[Terry Witiuk]

Hi All. Because of COVID-19, I’ve had some extra time on my hands which has allowed me to make progress with the radio installation. I’ve been gathering the necessary bits and pieces over the last couple of years and have now fabricated a "Frames, Set, Mounting No.1" and two aerial "Mounting Bracket No.3" based on the diagram above. Picture attached. Not perfect but they turned out pretty good. In the above drawing and from what I’ve read/interpreted from the installation manual, the mounting bracket for the No. 9 aerial base seems to have been fitted centrally on the backend armour plate which would possibly obscure your field of view when looking back through a rear view mirror. Having owned the Scout Car for a few years now and often driving with the canvas top on, that view would be even more obscured as the back opening in the canvas is not that big. Because of this, I chose to make it a corner mounted bracket just the same as the No. 10 aerial base. The radio set will be a static display, not operational.
I have a question about mounting the aerial base No.10 to the mounting plate that is attached to the radio set. Should there be some sort of thin gasket, perhaps cork or similar material, between the metal ring of the aerial base and the mounting plate that attaches to the top of the radio? There is nothing about this in the manual and have not been able to find information elsewhere for a similar set-up that might have been possibly been used in another vehicle. I borrowed the picture from another post and added the text. Also…looking for a variometer backplate as per the attached picture. Does anyone here have one they would be willing to sell? Thanks.