personal choice, but given how litigious it can be in the US plus how foreseeable the consequences could be (ignorance will probably not be a great defence) I think I'd be sticking with "no-hole" triple mag mounts on the roof keeping the antenna clearer of the bodywork (& also higher). Look at 12:50 & think what would sliding past there at 30mph do to your six-pack?. I can foresee this being an unpopular post, but given it is so easy to do things safely why take the risk?

@hamradiotube Ай бұрын

I don't even know how to respond to this comment so I'll respond with a quote. "Mr. Madison, what you've just said is one of the most insanely idiotic things I have ever heard. At no point in your rambling, incoherent response were you even close to anything that could be considered a rational thought. Everyone in this room is now dumber for having listened to it. I award you no points, and may God have mercy on your soul."

@wdsracer Ай бұрын

#1 dumbest comment I have read in 2024. Just because this thought popped into your pea brain doesn’t mean you have to actually comment on it. You really are a m o. Ron