back4more70 Posted May 21 Report Share Posted May 21 Gonna pat myself on the back here. I mounted my Retevis RA25 in my 2022 Chevy Trailblazer using a piece of wood reclaimed from a Staples book cabinet. I also had to search through my three toolboxes for screws and washers to mount the Retevis-included bracket, which made me realize why my father kept all his loose screws and other bits in his toolboxes for so many years Bonus #1: I thought I needed an external speaker, but the internal speaker bouncing off the wood mount actually sounds quite decent. Bonus #2: The whole contraption is easily removable, nothing is screwed in to the car. Bonus #3: I have set my cupholders free! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sshannon Posted May 21 Report Share Posted May 21 10 minutes ago, back4more70 said: Gonna pat myself on the back here. I mounted my Retevis RA25 in my 2022 Chevy Trailblazer using a piece of wood reclaimed from a Staples book cabinet. I also had to search through my three toolboxes for screws and washers to mount the Retevis-included bracket, which made me realize why my father kept all his loose screws and other bits in his toolboxes for so many years Bonus #1: I thought I needed an external speaker, but the internal speaker bouncing off the wood mount actually sounds quite decent. Bonus #2: The whole contraption is easily removable, nothing is screwed in to the car. Bonus #3: I have set my cupholders free! Although the picture doesn't work for me, congratulations on getting this done. The most amazing thing is that you found a piece of actual wood in something from Staples. kidphc and wayoverthere 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
back4more70 Posted May 21 Author Report Share Posted May 21 6 minutes ago, Sshannon said: The most amazing thing is that you found a piece of actual wood in something from Staples. Well I'm pretty sure it was over 15 years old haha Sshannon 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
back4more70 Posted May 21 Author Report Share Posted May 21 Sorry try this pic Sshannon and WRUU653 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WRXE944 Posted May 22 Report Share Posted May 22 Does the heat created on transmit get vented properly? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sshannon Posted May 22 Report Share Posted May 22 That one I can see. That looks nice. back4more70 and WRUU653 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
back4more70 Posted May 22 Author Report Share Posted May 22 12 hours ago, WRXE944 said: Does the heat created on transmit get vented properly? I spend about 99% of my time listening instead of transmitting, so it should not be an issue. Plus, the wood base can take a lot of heat. The plastic around the enclosure might be another story Sshannon 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WRXB215 Posted May 22 Report Share Posted May 22 17 hours ago, WRXE944 said: Does the heat created on transmit get vented properly? I was wondering the same thing. @OffRoaderX mentioned in his review that this radio gets very hot. Correction! OOPS!, My mistake. It was the Radioddity DB25-G that he said gets very hot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WRXE944 Posted May 22 Report Share Posted May 22 4 hours ago, back4more70 said: Plus, the wood base can take a lot of heat. The plastic around the enclosure might be another story It is the top part of that radio that gets hot; not the bottom. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WRXE944 Posted May 23 Report Share Posted May 23 On 5/21/2023 at 3:14 PM, back4more70 said: Sorry try this pic Are you listening to the Ventura County Sheriff's Office? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
back4more70 Posted May 23 Author Report Share Posted May 23 1 hour ago, WRXE944 said: Are you listening to the Ventura County Sheriff's Office? Yep, they'll never take me alive! WRXB215 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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