Toyota 200 Series Codan HF Radio Antenna Instal

Hi am sorry i did not have my camera on me the other day but I saw a Toyota 200 Series with almost the same set up here in Broken Hill s main street

the had the spare wheel and a jerry can holder and what he did was make a bracket from the jerry can holder bit like a air con bracket L shaped with a angel for strength and they had there 9350 antenna set up

That makes the antenna sit between the tire and the jerry can looked secure and well set up

I do try to carry a camera with me at all times but I forgot to go get it after charging the battery

Hi Parso, try this link
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I just had this same problem with a work truck. The only two options that were viable was either the kaymar mount or the bull bar mount. The bracket which you can get for the 100 series which fits between the back pillar and the wagon door is not made for the 200 series, apparently the body is thinner and it can't hand the weight/forces of holding a 9350. The other option we looked at was ditching the 9350 for a whip antenna and having the tuner mounter inside the vehicle.
Tim

I have a 100 series LC and have the antenna tuner mounted on the Kaymar LHS spare wheel carrier. This has worked perfectly for the last 5 or so years, except for the fact that the antenna on the LHS hits more trees than one would on the RHS and I have to straighten it every now and then.

Recently I purchased a NVIS (Near Vertical Incidence Skywave) antenna which has to be bent over close to horizontal to work properly (across the roof and tied to the bull bar). These are used in mountainous country or throughout a city. This does not work well with the antenna tuner on the wheel carrier as when I open the wheel carrier to get to the rear doors, the antenna rotates through 90 degrees. I now wish that I had mounted the tuner on the bull bar at the front.

If you buy the new Codan 3040 antenna instead of the 9350 , it will fit on the bull bar and comply with all laws.

Parso,
I have an NGT with the 9350 mounted on the bull bar of my 100 series. Legal when I did it but apparently no longer in NSW as it is too wide and constitutes an obstruction to vision according to the registration inspector - has to go.

The only option for the 9350 is to mount it at the rear and I would have thought that a competent fabrication shop could make a bracket that would attach to the rear bar. At last years Sydney Eastern ck show the Kaymar people had a display with an HF antenna bracket. I had a very good look to decide if I should copy or buy for my Kaymar rear bar.

I just looked and they have a bracket for the 200.

Kaymar HF bracket

Cheers

I welded an extra aerial mount to the side of our ARB bar before it was painted, as ARB have the mounts in the middle of the bar.

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On “The Landy” we had a Codan 3040 mounted low on the bull-bar where a winch would normally fit. Previously we had a 9350 mounted on the bull-bar, but this is no longer acceptable in most States.

And it is worth noting the 3040 is a much better auto-tune antenna.


On the new vehicle we have a bracket on the back of the canopy. On "The Landy" the centre antenna behind the number plate is the 3040 antenna seated down low in the bull-bar.


Whilst not specific to your question, it may give you some ideas…





Cheers, Baz – The Landy

Hi Parso.

I have a Barratt set but your Q isn't really about the make.

See pic. When I was having some issues with the set, the Barratt people recommended that I place the antenna as high as posssible.

So I got Perth 4X4 to fabricate me the bracket shown.

The top of the antenna unit sits just below my carry basket, and I haven't had any problems with it getting knocked about.

Just another obs. If you are going to mount yours on the bullbar, I suggest you don't go too far out to the edges if you intend doing 'close' tracks as it will get seriously bashed about.



Cheers.