[Yaesu] What is wrong with SMA?

Tue Jan 9 10:28:48 EST 2007

I like the SMA on my VX7R compared to the BNC connector. First of all the 
SMA give a better, more solid, connection in my opinion. Every HT I ever 
had with a BNC got loose and wobbly after use.
Sure, the SMA does have its drawbacks. Its fragile in many ways, I've seen 
guys cross thread them, and I have seen HT's with the SMA snapped off from 
being dropped with a dual band whip on it. And then you have people who 
hang a SO-239 to SMA adapter off it and wonder why its broke, etc..
Overall though, I would rather have the SMA. If you have a current HT with 
SMA and want BNC they make a nice low profile adapter to screw onto the 
radio and put whatever you want for a BNC antenna on instead.
73,
Scott
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "John Geiger" <johngeig at yahoo.com>
To: <icom at mailman.qth.net>; <yaesu at mailman.qth.net>; 
<kenwood at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Tuesday, January 09, 2007 9:19 AM
Subject: [Yaesu] What is wrong with SMA?
>I have been reading some equipment reviews on a
> website, and many reviewers complained about an HT
> having a SMA connector instead of a BNC. So what is
> wrong with SMA connectors? I like them better than
> BNC connectors since they are smaller and are just as
> easy to use.
>> 73s John W5TD
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