3D printed mounting brackets for FT817

The Yaesu FT817 has front strap attachments but it does not have mounting holes like you might find on a larger radio such as the Icom IC706. I have designed some simple fixing brackets so that you can mount the radio into a box or onto a panel etc. I have printed in orange, yellow and white to highlight the differences and show up clearly in photos, but you would probably want to print them out in black to match the radio (see photo below).

There are five brackets: a front pair (orange) that slot into the radios strap fixings, a side pair (yellow) and a small one for the rear (white). The front pair go under the radio via countersunk two screw / bolt holes. These brackets curve around the top of the radio and secure it. The side brackets have three fixing holes (also under the radio) and make sure the radio can't drift sideways. Each bracket also includes a slot near the top of the radio that can take a flat bungee or strap. You can see how these hold the radio firmly in place. Finally there is a small rear bracket that goes on last and secures the radio so it can't slide out. Mark-up and fix the two pairs of brackets and then slide in the radio then fix the rear bracket and secure the strap (see photos). The input / output sockets on FT817 are either on the back or on the right hand side so my 3D printed brackets don't cover or restrict these. You can see a very neat set-up I printed out in black where a FT817 is mounted above a 23cm transverter. You could 3D print all the brackets onto a flat base as a one-part device. I didn't partly to save on filament and also because having separate brackets is more versatile.

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