Mobile mount using a cheap Amazon 'cup holder' with the phone bits sawn off.
Posted Apr 12, 2021, 12:02 PM UTC
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How do you like the AnyTone?
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Have two, really decent for the price. I always get asked what radio I am using because it is always a nice clean transmission. Selling one actually, upgraded to an FTM 400 XDR in the truck
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The radio is really great, clean transmission
Oh yeah I'm selling it by the way
;)
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Someone doubled up on christmas gifts. My wife and parents got me the same gift.... lol
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Too many great radios? Nice problem to have!
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Dirt cheap on Amazon. The menus are hardly intuitive but as a local chatbox I can't fault it.
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This is the review I came here for. Thank you.
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One flaw is the short channel names!!!!! Drives me nuts sometimes
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Creative!
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Nice solution, easy to remove completely if needed. Definitely not stealthy or beautiful, but it works and it has its advantage in quick removal. Could be a great idea with a mag mount antenna for leased cars.
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Interestingly, my Paramedic service is doing a trial using leased pickup trucks as secondary response vehicles and support vehicles (with permission from our regulator, and from the organization leasing from) to compare cost savings over the vehicle's lifespan with us (vs purchasing. Normally we purchase, use for 5 years / 250k then sell for about 5000$ in "as-is" condition). We're exploring all sorts of alternative mounts (obviously would have to be more secure than a cupholder), but it will likely have this kind of vibe. Probably some kind of ram mount that bolts into existing factory holes, etc...
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Never seen a radio in a Mercedes before. Do you have a roof mount antenna too?
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Mag mount as it has no gutters and the most complicated roof lining known to man.
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I have this removable cup holder for my BMW X1 that I never use:
https://e84.xbimmers.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=517809&stc=1&d=1304239986
Not always comfortable for passenger, but 99.99% of the time I am driving alone.
I might use it for a head mount.
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Nice! Nice radio too - I have one. Other than squelch weirdness, it's a nice radio. Wish it were 50 watts though.
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If it is to put out 50 watt, the radio is fused for 25-30 amps while the existing "cigarette lighter the vehicle is rated at 13 amps max. Better to install another heavy duty outlet connected directly to the battery. A standard mag mount antenna can bear the power, but better to have a heavy duty magnet base (3 large magnets) to stay on the top of a Sprinter in high winds of driving.
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why does everything look backwards ?
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If I said G8JFT you'd probably work it out.
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Problem is that steering wheel. It's on the wrong side of the cat. 🤣
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Where do you put your coffee/tea?