[Milsurplus] RBG/ITEMS WANTED/Fabricating Mounts

[Mike Hanz]

Well, to be fair, the side thumbscrews appear to support the weight of 
the receiver after it is slid in.  I suspect that some slight lifting of 
the set to engage the thumbscrews would be needed for older sets, so 
tired feet would be essentially floating in air.  The tray material 
seems to be standard 16 gage, so I'd bet it's made from 304 stainless or 
something similarly tough to hold up the receiver without bending.

 - Mike

Todd, KA1KAQ wrote:
> On Fri, Jul 17, 2009 at 11:25 AM, Mike Hanz<aaf-radio-1 at aafradio.org> wrote:
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>> .  What was interesting to me was that the receiver appears to be
>> slid into the rack with its rubber feet still installed.  I never saw
>> that approach used before.  Nothing wrong with it that I can think
>> of...just uncommon.
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> I've seen this with commercial and civilian gear before, sometimes
> with a piece of gear held down against the rubber feet by clips or
> similar. Over time the feet collapse from the pressure, but I doubt
> the designers ever considered it would be in use long enough for the
> rubber to age that much!
>
> ~ Todd,  KA1KAQ/4
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