[ICOM] Mobile mounting bracket.

[Larry L. Hinton]

I have used a scrap piece of 0.063 thick aluminum and bent to fit the radio. 
I mounted it with stainless steel U-Bolts to the handlebars. To protect the 
handlebars, I slipped plastic tubing over the U-Bolts and had rubber glued 
to the bottom of the bracket where it was over the handlebar. Holes were 
drilled in the bracket to fit the radio and quick spin bolts were used to 
mount the radio. You want to make sure there is sufficient clearance for the 
U-Bolt heads.

I used an IC-228 on the handlebar with a 7.5 AH battery in an aluminum 
enclosed box that had a half wave antenna mounted on top. That was attached 
to the rear rack. I used this setup many times for Marathons when I was 
following either the lead male or female runners. Some courses were in 
downtown areas with 30 and 40 story buildings and handhelds with repeaters 
just did not work.

The other option is to look at RAM-Mounts. There are several different 
options there that can be used on the bicycle or motorcycle with your own 
mounting bracket.

As an example check these out:
http://www.ram-mount.com/Products/BicycleMounts/tabid/3303/Default.aspx
http://www.ram-mount.com/Products/MotorcycleMounts/tabid/128/Default.aspx

I built up a universal mount to use on a bicycle and motorcycle for a 
portable APRS setup that was built into a Pelican 1030 case.

Larry
K7YBZ

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From: "Mike Olbrisch" <mike-2007 at elp.rr.com>
Sent: Wednesday, May 11, 2011 8:14 AM
To: "'ICOM Reflector'" <icom at mailman.qth.net>
Subject: Re: [ICOM] Mobile mounting bracket.

> I need to mount a Yaesu FT-817 to a bicycle.  The radio is 5-1/4 wide by
> 1-1/2 high.  Looking for a bracket that I can leave on the bike and just
> pull the radio from.
>
> Thanks.
>
> Vy73 - Mike - KD9KC.
> El Paso, Texas - DM61rt.
> W5-SOTA Association Manager.
> W5-SOTA info: www.qsl.net/kd9kc/