Most people seem to prefer to mount their radio far down on the panel. Is this the best spot? The stick obscures the radio.

Williams soaring mounted their ASK 21 radios on the far left but I have no idea how they support the radio as there isn't any space to attach a support bracket.

So my 2 options:
1. Mount the radio on the bottom riser of the panel
2. Mount the radio on the right or left (57mm) and make a support bracket to hold the weight of the radio.

Thoughts?

Nick