UV-5R Wall Mount and charger

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I've been looking for a wall mounting solution for UV-5R radios, the ones I've seen on Thingiverse aren't secure enough. They allow the radio to flop around. This becomes an issue with the longer batteries and 19" antennas. They also don't allow the radio to charge. This means I need to have a dedicated space for a charger, then a mount. This style of backpack is great, I lengthen it to accommodate the larger batteries, and created a deeper recess so the belt clip could clear the back. The lower arch and bevel allow the short batteries to be used as well. You'll need a #8 screws. I designed the screw cutouts for the most common screw I had. It could be a hair deeper but it doesn't cause issues. I used [this page](https://www.boltdepot.com/Product-Details.aspx?product=3960) for reference. Making it a charger is simply getting something like [this](https://www.ebay.com/itm/272750949115) to plug into USB and using like a solid 16ga wire in the contact area. the current daw is negligable so use what wire you have. the spring clips will keep things touching. [MKSA's design](https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:3204855) has a case for it. Since I have a 13.8 distro panel inches from them, I'm opting for trying [a direct wire](https://www.ebay.com/itm/192266131232) solution. I'll be re-designing the backpack to integrate that charger for car use when ever I feel like learning design spark. I'd love a ram mount with built in charging. I've included the DesignSpark Mechanical Source file. More designers should I'm glad one was available.