The mobile bracket has sticky on the bottom so it could be stuck to one
spot. Rubber feet could also be used but the plate is quite a bit
smaller than the desk plate I am seeking and thus not as stable.
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On 4/29/2012 6:02 PM, Steve Dresser wrote:
> Tom,
>
> I wonder if you could just stick rubber feet on the mobile bracket and
> attach the bracket to the bottom so that it would act like a stand for the
> radio. I'm pretty sure that bracket can be tilted so that the front of the
> radio is slightly elevated.
>
> Steve
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Tom Behler"<[log in to unmask]>
> To:<[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Sunday, April 29, 2012 16:47
> Subject: Re: A Desk Mount for the TMVV71 or Similar Rigs
>
>
>> Excellent idea, Mike!
>>
>> Even though I have found a way to use the mobile mounting bracket for my
>> current installations, your home-brew mount sounds quite nice, and will be
>> something I may consider in the future.
>>
>> Thanks for sharing this!
>>
>> 73 from Tom Behler: KB8TYJ
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Mike Duke, K5XU"<[log in to unmask]>
>> To:<[log in to unmask]>
>> Sent: Sunday, April 29, 2012 4:05 PM
>> Subject: A Desk Mount for the TMVV71 or Similar Rigs
>>
>>
>>> At one time, I had my TMV71 mounted beneath a shelf using the mobile
>>> bracket, but leaving the control head attached.
>>>
>>> When I changed desks, I did not want to put holes in the shelf, at
>>> least not yet. But leaving the TMV71 flat on the desk made it hard to
>>> work the knobs.
>>>
>>> One day while a cabinet maker was doing some work at the house next
>>> door, I gave him the dimensions of the radio, with a half inch or so
>>> added to the width, told him what I wanted to do, and asked him for a
>>> scrap of whatever wood he might have on hand.
>>>
>>> He went through the small pieces that were left over from the job,
>>> found a piece of 5/8 inch ply wood that was suitable, then cut it to
>>> my measurements.
>>>
>>> After a hand sanding job that would have caused my high school
>>> industrial arts teacher to think that maybe I did pay attention now
>>> and then, my wife stained and varnished the board to match my desk.
>>>
>>> I then put 4 stick-on rubber feet on one side of the board, and
>>> installed the mobile mounting bracket on the other. The TMV71 now sits
>>> in the bracket rather than hangs from it, and the height above the
>>> desk is just right for easy use. The rubber feet add just a little
>>> more elevation, and keep the radio from sliding around the desk.
>>>
>>>
>>> Mike Duke, K5XU
>>> American Council of Blind Radio Amateurs
>>>
>>
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