"CJB" wrote in message
ups.com...
I need to enxtend the mini-coax cable on my broadband wireless router
antena. I have about 40 ft. of mini-coax. and I need to connect the
SMA male and reverse (female) connectors to either end. I got the two
connectors from Maplin but sans instructions (thinking that this would
be easy!). BUT now I can't work out how to the cable attaches to the
connectors; and there are no instructions on the web. Please can
someone help. many thanks - CJB.

You can't use 40 ft of RG174, but here are some possibilities.

1. Extend the Ethernet cable instead.
2. Use a couple of inches of RG174, then an SMA to N adapter, and 40 feet of
LMR400 or Belden 9913. Be advised, either of these is big stuff, about 1/2
inch.
3. Put a high gain yagi antenna on the router end (probably vertically
polarized), pointed at where wireless user is. If it works, this will be the
cheapest solution.

Tam