Additional Adapter Issues

[Patrick Lynch-2]

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?
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[Bob Nielsen]

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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[Phil Kane-2]

On Sun, 8 Jul 2007 09:47:12 -0700, Bob Nielsen wrote:

>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.

  My ICOM hand-held transceiver uses BNC.

>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.

  I would advise the inverse - a short adapter cable with a
  SMA/BNC male (whichever the radio needs) and a UHF female
  on the other end.

  From bitter experience, I would not put the "solid" adapter on
  the handheld radio itself, because of the strain on the radio's
  connector.

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   73 de K2ASP - Phil Kane
   Elecraft K2/100   s/n 5402



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