Very clear. Very concise. Excellent. My connectors arrive tomorrow. Just because the information super highway goes down, doesn't mean you're stuck on the dirt road of despair.
I have a Baofeng UV-5RE+ and I wanted to listen to learn the language and proper techniques as I work on my Technician License. You video was very informative and now I know the three essential connectors to purchase. Thank You - Bill Spokane Valley, WA
THANK YOU! Been looking for this info for a couple of days. Thanks for the explanations and connectors numbers. You would ne amazed how many videos leave out critical information.
My Baofeng UV-5R does have the same SMA-male port, but I cant find bnc-sma adaptor where the sma end is female :/ While I see you naturally rolled on yours on the baofeng. Can I ask for a link of where you purchased that adaptor please?
Just to write them down...Since there's a multitude of different connectors out there. I do advise you to DOUBLE CHECK which one you need. I take no responsibility if you get the wrong ones! Adaptor: female SMA to BNC female adaptor . Adaptor: female SMA to SO239 adaptor Adaptor: BNC to SO239
There are 2 connectors on it, and it's usually referred to as an adapter. A connector is usually referred to the only one and such as connector to a cable or a chassis etc. Also, if you go even "higher grade", like commercial radios by Motorola, Kenwood, etc, then it often is the same style SMA males in the radio side. So "higher grade" isn't definitive of which sex you get on the radio. I don't recommend using a direct adapter on a radio for often use. The torque on it might damage the inside of the radio, especially if dropped or pulled hard. Unless for testing is a different type whip you want to try etc, it's better to use a pig tail jumper cable instead. For a Baofeng hooked up to a high gain base station antenna, you might get over loading from strong signal depending where you are. Cheap radios can't withstand strong signals that come into a high gain antenna.
Every connector you add into the feed line is going to introduce some loss. How much will depend on the quality of the connector and the cable attached to it. Some are better than others, but there will still be some loss. By stacking two different connectors between the radio and an antenna, you just doubled the loss.
They are not RP. RP means the pin is on the opposite side, I.e. The side you can see from the outside, has the pin. Usually only seen in WiFi products.
other than sma to bnc which connector would I need to hook up a normal nagoya 771 antenna. I looked on amazon but wasn't sure if this was the right one: www.amazon.com/BNC-Male-SMA-Female-Adapter/dp/B00IE80HJY/ref=cm_cr_pr_product_top?ie=UTF8
+Neomaya Davila Hi, sorry for the late reply. When you say normal Nagoya 771 antenna. I assume that you have a Baofeng UV-5R radio that uses a female sma antenna. You would not need a connector. You can try this: www.amazon.com/Authentic-NA-771-15-6-Inch-SMA-Female-BaoFeng/dp/B00KC4PWQQ/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1457679344&sr=8-1&keywords=nagoya+771+baofengI hope this answers your question. Let me know. Thanks.
In my opinion, with all respect, this is most terrible idea I ever seen, let me explain: each connector introduce loss. Insertion loss stated in catalog are for quality connectors like AMPHENOL (cheap chines not publish that) with cost more than Wouxun radio so literally everyone (including me) use cheap chines 1 dollar that are always worst than AMPHENOL - so don't use their values as starting point for calculations, also they will cause impedance issue (cheap one). In couple of seconds, You reduced poor, already smaller (HT) to be efficient antenna to even worst. On good base antenna set up with hi gain antenna - that's ok to lose couple dB but not for hand held where You are already starting with reduced signal.
Hello, thanks for stopping by. I get what you're saying. It has validity but, for the purpose of this video I would tend to disagree. The small amount of signal loss I introduced is not large enough to impact the functionality of my setup. It has functioned flawlessly so far and I'm sure others have also found it helpful as well. In addition, I am surprised how well these cheap Baofeng radios have performed. I appreciate your comment. Have a great day!
@ENB, Not as critical as you think it is. It's not going on the Space Shuttle as my old boss used to say when he observed someone overcomplicating an otherwise non mission critical task.
Thanks for the video, I was looking all over the Internet for quick disconnect options for my uv5rs, this was exactly what I wanted.
Very clear. Very concise. Excellent. My connectors arrive tomorrow. Just because the information super highway goes down, doesn't mean you're stuck on the dirt road of despair.
I have a Baofeng UV-5RE+ and I wanted to listen to learn the language and proper techniques as I work on my Technician License. You video was very informative and now I know the three essential connectors to purchase. Thank You - Bill Spokane Valley, WA
THANK YOU! Been looking for this info for a couple of days. Thanks for the explanations and connectors numbers. You would ne amazed how many videos leave out critical information.
My Baofeng UV-5R does have the same SMA-male port, but I cant find bnc-sma adaptor where the sma end is female :/
While I see you naturally rolled on yours on the baofeng.
Can I ask for a link of where you purchased that adaptor please?
Just to write them down...Since there's a multitude of different connectors out there.
I do advise you to DOUBLE CHECK which one you need. I take no responsibility if you get the wrong ones!
Adaptor: female SMA to BNC female adaptor .
Adaptor: female SMA to SO239 adaptor
Adaptor: BNC to SO239
There are 2 connectors on it, and it's usually referred to as an adapter. A connector is usually referred to the only one and such as connector to a cable or a chassis etc.
Also, if you go even "higher grade", like commercial radios by Motorola, Kenwood, etc, then it often is the same style SMA males in the radio side. So "higher grade" isn't definitive of which sex you get on the radio.
I don't recommend using a direct adapter on a radio for often use. The torque on it might damage the inside of the radio, especially if dropped or pulled hard. Unless for testing is a different type whip you want to try etc, it's better to use a pig tail jumper cable instead.
For a Baofeng hooked up to a high gain base station antenna, you might get over loading from strong signal depending where you are. Cheap radios can't withstand strong signals that come into a high gain antenna.
Kicked in $5 via pay pal. Thanks again.
Thank you Sir. Exactly what I needed to know for bugout and camping/hunting expeditions. I'm off to Amazon for the adapters.. Thanks again. Bob/Okla.
Can you give any details on the rubber washer used to fill in the gap? Thanks for the info. Got some adapters and everything works well.
Cut a piece of bicycle inner tube and use that ( or two of them stacked )...works a treat :-)
Are there any SMA to SMA quick disconnect?
Every connector you add into the feed line is going to introduce some loss. How much will depend on the quality of the connector and the cable attached to it. Some are better than others, but there will still be some loss. By stacking two different connectors between the radio and an antenna, you just doubled the loss.
can you use a firestick with this?
is that male bnc or female? female sma to male/female
goo0d info and well done WO4L
Thanks got the rigth video 😊
Nice video.
Thanks, Bro
Cool very cool 😊
The connector on the Baofeng and such are known as RP-SMA, reverse polarity SMA.
They are not RP. RP means the pin is on the opposite side, I.e. The side you can see from the outside, has the pin. Usually only seen in WiFi products.
other than sma to bnc which connector would I need to hook up a normal nagoya 771 antenna. I looked on amazon but wasn't sure if this was the right one: www.amazon.com/BNC-Male-SMA-Female-Adapter/dp/B00IE80HJY/ref=cm_cr_pr_product_top?ie=UTF8
+Neomaya Davila Hi, sorry for the late reply. When you say normal Nagoya 771 antenna. I assume that you have a Baofeng UV-5R radio that uses a female sma antenna. You would not need a connector. You can try this: www.amazon.com/Authentic-NA-771-15-6-Inch-SMA-Female-BaoFeng/dp/B00KC4PWQQ/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1457679344&sr=8-1&keywords=nagoya+771+baofengI hope this answers your question. Let me know. Thanks.
Super, merci !
Can I have a list of those connectors?
Markus Potencioso an i have the list of those connector"
Just saw this and was having trouble finding the connectors could you list where to find please.
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Handheld radio connectors
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In my opinion, with all respect, this is most terrible idea I ever seen, let me explain: each connector introduce loss. Insertion loss stated in catalog are for quality connectors like AMPHENOL (cheap chines not publish that) with cost more than Wouxun radio so literally everyone (including me) use cheap chines 1 dollar that are always worst than AMPHENOL - so don't use their values as starting point for calculations, also they will cause impedance issue (cheap one). In couple of seconds, You reduced poor, already smaller (HT) to be efficient antenna to even worst. On good base antenna set up with hi gain antenna - that's ok to lose couple dB but not for hand held where You are already starting with reduced signal.
Hello, thanks for stopping by. I get what you're saying. It has validity but, for the purpose of this video I would tend to disagree. The small amount of signal loss I introduced is not large enough to impact the functionality of my setup. It has functioned flawlessly so far and I'm sure others have also found it helpful as well. In addition, I am surprised how well these cheap Baofeng radios have performed. I appreciate your comment. Have a great day!
@ENB, Not as critical as you think it is. It's not going on the Space Shuttle as my old boss used to say when he observed someone overcomplicating an otherwise non mission critical task.