Trail-Ready Comms: Installing a Yaesu FTM-510DR in my Ford Bronco

Thu, 07 Aug 2025 00:00:00 +0000

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So I have a confession to share. I have my radio operators license plate on my Ford Bronco, but I don’t have a radio installed in it. When I have gone on road trips, I’ve used a MFJ SMA window mount with some coax to one of my HT’s. Not the greatest solution but it sort of worked, mostly.

But when I brought home my 2022 Ford Bronco, I knew it had to have a radio or to be honest, radios, installed so that I would never be without comm’s no matter where my adventures took me. If you’ve spent any time looking at the 6th Generation Bronco interior, you know that finding space for a full-sized dual-band mobile radio can be a bit of a puzzle.

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Trail-Ready Comms: Installing a Yaesu FTM-510DR in my Ford Bronco