How do you wire in a ham radio into a 2003 Jeep Liberty?

Answer 1

Power is best run directly from the battery. The power lines in the cab often do not carry sufficient, clean power. Just connect to the battery and route the wire through any available grommet or other opening in the firewall or drill and grommet a small hole in a safe location. As for antennas, it depends on what band radio you are running. for VHF/UHF, I drilled and mounted a small antenna on the roof im the middle near the tailgate. You can take the trim off around the healiner inside the tailgate and drop the headliner enough to allow you to drill and mount the antenna. I prefer the NMO mouting system. Other options for VHF/UHF would be a on the glass mount antenna that sticks to the side cargo windows. For HF, you'll need something bigger like maybe a trailer hitch mount or ball mount on the side.