Business Band Radio install - 2022 Laramie

[Golfnut]

I got a 2022 Laramie a few weeks ago and need to install a business band radio in it. I already purchased a fender/hood antenna mount that doesn't require drilling. My truck has the AUX power buttons under the radio, and the center console with bucket seats. Where is the best place to install the radio and what is the best way to get power to it. I'd like to have it be on key switched power.

 

[Savin yours]

What the heck is a business band radio?


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[Golfnut]

Two way radio. Not a cb but on a licensed frequency.

 

[Crusty old shellback]

Vhf? Uhf? Ham?
How big is the unit? Does it have a remote head unit?
You can look in my build thread as to how I did my Kenwood VHF radio I use for race support.

 

[406Linetrash]

There’s a good write up on here about it. Search for aux switches. I think jimmy07 wrote it. But for power inside the cab, one of the options on your light grey plug on the aux bundle is to jumper over from an Aux switch output. That provides power back in the cab. Your kit comes with a white connector that matches one by the driver footwell. Plug it in and you’ll have power to the inside you can tap off of. It’s purple/yellow I believe. You can then use an aux switch to power that circuit in the cab. The commercial menu in the cluster then gives you the options of ignition/battery, momentary/latched and remember last state. That’s the route I would go.

 

[Brutal_HO]

For power you can review my sticky:

In Cab Power FAQ -- AUX Switch power info -- Chassis power info

This is a roll-up thread that should answer most if not all questions regarding power availability in the cab. A lot of the credit for technical detail goes to @Jimmy07 without whose help and guidance much of this info would be hard to assemble. There are other contributors, you know who you...

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