of course they do, by the sheer nature of their purpose they would have to
have a couple different mounting options for mobile use...imagine how long
that control head and cable/connectors would last inside a well used family
mobile? or almost any mobile for that matter without being mounted to
something?
73
Colin, V A6BKX

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Steve Dresser" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Wednesday, October 04, 2006 4:00 PM
Subject: Re: grr


> John,
>
> I see your point if you've got very limited space; just more stuff to
> knock around.  At least the control head for my 480 has a couple of
> different mounting options.  There's a base which has four rubber
> feet, and another one with screw holes in it for mounting in a fixed
> location.  I use the one with the feet because I like being able to
> move the head around the table.  My cables are strung so that it's
> not easy to knock the head off the table, and I haven't broken the
> cable after almost two years.  Do the control heads for the dual band
> radios have any kind of mounting options?  I would think they would have
to.
>
> Steve
>
> On Wednesday 10/4/06 13:06 John Miller wrote:
> >there is no out of the way with my setup and it's in plain view. It has
to
> >look kind of decent.
> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: "Steve Dresser" <[log in to unmask]>
> >To: <[log in to unmask]>
> >Sent: Wednesday, October 04, 2006 12:45 PM
> >Subject: Re: grr
> >
> >
> > > I'm with you, Howard.  I like the idea of putting the radio somewhere
> > > out of the way, and placing the control head near the front edge of
> > > the operating table.  Then I just sit back, relax, and enjoy the
radio.
> > >
> > > Steve
> > >
> > > On Wednesday 10/4/06 12:25 Howard Kaufman wrote:
> > >>I have always been amazed at your insistence to having the control
> > >>head connected to the radio in a base station setting, is it just
> > >>asthetic prefference?  Is their a practical reason that I haven't
thought
> > >>of?
> > >>
> > >>It took me five minutes to fall in love with the freedom of position
> > >>both radio and control head to get me to fall in love with the
> > >>idea.  Maybe I am missing something practical?
> > >>
> > >>
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