I agree, I've never broken one, but I don't like SMA connectors.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Danny Dyer" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Friday, October 28, 2005 9:00 PM
Subject: Re: another T90A question


Hi Tom, sounds like you're giving your son all the right prompts.  indeed,
the adapter cable may not be plugged all the way in, and the lil rubber
gasket _might present a problem, although I suspect it's more likely to be a
short in the adapter cable.  _Definitely so if the radio works ok on the
duck.  If he has any other handheld with either a bnc or coax ant
connection, try that ht directly into the cable to see what happens.  Also,
of course, if he has one of the sma2bnc adapters or sma2coax plug adapters,
rather than the cable, lay the ht flat on a table and atatch the adapter
having already been hooked to the outside ant.  (Never did like sma
connecters anyway, but what do i know? dd
----- Original Message -----
From: "T Behler" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Friday, October 28, 2005 7:41 PM
Subject: another T90A question


> Hi, all.
>
> You guys did such a great job answering last night's question about
running
> the T90A with a 12-volt power supply that I have another one.
>
> Again, this is for my son, Dan, KC8DNO.
>
> He wants to use the T90A HT with an antenna that has a pl259 coax
> connection.  At a recent ham fest, I bought him an adapter cable to go
from
> the SMA male connector on the T90A, to a pl259.  It's the same exact cable
> that I use for my Kenwood THF6A HT.
>
> I know that the antennna he's using is ok, since I tested it here at the
> house and came up with great signals and a 1.1 to 1 SWR reading.  He
> indicates that the radio sounds rather noisy on receive, and that he can't
> get into most of the local Kalamazoo, MI repeaters.  He also tells me that
> the adapter cable doesn't quite screw down all the way onto the male SMA
> connector on the HT, thereby leading me to think he's not making good
> electrical  contact.
>
> Is there a special SMA to PL259 adapter cable that we should be buying
> specifically for the T90A?  What do others on the list use if you want to
go
> from a SMA to a PL259 connection on the T90A?
>
> I have a couple of SMA to BNC adapters, but I prefer the cables, since
those
> adapters seem to put an awful lot of strain on the SMA connector in the
> radio.
>
> Any suggestions?
>
> Also, I'm telling Dan to be sure that the T90A is set on "narrow FM",
rather
> than "wide FM".  He says it is on "narrow fm", or "FM", according to the
> menus in the radio.  Is this correct?
>
>  Dan and I thank you for all of your help.
>
> Best 73 from Tom Behler:  KB8TYJ, Big Rapids, MI