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stubes
05-13-2008, 10:14 PM
anyone have any up close pics of correct unit for my 93 Troop E car?
motorola spectra 800 mgh
i have studied the pics in resto section already.

want to know if anyone has any close up pics of one?

mine was mounted between the shifter and radio tray in my car.
there are a few on ebay and i would like to make sure i get the correct one.
ImEvil1
05-13-2008, 10:51 PM
Russ,

You will need an A/B/C 7 style head. Here is a close-up pic from the Batlabs website. Although not the correct configuration (notice the buttons above the display), they can be switched out once you find one. I'll add this info to the resto doc as well.

http://gallery.batlabs.com/mobiles/speca7.jpg


Here is a link to their website, also. Tons of good Motorola radio info there.

http://www.batlabs.com/
ImEvil1
05-13-2008, 10:54 PM
Here's an actual radio on eBay:

http://cgi.ebay.com/Motorola-Spectra-VHF-110-Watts-A7-Head_W0QQitemZ190221489948QQihZ009QQcategoryZ296QQ ssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

http://i14.ebayimg.com/02/i/000/f0/01/9ce9_1.JPG
stubes
05-13-2008, 11:17 PM
mike,
you are the man. thanks.
russ
ImEvil1
05-13-2008, 11:30 PM
No prob. ;)
FHP813
05-14-2008, 03:45 PM
Ouch $399 bin... I'm glad my car didn't bring one.:eek:
stubes
05-20-2008, 06:59 PM
how about antenna length?
my car has a 5inch 800mgh antenna on trunk. had an antenna on roof as well but it was removed. anyone know the length?

i just picked up an antenna on ebay but its only 3inches tall.
ImEvil1
05-20-2008, 10:00 PM
Russ,

I've seen many different styles of the 800 Mhz ones (some could be dual band UHF/VHF also and not 800). There's a few in the in-service gallery here, and I think a couple in the FHP resto doc also.

Have pics of either of yours for comparison?
stubes
05-20-2008, 10:17 PM
pic of trunk lid antenna.
the one i just purchased looks exactly the same except it is 3 inches in height instead of 5 like what is on the trunk.
ImEvil1
05-20-2008, 11:31 PM
Ok...they make a quarter wave style that looks like that, but I'd go with an NMO mount that looks like one of these (some pictured below come with magnet mounts):

http://www.tessco.com/products/displayProducts.do?groupId=360&subgroupId=34

This same website has the quarter-waves listed (3 inchers):

http://www.tessco.com/products/displayProducts.do?groupId=360&subgroupId=33

In most of the pics I've seen (and cars in person), they used the first style above. I have no idea why, and I only know enough about the radio stuff to get me into trouble. I'm sure it's some kind of gain v/s quarter wave mumbo jumbo. :)