[ICOM] Mobile mounting bracket.

[Larry L. Hinton]

On the road, the combination of the plastic tubing on the U-Bolts and the 
rubber was more than sufficient to keep everything from slipping. I used 
that setup for five years without a problem, but you can also put a clamp 
from the mount to the handlebar stem for more stability. As for vibration, 
any mobile radio should be able to handle that and I never worried about 
that issue. The only issue I was concerned about was moisture/rain. One year 
I actually built a box with 1/4 inch plastic panes to put the radio in.

Larry
K7YBZ

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From: "Jack" <w9atp at arrl.net>
Sent: Wednesday, May 11, 2011 11:44 AM
To: "ICOM Reflector" <icom at mailman.qth.net>
Subject: Re: [ICOM] Mobile mounting bracket.

> Mike Olbrisch wrote:
>
>> Thanks Larry.  We will work up something.  The FT-817 weighs about 3 
>> pounds.
>> The last thing we want is to dump a $500 radio onto the street.
>
> Don't fail to take into account the pounding and vibration that the
> radio will experience. A rider becomes pretty quickly adjusted to it and
> sub-consciously adapts. The radio cannot do that. Give it more than just
> a rubber wrap under the clamps.
>
>
> Jack, W9ATP
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