Re: [Repeater-Builder] "Motorola" antenna adapter part number needed
Mike, This is one of the few times I'd advise a fellow repeater enthusiast to try Radio Shack. They used to sell a UHF female / RCA male adapter which had an extra-long center pin. The outside barrel of the RCA male was made unusually thick, so the outside diamater would match the Motorola jack. I have to think they planned the dimensions, especially the long center pin, with this alternate application in mind. It's no longer listed in their catalogs, but you might find a dust-covered one at one of their stores. Or, at any place catering to scanner buffs. If not, here's a current source: http://outlet.cableorganizer.com/NQP-CAD-1360.html?section=8&catname=%0ARF+Coaxial+Connectors+%5D+Interseries+Adapters?src=froogle&zmam=6023790&zmas=1&zmac=2&zmap=NQP-CAD-1360 73, Paul AE4KR - Original Message - From: Mike Morris WA6ILQ To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Sent: Thursday, November 01, 2007 2:41 PM Subject: [Repeater-Builder] "Motorola" antenna adapter part number needed Years ago the standard scanner radio antenna connector was the so-called "Motorola car radio" connector. It was a metal cylinder maybe 1/4" in diameter with a protruding center pin. Does anybody know of a commercial source of a male "Motorola" connector to BNC female adapter? Alternatively an SO239 female? I'm trying to put a couple of older scanners back into service - one is going to a new ham, one is going to a friend's repeater as a NOAA weather channel receiver. Both need to have external antennas added to them. Yes, I could butcher the radio and install a BNC female, but I thought I'd see if I could buy a couple first. Mike WA6ILQ
Re: [Repeater-Builder] "Motorola" antenna adapter part number needed
I would hardily call adding a serviceable receptacle to a radio butchering the radio. I have added such to radios costing thousands of dollars. Just my 2 cents. Mick, KB4UPI On 11/1/07, Johnny <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > If it will help any, I bought one at Radio Shack a few years ago. > Johnny > > Mike Morris WA6ILQ wrote: > > Years ago the standard scanner radio antenna > > connector was the so-called "Motorola car radio" > > connector. It was a metal cylinder maybe 1/4" in > > diameter with a protruding center pin. > > > > Does anybody know of a commercial source of > > a male "Motorola" connector to BNC female adapter? > > Alternatively an SO239 female? > > > > I'm trying to put a couple of older scanners back into > > service - one is going to a new ham, one is going > > to a friend's repeater as a NOAA weather channel > > receiver. Both need to have external antennas > > added to them. > > > > Yes, I could butcher the radio and install a BNC > > female, but I thought I'd see if I could buy a couple first. > > > > Mike WA6ILQ > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > > > > > -- I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America, and to the republic for which it stands, one nation, UNDER GOD, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. Never own anything you aren't willing to drill a hole in, or cut a wire. * http://LindleyOnline.com
RE: [Repeater-Builder] "Motorola" antenna adapter part number needed
Mike, Go to your neighborhood Radio Shack emporium and ask for a #278-208 "UHF-to-Motorola-Type Scanner Adapter." It'll set you back $3.49- if it is in stock. It is a male Motorola antenna plug on one end, and a SO-239 jack on the other. 73, Eric Lemmon WB6FLY -Original Message- From: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Mike Morris WA6ILQ Sent: Thursday, November 01, 2007 2:42 PM To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Subject: [Repeater-Builder] "Motorola" antenna adapter part number needed Years ago the standard scanner radio antenna connector was the so-called "Motorola car radio" connector. It was a metal cylinder maybe 1/4" in diameter with a protruding center pin. Does anybody know of a commercial source of a male "Motorola" connector to BNC female adapter? Alternatively an SO239 female? I'm trying to put a couple of older scanners back into service - one is going to a new ham, one is going to a friend's repeater as a NOAA weather channel receiver. Both need to have external antennas added to them. Yes, I could butcher the radio and install a BNC female, but I thought I'd see if I could buy a couple first. Mike WA6ILQ
RE: [Repeater-Builder] "Motorola" antenna adapter part number needed
last ones I got from radio shack. They may still have some if you can get the salesman to stop trying to sell you a cell phone long enough! Mike KA2NDW -Original Message- From: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Mike Morris WA6ILQ Sent: Thursday, November 01, 2007 5:42 PM To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Subject: [Repeater-Builder] "Motorola" antenna adapter part number needed Years ago the standard scanner radio antenna connector was the so-called "Motorola car radio" connector. It was a metal cylinder maybe 1/4" in diameter with a protruding center pin. Does anybody know of a commercial source of a male "Motorola" connector to BNC female adapter? Alternatively an SO239 female? I'm trying to put a couple of older scanners back into service - one is going to a new ham, one is going to a friend's repeater as a NOAA weather channel receiver. Both need to have external antennas added to them. Yes, I could butcher the radio and install a BNC female, but I thought I'd see if I could buy a couple first. Mike WA6ILQ
Re: [Repeater-Builder] "Motorola" antenna adapter part number needed
EXACTLY !!! They are closed now, I'll call them tomorrow and get two into the mail... Thanks! Mike WA6ILQ At 03:08 PM 11/01/07, you wrote: >Is this what you're looking for: > >http://www.scannerworld.com/content/product/model/ANT38 > >Bob M. >== >--- Mike Morris WA6ILQ <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Years ago the standard scanner radio antenna > > connector was the so-called "Motorola car radio" > > connector. It was a metal cylinder maybe 1/4" in > > diameter with a protruding center pin. > > > > Does anybody know of a commercial source of > > a male "Motorola" connector to BNC female adapter? > > Alternatively an SO239 female? > > > > I'm trying to put a couple of older scanners back > > into > > service - one is going to a new ham, one is going > > to a friend's repeater as a NOAA weather channel > > receiver. Both need to have external antennas > > added to them. > > > > Yes, I could butcher the radio and install a BNC > > female, but I thought I'd see if I could buy a > > couple first. > > > > Mike WA6ILQ > >__ >Do You Yahoo!? >Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around >http://mail.yahoo.com > > > > > >Yahoo! Groups Links > > >
Re: [Repeater-Builder] "Motorola" antenna adapter part number needed
On Thu, 1 Nov 2007, Mike Morris WA6ILQ wrote: > Years ago the standard scanner radio antenna connector was the > so-called "Motorola car radio" connector. It was a metal cylinder > maybe 1/4" in diameter with a protruding center pin. > Yes, I could butcher the radio and install a BNC female, but I thought > I'd see if I could buy a couple first. Why not just make a short adapter cable with a male Motorola connector on it and a male BNC at the other end? Crimp-ons are easy to use. -- Kris Kirby, KE4AHR <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> But remember, with no superpowers comes no responsibility. --rly
Re: [Repeater-Builder] "Motorola" antenna adapter part number needed
If it will help any, I bought one at Radio Shack a few years ago. Johnny Mike Morris WA6ILQ wrote: > Years ago the standard scanner radio antenna > connector was the so-called "Motorola car radio" > connector. It was a metal cylinder maybe 1/4" in > diameter with a protruding center pin. > > Does anybody know of a commercial source of > a male "Motorola" connector to BNC female adapter? > Alternatively an SO239 female? > > I'm trying to put a couple of older scanners back into > service - one is going to a new ham, one is going > to a friend's repeater as a NOAA weather channel > receiver. Both need to have external antennas > added to them. > > Yes, I could butcher the radio and install a BNC > female, but I thought I'd see if I could buy a couple first. > > Mike WA6ILQ > > > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > >
Re: [Repeater-Builder] "Motorola" antenna adapter part number needed
Is this what you're looking for: http://www.scannerworld.com/content/product/model/ANT38 Bob M. == --- Mike Morris WA6ILQ <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Years ago the standard scanner radio antenna > connector was the so-called "Motorola car radio" > connector. It was a metal cylinder maybe 1/4" in > diameter with a protruding center pin. > > Does anybody know of a commercial source of > a male "Motorola" connector to BNC female adapter? > Alternatively an SO239 female? > > I'm trying to put a couple of older scanners back > into > service - one is going to a new ham, one is going > to a friend's repeater as a NOAA weather channel > receiver. Both need to have external antennas > added to them. > > Yes, I could butcher the radio and install a BNC > female, but I thought I'd see if I could buy a > couple first. > > Mike WA6ILQ __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
