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[KF7YED]

Back in the 1970's I had CBs. (Now I'm all grown up...) But I had a sliding mobile bracket to take my radio out of the car at night. Had 2 stolen and got smart. Today I was searching for the same type of bracket setup and can't find anything like it. The old one had electrical contacts that I don't need, but I would like to be able to slide my GMRS radio out of my side-by-side and use it as a base station in the house sometimes. Unscrewing all the mounting screws is a pain under the dash. Does anyone know if they make a bracket like those old CB slide-mounts?

Thanks, 73.

Rick

[KC6RWI]

That jogged my memory, and I googled and found quite  few examples, and I ran across this ebay offer, new old stock, even comes with a key.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/124957737081?chn=ps&mkevt=1&mkcid=28

[SWMAN]

 Frys has one that is very similar that may work for you.

[KF7YED]

I looked up frys.com and the site says they closed last Feb.

Leonard-- I did see that one on ebay. Way more than I was interested in spending. I wouldn't use the electrical contacts in it anyway. I'm toying with homebrew ideas....

Thanks, all.

[K1KIM]

I looked up frys.com and the site says they closed last Feb.

Leonard-- I did see that one on ebay. Way more than I was interested in spending. I wouldn't use the electrical contacts in it anyway. I'm toying with homebrew ideas....

Thanks, all.

I had the exact same one for my 8 track in the '60s.

I paid $20 back then.. NYC teachers with their MASTERS were making $4800 per year. About $25/day
Minimum wage was $1.25/hr. At almost $4/hour teachers felt blessed.

Legal limit linear amplifiers almost cost what a new car cost back then. That being said, that same linear should cost about $40,000 now.

$40-$50 seems like a bargain in today's dollars.

[KC6RWI]

Yes, I wouldn't want a lock, I think I made have fiddled with bad connections on that slide mount..
since we are a mobile forum and that last post makes me want to tell this, in the 70's I bought a bronze 69 belvedere from a police auction for $300, same car as a road runner except 4 doors, I saw the cops blasting those cars around and they sounded great.

[N4XMA]

I got one of these recently and I think it's what you want https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B08LD2RJGR/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1

But I'll warn you that it seems to hold it pretty tight. It might take a bit of a yank to get the radio out. I haven't really tried, I only bought it because it was adjustable for different sized radios, then I mounted it where I can't even slide the radio out if I wanted to. But it took a little force to get the radio into the bracket. There might be a way to adjust it, I just never tried.

[N8YX]

I have a few of those, bought for a project. Decided to go a different way.

PM me if interested in them.

[K9ARM]

Rick, I looked for the same and didn't really find anything either. Back in 2003 when I started running mobile, I bought a Yaesu FT-100D because it had a quick release bracket as an option. I modified the brackets when I moved later to an FT-857D and FT-891 since I stay in hotels and remove the radio every night.

I will soon be switching to an FT-991A and was looking for a slide mount bracket that might work. I settled on this:

https://www.ebay.com/itm/191749395355?hash=item2ca527939b:g:2MYAAOSwQKlgbrf5

It's designed for video monitors and to be mounted vertically, but looked like it might work. I am currently using it on my FT-891, but it does require tightening 2 bolts to hold it tight. My mobile radio is on a sturdy laptop mount in a Chevy Silverado, tilted to be easily seen and controlled from the driver's seat. I have plenty of room to tighten the 2 - 4mm bolts from the passenger side and the bracket holds very tight and is made of strong steel. I bolted the radio side mount to the standard radio bracket. I had hoped that it might have some plastic slides, but it's fine. Plus it's cheap.....

I can send some pics if you like.

Andy K9ARM

[K0UA]

I made my own floor mount for my Ft891 in my silverado. I cut slots in the bracket instead of holes, and ordered some thumb screws with round plastic heads that were the right length to not go too far into the radio and short something out inside. These replace the original factory supplied screws. So with the slots and the thumb screws, you can pull the 891 out in just seconds by lossening the thumbscrews and liftin up and out to disconnect the Coax and the shortened power cord with quick release Anderson Power poles that go into the Anderson powerpole distribution block that also powers the VHF/UHF rig and the screwdriver antenna controller. The mount is secured to the sheet metal pan of the trucks transmission hump right thru the carpet and the screws are treated with No-Ox-Id to prevent corrosion as they are run in.

Of course you can do this any way you want, but this was my solution, and I made the hump mount bracket from some scrounged sheet metal and bent it my self.  Flat black paint rounded out the mount to match a black carpet.

[W4CP]

Rick, I looked for the same and didn't really find anything either. Back in 2003 when I started running mobile, I bought a Yaesu FT-100D because it had a quick release bracket as an option. I modified the brackets when I moved later to an FT-857D and FT-891 since I stay in hotels and remove the radio every night.

I will soon be switching to an FT-991A and was looking for a slide mount bracket that might work. I settled on this:

https://www.ebay.com/itm/191749395355?hash=item2ca527939b:g:2MYAAOSwQKlgbrf5

It's designed for video monitors and to be mounted vertically, but looked like it might work. I am currently using it on my FT-891, but it does require tightening 2 bolts to hold it tight. My mobile radio is on a sturdy laptop mount in a Chevy Silverado, tilted to be easily seen and controlled from the driver's seat. I have plenty of room to tighten the 2 - 4mm bolts from the passenger side and the bracket holds very tight and is made of strong steel. I bolted the radio side mount to the standard radio bracket. I had hoped that it might have some plastic slides, but it's fine. Plus it's cheap.....

I can send some pics if you like.

Andy K9ARM

Thanks for that link.  I used a "slide mount" back in 1983 on my Rx-7 not for the electrical connections, which I felt would not be robust enough for a 25 watt FM transmitted, but because it allowed me to mount the radio in a tighter spot than I would have otherwise been able to install it.

I needed the slide function, not the electrical connections, and I think what you linked to, will work fine in future situations where I need a similar mount.

As it turns out, I'm phasing out my 331,000 mile 2006 Honda Pilot for a less than 5000 mile 2021 Toyota Highlander, and I'm thinking of possibilities for my Kenwood G707 VHF/UHF unit and an Icom 7000 HF unit.  So I may need a similar mount again.

73,
Curt W4CP