On Jul 8, 2007, at 6:47 AM, Patrick Lynch wrote:
I am looking for an adapter that would allow me connect my hand held
transceiver to a PL-259 connector. What I am trying to do is hook
my hand
held to an outside antenna. I am currently in Iraq and sleep at
night in
what is known as a "CHU" (Containerized Housing Unit) which is
basically a
metal box that is covered in sandbags. There are also what is
known as
Hesco Barriers surrounding the immediate area to protect you from
indirect
fire attack. None of these structures make for good antenna
reception. I
would like to receive radio calls from my staff in case issues
comer up at
night. I hope to place a base station type antenna on the roof
giving me
some line of sight to the HQ. I am not sure all of the connectors on
commercial Icom handhelds are standard. Anyone have any ideas?
I don't have any recent Icom handhelds, but I suspect that they are
now using SMA connectors, as are Yaesu and some other manufacturers.
I don't know of there are any SMA to PL-259 adapters, but putting
that with some RG-8 coax on an SMA connection might introduce an
unacceptable strain on the radio. I would advise using a SMA to BNC
adapter and a short cable with a BNC on one end and a PL-259 on the
other.
73, Bob N7XY
.
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