Thanks Dale - wait until you see my next project but I'm not telling until after it has been bench tested.
The Bandi mount has a Diamond SO-239 mount with RG58 coax kit and I have 3 different Diamond antennas a 2m, a 140/440 and the only quad band antenna specifically made for the FT8900R the Diamond CR-8900A.
I've had pretty good luck with the Diamond/Yaesu combinations though I do have a number of others I use with the FT-857D on the other bumper SO-239 mount.
the ankle is good, the hardware was removed last Thursday and now I feel like I can really start walking again. The physical terrorist is having her way with me three nights a week and I'm working it the rest of the time. I'll be back in the water before you know it
