Hi David,

Back in the late 1980's when I became a ham, almost all the hand held radios
had a BNC connector to attach their antennas. In the late 1990's or perhaps
in the last decade the radios have mostly changed to the smaller SMA
connector.

Physically, I suspect they are a little weaker,. Other than that there is no
noticeable improvement that I have been able to detect. 

Just my observations.

God bless,
REV. Mark (WZ0K) 
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Hi All:
I hear the terms   "sma", and" bnc"used frequently(especially with regard to

HT's).  Do these 3 letter designations actually stand for something, and if 
so, what, and what are the advantages/disadvantages of each type?

Best regards,



David S. Pearson-wa4dsp 


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