So Midland got back to me....
Is the speaker not also on the handheld mic? I thought this unit had two speakers. If you mount the radio base in a tucked away area do you turn off the base unit speaker and roll with the handheld mic unit speaker?
I will say this... I turn my Midland 275 on using my Aux switch, and every time I flip that switch my radio powers on. Also, if I leave that switch on it will power up when I start my Bronco.So Midland got back to me....
"I am very sorry , at this time there is no menu option or programming to allow the MXT275 or the MXT575 to automatically power on."
well that is super helpful and totally explains why mine stays off but Blaylock's comes on.
I Think Ill start a pole and ask the forum. Maybe Blaylock's the odd ball
It is my understanding that you can do either or. But I have been working 60+ hour weeks since the install and haven't had time to mess with it to figure that part out.
I set out to install a GMRS radio in the Bronco, but pretty early into shopping for options realized that there really isn't an ideal place to put the head unit without being inconveniently located or intrusive.
Enter the Midland MXT275.
After reading some threads on here from people who had done an install, I knew exactly what I wanted to do. I installed the radio under my center console and installed a remote Cat5e jack into the front storage tray of the center console. Mounting the radio could not have been easier. I bored out the center mounting hole on the Midland bracket and used the existing fastener Ford uses for the transmission cable pass-through to mount the radio body.
Wiring it was a breeze. I powered it using the Brown/White Aux switch wire behind the glove box, which conveniently comes completely off with no tools. I then ran the antenna cable under the driver's side dash and through an extra grommet in the firewall. I then routed the cable up through the cowl and to the Driver's side pillar, where I installed a JCR ditch light bracket and Midland antenna.
It really felt as though they designed this truck to have this exact radio installed. If people show interest in this install I'd be happy to provide all of the links to what I bought. But for now, here are the install pics:
I love how you mounted the plug for the mic next to the USB port. Did the radio come with that jack or did you have to add that part? I know they have an extension cable but does the jack clip into the plastic or how is it held in place?I set out to install a GMRS radio in the Bronco, but pretty early into shopping for options realized that there really isn't an ideal place to put the head unit without being inconveniently located or intrusive.
Enter the Midland MXT275.
After reading some threads on here from people who had done an install, I knew exactly what I wanted to do. I installed the radio under my center console and installed a remote Cat5e jack into the front storage tray of the center console. Mounting the radio could not have been easier. I bored out the center mounting hole on the Midland bracket and used the existing fastener Ford uses for the transmission cable pass-through to mount the radio body.
Wiring it was a breeze. I powered it using the Brown/White Aux switch wire behind the glove box, which conveniently comes completely off with no tools. I then ran the antenna cable under the driver's side dash and through an extra grommet in the firewall. I then routed the cable up through the cowl and to the Driver's side pillar, where I installed a JCR ditch light bracket and Midland antenna.
It really felt as though they designed this truck to have this exact radio installed. If people show interest in this install I'd be happy to provide all of the links to what I bought. But for now, here are the install pics:
Thanks!
Please do!
Yes. On mine, if I turn off the ignition, which kills the power to the cigarette lighter, when I start back up, the mtx275 will not power back up and I'm forced to press the button on the mic again.
I believe so. I just looked at my mic and on the right hand side there's a rubber cover that if you pull back the larger hole and a smaller hole as if some sort of two pronged connector can go in there.
Thanks for checking. If it has those inputs I would think it would work as well.
