No problem Tom. You could take out the magnet and replace it with a
piece of metal or wood. Gary KB2YAA
----- Original Message -----
From: "T Behler" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Monday, March 24, 2008 6:00 PM
Subject: Re: hanging mobile mic with TMV71A
> Good idea, Gary, but I have a unique problem, and this is public
> knowledge, so I don't feel uncomfortable bringing it up.
>
> Due to a heart condition that I have, I have a pacemaker, and, well, let's
> put it this way: magnets and pacemakers mixed together are not a good
> thing. (grinning here)
>
> 73 from Tom Behler: KB8TYJ
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "gary" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Sunday, March 23, 2008 10:34 PM
> Subject: Re: hanging mobile mic with TMV71A
>
>
>> May I add to the mix? What about taking a magnetic mike clip, which is a
>> wider base and then covering the bottom with Velcro? Then you could
>> place
>> other pads around the car. Gary KB2YAA
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "T Behler" <[log in to unmask]>
>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>> Sent: Sunday, March 23, 2008 10:08 PM
>> Subject: Re: hanging mobile mic with TMV71A
>>
>>
>>> John:
>>>
>>> Well, since I don't want to drill holes, and can't in the leased
>>> vehicle,
>>> the radio itself is under the front passenger seat, and the control head
>>> is
>>> velcroed to a convenient spot easily within reach. It just gets harder
>>> and
>>> harder to install these things these days, and the last thing I want is
>>> a
>>> mic bouncing around or getting stuck between the seats and keying the
>>> radio
>>> endlessly. I have heard that way too many times as I've listened to
>>> various
>>> repeaters in our area.
>>>
>>> 73 from Tom Behler: KB8TYJ
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: "John Miller" <[log in to unmask]>
>>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>>> Sent: Sunday, March 23, 2008 9:49 PM
>>> Subject: Re: hanging mobile mic with TMV71A
>>>
>>>
>>>>I know what you mean, it's worth a try. I notice a lot more people these
>>>> days letting the mics just bounce around the cab of their vehicles, or
>>>> some
>>>> who have the radios bolted in where they can reach them use the bolts
>>>> for
>>>> the mounting bracket to hold the mic holder.
>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>> From: "T Behler" <[log in to unmask]>
>>>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>>>> Sent: Sunday, March 23, 2008 9:46 PM
>>>> Subject: Re: hanging mobile mic with TMV71A
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> John:
>>>>>
>>>>> I actually was thinking of putting some velcro on the mic mounting
>>>>> bracket,
>>>>> and then on the car dash, but the bracket is such that only a thin
>>>>> strip
>>>>> of
>>>>> velcro will fit, and I don't know if it'll hold. I guess the only way
>>>>> to
>>>>> find out is to try it.
>>>>>
>>>>> I just can't understand why every rig has to have some sort of a
>>>>> different
>>>>> arrangement. It'd be so much simpler if things were standardized
>>>>> more,
>>>>> at
>>>>> least by a single manufacturer.
>>>>>
>>>>> 73 from Tom Behler: KB8TYJ
>>>>>
>>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>>> From: "John Miller" <[log in to unmask]>
>>>>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>>>>> Sent: Sunday, March 23, 2008 9:26 PM
>>>>> Subject: Re: hanging mobile mic with TMV71A
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>> What if you put some adhesive on the hanger and just stuck it to the
>>>>>> dash?
>>>>>> My mobile in the family vehicle, I actually found a nice spot for the
>>>>>> mic
>>>>>> next to the seat, between the seat and the consol, behind the
>>>>>> seatbelt
>>>>>> buckle, it fits perfectly in there and when I want it there it is.
>>>>>> Just
>>>>>> a
>>>>>> few ideas.
>>>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>>>> From: "T Behler" <[log in to unmask]>
>>>>>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>>>>>> Sent: Sunday, March 23, 2008 9:05 PM
>>>>>> Subject: hanging mobile mic with TMV71A
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Hi folks, and happy Easter!
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Well, they say that when you get a new rig, you're bound to have
>>>>>>> some
>>>>>>> unanticipated problems, and guess what, I came up with one today
>>>>>>> that
>>>>>>> I
>>>>>>> flat
>>>>>>> out never thought of.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> The problem is: How can I mount the mic for the TMV71A in a mobile
>>>>>>> situation without drilling holes?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> The XYL and I are thinking of using the TMV71A on several long road
>>>>>>> trips
>>>>>>> this summer, both in the regular family car, and in the RV, and our
>>>>>>> old
>>>>>>> way
>>>>>>> of hanging the mic for the TMV7A doesn't work with the TMV71A.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> With the old TMV7A mic, in order to avoid drilling holes, we just
>>>>>>> got
>>>>>>> one
>>>>>>> of
>>>>>>> those "stick on" hooks that you can get at Wall-marts, and simply
>>>>>>> hung
>>>>>>> the
>>>>>>> mic right onto the hook with the mounting that was already provided
>>>>>>> at
>>>>>>> the
>>>>>>> top of the stock mic.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Now, with the TMV71A mic, the mounting bracket is a rectangular
>>>>>>> piece
>>>>>>> that
>>>>>>> slips over a round slotted area in the back of the mic, and the only
>>>>>>> holes
>>>>>>> to work with are two screw holes on one side of the mount, and one
>>>>>>> on
>>>>>>> the
>>>>>>> other.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Our vehicle is leased, so I'm unable to drill holes. And, I'd hate
>>>>>>> to
>>>>>>> drill
>>>>>>> holes in the RV dashboard area, unless I absolutely have to.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Does anyone know of any way to hang the new TMV71A mic onto a hook
>>>>>>> like
>>>>>>> I
>>>>>>> described for the TMV7A?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I simply can't think of an easy and practical way to do this.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> 73 from Tom behler: KB8TYJ
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
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