Just had one installed, with a radio master switch I had the antenna mounted to the roll bar flag mount.
I don't, but I'll ask them on Monday. I would just look, but mine is at the dealer for 1st service.
the tech says he did cut out the back of the panel to fit the radio/intercom to get it installed. I don't now exactly how much and like you I checked for a video or something but couldn't find one. I would suggest calling Rugged radio, their techs are super helpful.
No not in detail, that's why I would suggest calling Rugged.
Well mine is fine, but better safe then sorry. Glad you called them ???
Got it all installed. Had to cut out pretty much the entire cubby hole but it all fits nicely. Certainly not the quick and easy install they advertise though!, and definitely some things you need to be careful about when cutting!
Nice job! Looks great!
So got my radio and all accessories all installed and thought all was good to go... until the first time I pushed the Push To Talk button with the engine running. As soon as I pressed the button the engine died. Long story short, I think it’s a Radio Frequency issue. I mounted my antenna on the roll bar via Rugged Radio’s roll bar antenna mount, just behind the passenger seat, which isn’t far from the flag mount you used. When I press the Push To Talk button with the engine off but the ignition on, I get a bunch of relay cycling from the area behind the passenger seat which I assume is where the ECM must be located. Two questions for you... do you know if your installer used any RF shielding material to shield the ECM from the antenna? And, do you know if your antenna is a 1/4 Wave or 1/2 Wave antenna? It should be identified on the antenna label. Thanks for your help!
Ezgoin, did you connect your radio/intercom direct to the battey? And did you do it through a radio master switch? That is how mine is and how Rugged recommends it to be done. My installer also put one of those electric noise filters on.
Yeah, direct from the battery to the noise filter. The other side of the filter splits out to power both the radio and intercom via plug and play. I didn’t wire in a master switch, but that should just make the connection even cleaner. I discussed the issue with a second RR tech who guessed it’s a grounding issue, rather than an RF interfearance issue, but aside from grounding between the antenna to a “manufactured” grounding lug rather than the empty threaded connector on the roll bar, I’ve already tried that. I guess tonight I’ll try and run a ground from the antenna base to a designed grounding lug and see if it makes any difference. Do you have a separate grounding strap coming off your antenna mount?
No but I mounted my antenna direct to the roll bar in the flag mount
Excellent! Glad you got it working! Oh, that's not from Rugged, I bought a Diamond folding antenna. It actually folds over so I don't have to unscrew the antenna when I put it in the 5th wheel. It's a high gain, dual band antenna that the local ham club recommended to me.
