Today I finished the installation of the FAC seat
brackets, this allows the passenger seat to be installed facing
the rear to operate the equipment in the back. The original
seat mounts are un-touched and the seat mounts in either
direction, the additional brackets are mounted between the front
mounts and on the toolbox cover. This is an original
configuration used with the FAC radio set mounted in the rear of
the M151 series of trucks, these would have been part of the
radio installation kit. I found the toolbox mounted bracket
from a wanted ad and the front mount was reproduced from
pictures and measurements supplied by Breck K4CHE. Breck
introduced the set up to me and suggested I try it as it was a
very handy operating position. First application will be at the
Weare NH MV show this month operating the Mite tty from the back
on the Saturday RATT net.
Mark
K1HF