Technical information
Table Of Contents
- GoMobile Cover
- SGC – The SSB People
- Go Mobile at 500 Watts
- T a b l e o f C o n t e n t s
- I n t r o d u c t i o n
- C h a p t e r 1 C h a n g e s i n M o b i l e R a d i o
- C h a p t e r 2 O r i e n t i n g Y o u r s e l f t o 5 0 0 W a t t s
- C h a p t e r 3 DCP o w e r S u p p l y S y s t e m f o r a M o b i l e I n s t a l l a t i o n
- C h a p t e r 4 A n t e n n a s a n d G r o u n d s
- C h a p t e r 5 N o i s e S u p p r e s s i o n a n d S h o c k -M o u n t i n g
- C h a p t e r 6 I n s t a l l a t i o n P r o c e d u r e s
- C h a p t e r 7 I n s t a l l a t i o n V a r i a b l e s
- C h a p t e r 8 G o i n g M o b i l e a t 1 5 0 W a t t s
- Appendix A — QMS S y s t e m
- A p p e n d i x B — S e l e c t i o n o f E q u i p m e n t
- A p p e n d i x C — T e s t D a t a
- It all Adds Up
Installation Variables
In preparing for this book, SGC installed the SGC 500-watt
system in four vehicles: GEO Metro, GEO Tracker, Jeep
Cherokee, and Cadillac.
We sought to document installation procedures and difficul-
ties encountered during each separate installation. The infor-
mation in this book represents the experience of having actu-
ally performed the installation in the vehicles covered.
Of course, no installation goes exactly as planned. After all,
although communications equipment can be designed for
vehicles, most vehicles are not designed for communications
equipment. We hope this book will “fill the gaps” in typical
installation guides.
Taking this into account, along with the realization that a lit-
tle ingenuity—and scraped knuckles—are needed for such
installations, go forward in your installation with a willing-
ness to take the time to get it right the first time. Remember
the three “P’s” needed for a successful installation: patience,
perseverance, and perspiration.
Geo Metro
Typical of most compact cars in this class, installation space
both on both sides of the firewall is at a premium.
Engine compartment. To locate a mounting place for the
battery separator solenoid and a feed-through point in the
firewall for the auxiliary battery cable, we found an existing
bolt located on the left wheel well that provided a good
mechanical and electrical (ground) tie point for the solenoid.
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