I use the SO-239 to male BNC because I have shack coax and QRP radios... in the field its not as much of an issue, but this is Wisconsin, who goes outside this time of year?
Well said! Now I know who to mooch off of in camp when I've forgotten that one, absolutely-necessary, forgotten-at-the-shack, I-can't-believe-I-forgot-it-again, tiny, little adapter. Nice job, Kevin! 73 de K0WHW
Great information. For portable operating, I changed every coax connector to BNC as well as all of my portable antenna. Yes, I do carry along the UHF adapters just in case I have visitors that bring one of their radios with them. Barry, KU3X
Best advice you can give someone in my opinion!!! You can have the best radio and antenna made but if you can't connect it well it might as well be a box of rocks! I have a lot of everything you mentioned and i pick up more every so often when im making an order for something else..Another thing I would say is not to cheap out on connectors and adapters!! Another trick is to put a little film of die electric grease on them and they will last a long time..
Good topic! I need to catch up on the SMA connectors. I also have a Bird 4240-400 adapter kit from when I was a working technician that now costs over $300!
Absolutely!! I take a small divided box of connectors in my portable kit. All my HT's have adapters from sma to bnc and all my HT antennas have bnc connections so if I need to connect to coax all I need is a bnc to so239 connector. My FT-891 has a bnc connector so I can quick connect the coax. I probably use bnc to so239/pl259 connectors most. Jack K5FIT
I also suggest an SMA/BNC adapter that you leave on the HT. That's how I have my Kenwood HTs configured and then I use a BNC-based antenna. It also makes it trivial to connect the HT to a BNC coaxial cable for a better antenna. I keep a roll-up J-pole in my go kit for use with my HTs. BTW, it was good to work you on the SNARS repeater network a few weeks ago. If you get out this way again, give me a holler. 73 de AG7TX
I use most all of the connectors that you mention in your video Kevin, particularly the SO-239 to BNC; I can never seem to have enough of those. I think part of the reason is they're not put together all that securely and mine end up coming apart. An example of this is when I connect a length of my coax that has PL-259s on each end to antenna like a dipole that has a BNC female connector. The coax hangs down and creates a little bit of gravity force on the connector. I try to make a loop of coax and support it somehow to prevent too much downward force.
What is YOUR most commonly used adapter that you always take with you ?
I use the SO-239 to male BNC because I have shack coax and QRP radios... in the field its not as much of an issue, but this is Wisconsin, who goes outside this time of year?
That made me smile, Steve. Thanks
Great video. You can never have enough connectors.
Well said! Now I know who to mooch off of in camp when I've forgotten that one, absolutely-necessary, forgotten-at-the-shack, I-can't-believe-I-forgot-it-again, tiny, little adapter. Nice job, Kevin! 73 de K0WHW
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Great video Kevin, really useful. And very good Edit. Thanks!👍🏼
Thank you Manu.
Great information. For portable operating, I changed every coax connector to BNC as well as all of my portable antenna. Yes, I do carry along the UHF adapters just in case I have visitors that bring one of their radios with them.
Barry, KU3X
Best advice you can give someone in my opinion!!! You can have the best radio and antenna made but if you can't connect it well it might as well be a box of rocks! I have a lot of everything you mentioned and i pick up more every so often when im making an order for something else..Another thing I would say is not to cheap out on connectors and adapters!! Another trick is to put a little film of die electric grease on them and they will last a long time..
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Thanks for adding those tips. Yes, the grease is an excellent point. I am glad you mentioned it.
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Happy April Kevin. Tnx for another neat Documentary Video. 73 de YFUG 💯🙋♂
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Good topic! I need to catch up on the SMA connectors. I also have a Bird 4240-400 adapter kit from when I was a working technician that now costs over $300!
Absolutely!! I take a small divided box of connectors in my portable kit. All my HT's have adapters from sma to bnc and all my HT antennas have bnc connections so if I need to connect to coax all I need is a bnc to so239 connector. My FT-891 has a bnc connector so I can quick connect the coax. I probably use bnc to so239/pl259 connectors most. Jack K5FIT
I also suggest an SMA/BNC adapter that you leave on the HT. That's how I have my Kenwood HTs configured and then I use a BNC-based antenna. It also makes it trivial to connect the HT to a BNC coaxial cable for a better antenna.
I keep a roll-up J-pole in my go kit for use with my HTs.
BTW, it was good to work you on the SNARS repeater network a few weeks ago. If you get out this way again, give me a holler.
73 de AG7TX
I appreciate you being on that repeater as I drove through. It was good to meet you on the radio. I hope to do that again. 73
I use most all of the connectors that you mention in your video Kevin, particularly the SO-239 to BNC; I can never seem to have enough of those. I think part of the reason is they're not put together all that securely and mine end up coming apart. An example of this is when I connect a length of my coax that has PL-259s on each end to antenna like a dipole that has a BNC female connector. The coax hangs down and creates a little bit of gravity force on the connector. I try to make a loop of coax and support it somehow to prevent too much downward force.
I know what you mean
Well done, man!
Great points as usual. My pile is about that size, I will go through them to doublecheck. ;-)
Its amazing how easily they can be misplaced.
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