To make things more confusing, vertex commercial uses the same orientation
as many of the amateur radios on their SMA connectors. Motorola, Kenwood,
and some others use the same as the Chinese ones and I once had a yaesu
FT-10, which is the FT-50 but only 2 meters not dual band and that was also
setup like the Chinese radios where as the FT-50 is more like the amateur
radios. It's very confusing, too bad they won't just standardize on one or
the other. I'm sure everything made I China has a lot to do with it, anyone
ever accidentally buy one of the Chinese made PL-259 connectors? I have a
bag of them and their adapters, they're threaded different from what we
usually use and the barrel will not screw down tight.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Buddy Brannan" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Saturday, May 23, 2015 3:37 AM
Subject: Re: Slim Jim VHF UHF Antenna
> Be careful about this. Itisn't a reverse SMA. RP-SMA is a whole =
> different thing. A reverse SMA has both threads outside and a pin in the =
> center. The Baofeng, plus many other Chinese handhelds in common use, =
> are commercial standard, meaning they have a male SMA on the =
> transceiver, which means the antenna must use a female SMA to connect. =
> That is backwards from Amateur standard, which uses a female SMA on the =
> radio and a male SMA on the radio. Although that's opposite, it isn't =
> reverse.=20
>
> --
> Buddy Brannan, KB5ELV - Erie, PA
> Phone: 814-860-3194=20
> Mobile: 814-431-0962
> Email: [log in to unmask]
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>
>
>
>> On May 23, 2015, at 12:01 AM, Sarah k Alawami <[log in to unmask]> =
> wrote:
>>=20
>> Yeah they do and I keep drawing a blank on the connector. I think =
> it's =3D
>> a reverse SMA or maybe it's MSA. Ive been dealing a bit with AT today =
> so =3D
>> have my alphabet soup mixed up at this point in time. Lol!
>>=20
>> Blessings.
>>> On May 22, 2015, at 5:57 PM, Pat Byrne <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>>> =3D20
>>> Sarah,
>>> if you look at the website it seems that the antenna is six feet =
> long=3D20=3D
>>=20
>>> and there are a couple of connector choices. If it is flexible =
> and=3D20
>>> could roll up, it could be portable! If not it might want to stay =
> in=3D20=3D
>>=20
>>> one place. There isn't really much descriptive on the website -=3D20
>>> perhaps contacting the manufacturer would be helpful. you'd want =
> to=3D20=3D
>>=20
>>> know what connector you need for your handheld. i think some of =
> the=3D20=3D
>>=20
>>> Baufang use something a bit non-standard.
>>> Good luck.
>>> pat, K9JAUAt 07:44 PM 5/22/2015, you wrote:
>>>> I almost removed this thread to prevent over 12 thousand messages =3D
>> from =3D3D
>>>> cluttering up my inbox. Lol!
>>>> =3D20
>>>> Anyway I happen to see this and am wondering what radios they would =
> =3D
>> work =3D3D
>>>> on. I have a 2 year old baofeng uv5r whose receiver is crapping out =
> =3D
>> and =3D3D
>>>> am wondering if one of these would bump up my gain and send a bit. =3D=
>
>> I'm =3D3D
>>>> still just a tech so nothing to complex for me yet. loll!
>>>> =3D20
>>>> Also would this be something I carry around or am I stuck using it =
> in =3D
>> =3D3D
>>>> one place?
>>>> =3D20
>>>> Tc and 73, and happy Friday.
>>>> =3D20
>>>>> On Apr 28, 2015, at 10:25 PM, Oriano <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>>>>> =3D3D20
>>>>> I purchased a slim jim antenna from N9TAX for about $23.00 and it =
> is =3D
>> a
>>>>> great omni dual bander. No problems with repeaters over 100k away. =
> =3D
>> One =3D3D
>>>> can
>>>>> build it using the following instructions:
>>>>> http://www.hamuniverse.com/slimjim.html
>>>>> =3D3D20
>>>>> or purchase one as I did from:
>>>>> =3D3D
>>>> =3D
>> =
> http://2wayelectronix.com/Dual-band-2m-70cm-Slim-Jim-Antenna-dual-slim.htm=
> =3D
>> =3D3D
>>>> =3D20
>>>>> =3D3D20
>>>>> I turned it into a base antenna using the following instructions:
>>>>> http://www.n9tax.com/Slim%20Jim%20Info.html
>>>>> =3D3D20
>>>>> 73s
>>>>> =3D3D20
>>>>> Oriano VE7 D Y Z
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