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einfach_orangensaft@sh.itjust.works to Amateur Radio@lemmy.radio · 1 month ago

Whats your thoughts on this?

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Whats your thoughts on this?

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einfach_orangensaft@sh.itjust.works to Amateur Radio@lemmy.radio · 1 month ago
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  • pubquiz@lemmy.world
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    1 month ago

    BNC looms large and RULES!

  • Diane Bruce VA3DB@mastodon.radio
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    @einfach_orangensaft Furiously agree. PL259 is harder to put on than a decent type N

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    SMA is too fragile and PL-259 is a pain to weatherproof. I prefer BNC for portable use and N connectors for just about everything else.

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      That’s interesting as PL-259 is the standard for marine use. I wish we had something better

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    Where is BNC, and why is uFL here?

  • LH0ezVT@sh.itjust.works
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    Ufl sucks. No mechanical lock.

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    SMA or bust. The other three connector types introduce a lot of noise compared to SMA in my experience. BNC is my goto if I want a noise profile similar to SMA but the device I’m working with isn’t vibration damped.

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      What’s the role of vibration damping? SMA comes on most HTs.

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        Oh dang, I totally missed the name of this community when I commented. My knowledge of and opinions on rf connectors come from working on large aircraft mounted systems, where turbulence can cause a nightmare of threaded connector sleeves vibrating loose and bent pins. In this situation you either need vibration damping or a more mechanically robust connector like BNC

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          Makes sense, thanks

  • Bill Ricker@mastodon.radio
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    @einfach_orangensaft
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