[MRCA] Forward or Backward

[Robert W Boyd]

It looks great, as is Ray!


73, Robert, VE3BE

On 29/05/2023 3:30 p.m., Ray Fantini wrote:
>
> Yesterday I decided to build a rack mount for my RF-5000 set, thought 
> about trying to buy one but at the end of the day built up one from 
> stuff around the house. Started with using an old RCA monitor 
> amplifier rack tray. It was built back in the early sixties out of 
> steel and use to support a couple heavy monitor amplifiers so knew it 
> would have no issue supporting the Harris stuff. The back stopping 
> blocks and the front lock downs are from a old military GRC-19 mount 
> that I cut up years ago for building a mount for my GRC-106 Drilled 
> out the appropriate holes for installing the back stops and two holes 
> in the front that I installed a couple bolts for the wing nuts to 
> attach to along with spot welding the heads of the bolts under the 
> tray so they would not turn or fall out when the front retainers are 
> removed. Painted everything black and there you go.
>
> The real question is “should the amplifier be installed forward or 
> backwards?” the mount works both ways, so it doesn’t care. This is 
> with the amplifier installed backwards, rear front. I think it looks 
> better installed like this, just I recall seeing a mobile installation 
> where this was done and there was much P/M about how that’s not right, 
> possibly immoral!I think this looks better, what do you think? 
> Attached is a picture of the installation and the front and back stop.
>
> Ray F/KA3EKH
>
>
>
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