Ashtray Ham Radio

I'm looking for a Ham radio that will fit in the ashtray of a 1st gen, anyone know of any that fit?
I've seen guys do it with CB's and @Willbeck stuffed a 25w rugged radio in there that appears to be out of stock everywhere.
On that note, anyone have a RM25r from Rugged Radios they're looking to part with?

 

Alot of the rugged radios are just rebranded chinese radios, might have better luck figuring out which is which and searching for those.

 

I used this radio, it basically bolted in place if the ashtray.

$135 BTECH UV-25X4 (Second Gen.) Mini Mobile 25 Watt Tri Band Base, Mobile Radio: VHF, 1.255M, UHF Amateur (Ham)

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B06XCDWT6V?ie=UTF8

You will need an antenna and cabling for it to work.

 

Awesome! Thanks guys!
The B-Tech version of that rugged radio I was initially looking for is the BTech UV-2501.

@TMFF I was looking at that one, good to know it'll fit!

 

I recommend you get a externa speaker too, it's a little quiet in the dash.

The RR kit isn't bad ready to run at $300.

https://www.ruggedradios.com/collec...5-watt-waterproof-dual-band-amateur-radio-kit

Edit: GMRS kit is a little cheaper if you don't need the HAM channels.

https://www.ruggedradios.com/collec...s/products/rugged-gmr25-mobile-gmrs-radio-kit

 

@TMFF Noted. How bad was it to program the BTech version? Also where did you end up mounting your antenna?

 

I used Chirp to program, easy enough to do.

I have a mag mount that I put up when I'm using the radio.

 

How did you power this if you are removing the ash tray? Thanks!

 

Run a fused power cable from the battery through the firewall. Hopefully these radios have gotten better. I bought one years ago when they first came out to stick in my commuter car but the firmware was so terrible I returned it.