‰ NOW 13 WPM ‰ TEXT IS FROM APRIL 2018 QST PAGE 59 ‰ WORKED GREAT. I DIDNT LIKE THE WAY THAT THE COAX KEPT GETTING TIED UP IN THINGS ON THE TRUCK SEAT WHEN I USED IT, AND I LIKE TO USE AN EXTERNAL MIC TO MINIMIZE THE STRAIN ON THE ANTENNA CONNECTOR, SO I HAD TO FIND A HOLDER. I WAS UNABLE TO FIND ANYTHING THAT WORKED LIKE I WANTED IT TO, SO I MADE ONE MYSELF SEE FIGURE 1. I PICKED UP A 2 X 2 INCH PIECE OF PVC AND A 2 INCH COUPLING AT THE HOME IMPROVEMENT STORE. I ALSO PICKED UP A CAN OF SPRAY PAINT, BRINGING THE COST TO ABOUT 6. PVC PIPE IS A THERMOPLASTIC ƒ QST DE W1AW ‰ MATERIAL THAT, WHEN HEATED TO BETWEEN 250 300 F, TURNS INTO A THICK, RUBBER LIKE MATERIAL THAT CAN BE BENT AND HELD UNTIL COOL AND IT WILL RETAIN THE NEW SHAPE. REMEMBER TO WEAR GLOVES TO PREVENT BURNS, AND BE SURE TO HEAT IT IN THE OPEN SO THE FUMES CAN DISSIPATE. I PUT THE COUPLING ON THE PIPE AND PLACED THE ASSEMBLY IN THE CUP HOLDER IN MY TRUCK, WHERE IT FIT NICELY IN THE RUBBER GRIPS OF THE HOLDER. I PUT A RED PENCIL MARK ON THE PVC PIPE ‰ END OF 13 WPM TEXT ‰ QST DE W1AW ƒ