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Rich,

1) what are you using to mount/support the 436?

2) where did you source the right angle USB cable to power the 436? Is there a part number?

Very cool install. Looks like an A-10 cockpit. It's a bummer Spectrum Force Mini-Mag Mount antenna
product uses RG-174 cable. The signal loss is very high, wish they used RG-316 Mil Spec instead.

I actually replaced the stock cable in a dual-band mag-mount with Mil Spec double shielded Teflon cable
that had very low loss. Yes, it's a mag mount, but the stock cable just sucked.

1) I have a regular two-way mic clip holding on to the stud used for the 436 belt clip.

2) I had that cable in my junque box for years. I used to use it on the HP-2 but hijacked it for this installation last week.

I don't know where I found it but it might have been Fry's or something.

As for the antenna, it works pretty darn well, I think using RG-316 would have priced the antenna well beyond the $20 it sells for.
 
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