The work and pictures in this post are from August 25, 2023.
In the last post, I needed to come up with a mounting solution for the remote comm radio (GTR20) to the aluminum angles. Well, here is what I came up with. I made a couple of “remote comm radio mounting plates” to attach to the aluminum angles. I match-drilled nine mounting holes for each plate and angle (not overkill at all - don’t judge me). I used a rivet fan to lay out the holes and countersunk those holes on the upper side of the angles (where the transponder/tray will be attached). Then, I drilled four mounting holes in the comm radio mounting plates corresponding with the slots on the mounting brackets pre-installed on the comm radio (those brackets came with the radio). Lastly, I drilled four “lightening holes” in the angles (two on each angle). I don’t know how effective they will be, but they look good. Here’s a couple angles:
The next two pictures show the plates riveted to each of the aluminum angles and repainted….ready for installation.
