[Mobile-Portable] Hole-less Remote Head Install...

[DGB]

... and I found the heavy duty Velcro found in WalMarts sewing dept. 
works great! .... 3-years and holding.

73 de w9yq/m

DavidE Benedict wrote:
> December 25th, 2005
>
> Ah...
>
> I forgot to tell of my hole-less 706 Remote Head installation...
>
> My dash board has a cup holder which slides out toward the driver for use. 
> --It is about 1/2 inch thick and rides in rails on each side of it. 
> --I removed this cupholder and stored it away for safekeeping.
>
> I fashioned a piece of about 1/2 inch thick by 6 x 6 inch plastic to fit
> in the cupholder rails...I suppose a hardwood board would work fine, too.
> I also suppose one could use the ashtray area or a plastic cover which is
> over a space that is not used for one of the manufacturer's options. Just
> buy another plastic cover to cobble-up for your Ham radio use, and you'll
> have the original cover stored away safely for when you sell the vehicle.
>
> Finally, I angeled the front edge of my new plastic piece quite a bit
> toward the driver and also angled it upward a bit as well,... ...then
> drilled and tapped that front edge for mounting the  Remote Head's
> mounting plate. When I glance over there from the driver's seat the Remote
> Head's face is square with my vision.
>
> Slick. Works great!
>
> Speaking of selling Ham Radio Mobile Installation vehicles. 
> That's fine if you have to do it, but I have dozens of hours of work and
> wire strung all over my vehicle. To change vehicles is a horrendous task. 
> --When a guy hit me and totalled my vehicle the insurance co. had to pay
> the estimate I got from a car stereo shop to do the rewiring and to do the
> removal and reinstallation of the equipments and antennae...over $1000 for
> that re-do into another vehicle of the same kind/style...I think that's
> cheap for the necessary work needed to re-do my various installations
>
> David B.
> W7DBH
> OREGON
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