Hi.

I avoided the purchase of the THF6A and the IC-T90 just because they use
SMA connectors, and I wanted something with a BNC.  I bought a used Icom
IC-T7H from one of the fellows on the list, and while it is not broadband
to the extent that the THF6A is, I have been very happy with it, and it has
proven to be a reliable little radio.

73, de Lou K2LKK





At 04:04 PM 10/17/2004 -0400, you wrote:
>Hello again folks.
>
>Moments ago, I finished a conversation with an electrical engineer who seems
>to know a lot about the design of current, multi-band handhelds. He tells me
>that, electronically, designers now have the ability to build broadband,
>output circuits that will accommodate spreads in frequency as wide as 50 mhz
>to 500 mhz, thus allowing for any antenna that is close to 50 ohms and
>reasonably resonant. He echoed the comments of several people here,
>lamenting the rather fragil sma connectors, now on most of the modern
>equipment. His suggestion was to purchase a cable, the length to be
>specified by the customer, from a company that puts a sma connector at one
>end and a selectable connector at the other, the cable itself, apparently
>quite robust but rather thin and flexible. He's going to look for the name
>of this company and get back to me. I'll pass it along for anyone
>interested.
>
>Thanks to all who contributed to the discussion. I now feel a bit easier
>about attaching something a little more efficient than the bendable gadget
>that comes with the handheld.
>
>73's.
>
>Jerry

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