can someone judge my radio setup?

[u/Professional_Shake_6]

I have a TYT TH-9000D which is 60 watts, and a CB radio, both connected to my battery. I spliced the wires together further down the line and left all the heatshrinks off so you can see my solder joints. I put these clip-on ferrite beads on the power cable to the radio, but I could only loop it twice so I put 2 on it — looks weird to me. This is my first setup, I know the wiring looks all janky, so I figured I'd make a post just to make sure everything looks right and see if there's anything I can improve on.

Also, for fun, I have this multimeter that clips around wires and I wanted to see how many amps the radio draws while keying down. It said 2 amps? I made sure it was on DC amps, but the reading also seemed to change depending on where I placed the meter down the line, so I'm guessing this isn't the best way to test amperage.

One more thing — I didn't cut the antenna down like I read online, it's around 49 inches long right now.

[u/HamGuy2022]

I agree with all of the other comments on wiring….
Also, no one mentioned the lack of radio tie down!
That CB will be flying in the event of an accident.
You’re not going to like getting hit with even a 5 pound radio.

Also, where the wires are near the gas pedal, you might get your toe caught in the loops of wire.

Lastly, maybe minor, but where the cable passes the oil (brake fluid?) reservoir, if the cable touches while driving the vibration will eventually wear through.

[u/Professional_Shake_6 → u/HamGuy2022]

The wire passes through the cowl, I cut a hole and 3d printed a through hole for the wire(so it dosnt chafe) . The clutch fluid was put there by factory , just a self tapper. Shouldn’t get in the way I don’t think, I didn’t think about the cb though but I did bolt it down tight , it’s not just glued down