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Whats your thoughts on this? (sh.itjust.works)
submitted 3 weeks ago by einfach_orangensaft@sh.itjust.works to c/amateur_radio@lemmy.radio
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[-] pubquiz@lemmy.world 10 points 3 weeks ago

BNC looms large and RULES!

[-] va3db@mastodon.radio 5 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

@einfach_orangensaft Furiously agree. PL259 is harder to put on than a decent type N

[-] cmnybo@discuss.tchncs.de 5 points 3 weeks ago

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.

[-] ghost_towels@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 weeks ago

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

[-] pastermil@sh.itjust.works 4 points 3 weeks ago

Where is BNC, and why is uFL here?

[-] LH0ezVT@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 weeks ago

Ufl sucks. No mechanical lock.

[-] Gustephan@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago

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.

[-] 33rpm_neutron_star@lemmy.radio 2 points 2 weeks ago

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

[-] Gustephan@lemmy.world 4 points 2 weeks ago

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

[-] 33rpm_neutron_star@lemmy.radio 3 points 2 weeks ago

Makes sense, thanks

[-] n1vux@mastodon.radio 1 points 3 weeks ago

@einfach_orangensaft
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