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AADIVER
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Initially Posted - 12/27/2005 :  15:13:13  Show Profile  Visit AADIVER's Homepage
My '01 250 which I just bought had no antenna installed. I understand I can install a starboard rail mount antenna, less expensive than a masthead one. Once installed, how do I lead the wires to the radio unit below (I have an ICOM from my old boat) and to the battery in the aft compartment? Or should I just use the bucks to buy a handheld? 5 watts vs. 25 watts, right? I sail offshore Southern California.
Frank Farmer
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Alan Therrien
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Response Posted - 12/27/2005 :  16:53:27  Show Profile
You will get much better transmission and reception with the antenna mounted on the mast head, due to the height difference. But if you elect to go with the rail mount version, you can run the cable through the hull, along the existing wire conduit in the starboard side of the boat, to the area near the wiring panel. If you take the wiring panel off the wall, and look inside, you should see the end of the wiring conduit (mine is grey, about 3/4" dia.). If you crawl into the aft section of the boat (where the steering gear is located), you will see the other end of the wiring conduit (high up, riding on the deck level, starboard side).

Sorry I don't have any pictures. And my boat and trailer are now under snow. I carry a handheld as a back up.
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Response Posted - 12/27/2005 :  19:10:27  Show Profile  Visit AADIVER's Homepage
So a rail mount antenna for a 25 watt ICOM would only have a slightly longer range than a 5 watt handheld? If so, the handheld and my cell phone should be sufficient for our local waters.
I don't have any "steering gear"; I'm a tiller dude.
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Response Posted - 12/27/2005 :  20:04:24  Show Profile
Frank, you asked basically the same question on 11/22/05. You might want to check the replies from that post.
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