Tom,

In my opinion, these kind of accessories cost far more than they should. 
Unless you're good at making things, you either come up with a makeshift 
solution or bite the bullet and pay for the panel.  I paid $60 for a mobile 
bracket for my Icom R-75 so I could mount it on the underside of a shelf. 
If I knew someone with the right tools, I probably could have had one made 
for $5, and would have gladly paid double that.  I guess there are enough of 
us who are willing to pay the high price, or they couldn't sell this stuff.

Steve

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Anthony Vece" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Monday, June 02, 2008 22:18
Subject: Re: mounting TMV71A control head in vehicle


> $45 for a piece of plastic?
>
> I thought $20 was bad enough when buying a case for a cell phone.
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "T Behler" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Monday, June 02, 2008 10:03 PM
> Subject: mounting TMV71A control head in vehicle
>
>
>> Hi, Folks.
>>
>> Well, I have successfully installed my second TMV71A in our family
>> vehicle,
>> but have been dealing with one small problem.
>>
>> It's just one of those anoying aggravation types of things.
>>
>> Those of you with the old TMV7a's may remember that, when you buy the
>> mounting kit, you get a little plastic holder to set the control head in,
>> which you can then velcro to wherever you want it in the vehicle.
>>
>> Well, with the extension kit that comes with the newer TMV71A, you don't
>> get
>> such a plastic holder.  In other words, you just have the control head
>> itself, to which you attach the rig interface cable.
>>
>> I certainly don't want to stick velcro to the back of the control head,
>> since someday I may want to put it directly back onto the radio.
>>
>> My other option would be to somehow mount the control panel on the dash
>> board, by putting the velcro on the base of the control head right below
>> the
>> tuning and VFO knobs, but I don't think it's a good idea to expose the
>> control head to intense sunlight, and to have it so visually apparent.
>>
>> My XYL has made me a little foam rubber sleeve in which I can put the
>> control head, and then velcro it to where I want it in the car, but it
>> just
>> doesn't seem like we should have to do that.
>>
>> Of course, you can get the "mounting panel" accessory for another $45, 
>> but
>> that seems like an awful lot to me.
>>
>> Anyway, I'm just interested in other peoples' thoughts and experiences on
>> mounting the control head, and how you solved the problem.
>>
>> 73 from Tom behler:  KB8TYJ
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