And without the rubber, the flex and bending of the antenna gets directly
transferred to the sma connector. You'll be wishing you'd had some sort of
support before long, as the rig is in the shop with a broken sma connector.
Stephens connectors work well, I've had one for years, and think it was one
of the smarter accessories I've purchased. (Ft-50)


john

What are "Stephens connectors" ?
Any pics and where to buy ?

Thanks,

Nick

And without the rubber, the flex and bending of the antenna gets directly
transferred to the sma connector. You'll be wishing you'd had some sort of
support before long, as the rig is in the shop with a broken sma connector.
Stephens connectors work well, I've had one for years, and think it was one
of the smarter accessories I've purchased. (Ft-50)


john

What are "Stephens connectors" ?
Any pics and where to buy ?

Thanks,

Nick

And without the rubber, the flex and bending of the antenna gets directly
transferred to the sma connector. You'll be wishing you'd had some sort of
support before long, as the rig is in the shop with a broken sma connector.
Stephens connectors work well, I've had one for years, and think it was one
of the smarter accessories I've purchased. (Ft-50)


john

What are "Stephens connectors" ?
Any pics and where to buy ?

Thanks,

Nick

"nick smith" wrote in news:Sjsqd.221$P23.121
@newsfe5-gui.ntli.net:

What are "Stephens connectors" ?
Any pics and where to buy ?

Thanks,

Nick


Sizes to fit radio models:
Yaesu: VX-5R, VX-7R, VX-2R, VX-1R, FT-50-R, FT-60-R, VX-10, VX-150,
VX-110, VXA-100, VXA-120, VX-800, VXA-700
Icom: IC-T90A, IC-R5, IC-R2, IC-T8A, IC-T81A, IC-Q7A, IC-M1V
Kenwood: TH-D7, TH-G71, TH-F6A, TH-59, TH-K2AT
Alinco: DJ-V5, DJ-X3, DJ-S40
Midland : G-11
Maycom : AR108
Standard: C508A, C510, HX-460S
Uniden : Atlantis(marine)
Tate Orca : Excel
Radio Shack: HTX-200, HTX-400, HTX-245, HTX-420

Previewed in the May 2000 Issue of CQ Magazine, and the Nov. 2000
Issue of QST Magazine.

$11.95 ea. + $1.50 S+H(One to unlimited)
(Check or money order only in U.S.Funds)
(Specify-radio-model)

STEPHEN G.GULYAS
706 LALOR ST.
TRENTON, N.J. 08610
U.S.A.

A photo of the adapter is available upon request.

I welcome any questions or comments at my email:


Thanks for looking at my posting.
S.G.G. KC2BHO 73's

"nick smith" wrote in news:Sjsqd.221$P23.121
@newsfe5-gui.ntli.net:

What are "Stephens connectors" ?
Any pics and where to buy ?

Thanks,

Nick


Sizes to fit radio models:
Yaesu: VX-5R, VX-7R, VX-2R, VX-1R, FT-50-R, FT-60-R, VX-10, VX-150,
VX-110, VXA-100, VXA-120, VX-800, VXA-700
Icom: IC-T90A, IC-R5, IC-R2, IC-T8A, IC-T81A, IC-Q7A, IC-M1V
Kenwood: TH-D7, TH-G71, TH-F6A, TH-59, TH-K2AT
Alinco: DJ-V5, DJ-X3, DJ-S40
Midland : G-11
Maycom : AR108
Standard: C508A, C510, HX-460S
Uniden : Atlantis(marine)
Tate Orca : Excel
Radio Shack: HTX-200, HTX-400, HTX-245, HTX-420

Previewed in the May 2000 Issue of CQ Magazine, and the Nov. 2000
Issue of QST Magazine.

$11.95 ea. + $1.50 S+H(One to unlimited)
(Check or money order only in U.S.Funds)
(Specify-radio-model)

STEPHEN G.GULYAS
706 LALOR ST.
TRENTON, N.J. 08610
U.S.A.

A photo of the adapter is available upon request.

I welcome any questions or comments at my email:


Thanks for looking at my posting.
S.G.G. KC2BHO 73's

"nick smith" wrote in news:Sjsqd.221$P23.121
@newsfe5-gui.ntli.net:

What are "Stephens connectors" ?
Any pics and where to buy ?

Thanks,

Nick


Sizes to fit radio models:
Yaesu: VX-5R, VX-7R, VX-2R, VX-1R, FT-50-R, FT-60-R, VX-10, VX-150,
VX-110, VXA-100, VXA-120, VX-800, VXA-700
Icom: IC-T90A, IC-R5, IC-R2, IC-T8A, IC-T81A, IC-Q7A, IC-M1V
Kenwood: TH-D7, TH-G71, TH-F6A, TH-59, TH-K2AT
Alinco: DJ-V5, DJ-X3, DJ-S40
Midland : G-11
Maycom : AR108
Standard: C508A, C510, HX-460S
Uniden : Atlantis(marine)
Tate Orca : Excel
Radio Shack: HTX-200, HTX-400, HTX-245, HTX-420

Previewed in the May 2000 Issue of CQ Magazine, and the Nov. 2000
Issue of QST Magazine.

$11.95 ea. + $1.50 S+H(One to unlimited)
(Check or money order only in U.S.Funds)
(Specify-radio-model)

STEPHEN G.GULYAS
706 LALOR ST.
TRENTON, N.J. 08610
U.S.A.

A photo of the adapter is available upon request.

I welcome any questions or comments at my email:


Thanks for looking at my posting.
S.G.G. KC2BHO 73's

Adding any adaptor would seem to significantly move the radiating
portion of the antenna further away from the "ground plane" of the radio.
This should affect the operation of the antenna adversely. Comments?

Bob





In article ,
(Stephen G. Gulyas) wrote:

Do you have a need for a high-quality SMA-to-BNC rubber covered
factory look antenna adapter that is custom made to fit and protect
your H.T. or scanner radio?

Adapter allows you to:
Quickly change antennas to base, mobile or different style use.
Use the more popular and wider selection available of BNC antennas.
Prevent chassis connector wear or from coming loose due to antenna
changes.

Adapter features:
Gold plated contacts with a teflon insulator.
A low profile design with a rubber covering for a factory antenna
look.

Adding any adaptor would seem to significantly move the radiating
portion of the antenna further away from the "ground plane" of the radio.
This should affect the operation of the antenna adversely. Comments?

Bob





In article ,
(Stephen G. Gulyas) wrote:

Do you have a need for a high-quality SMA-to-BNC rubber covered
factory look antenna adapter that is custom made to fit and protect
your H.T. or scanner radio?

Adapter allows you to:
Quickly change antennas to base, mobile or different style use.
Use the more popular and wider selection available of BNC antennas.
Prevent chassis connector wear or from coming loose due to antenna
changes.

Adapter features:
Gold plated contacts with a teflon insulator.
A low profile design with a rubber covering for a factory antenna
look.

Adding any adaptor would seem to significantly move the radiating
portion of the antenna further away from the "ground plane" of the radio.
This should affect the operation of the antenna adversely. Comments?

Bob





In article ,
(Stephen G. Gulyas) wrote:

Do you have a need for a high-quality SMA-to-BNC rubber covered
factory look antenna adapter that is custom made to fit and protect
your H.T. or scanner radio?

Adapter allows you to:
Quickly change antennas to base, mobile or different style use.
Use the more popular and wider selection available of BNC antennas.
Prevent chassis connector wear or from coming loose due to antenna
changes.

Adapter features:
Gold plated contacts with a teflon insulator.
A low profile design with a rubber covering for a factory antenna
look.

In article
,
Bob Dixon wrote:

Adding any adaptor would seem to significantly move the radiating
portion of the antenna further away from the "ground plane" of the radio.
This should affect the operation of the antenna adversely. Comments?

Bob


Adding an adapter to a Transmission Line will have no effect, except to
add insertion loss of the adapter. Adding an adapter to the antenna
itself MAY cause the antenna charactoristics to change. Most SMA and BNC
connecters are used in Transmission Lines, and not antennas themselves.
The OP doesn't really explain where the adapter is to be used. Most
small handheld devices with external antenna connections have those
connection in the Transmission Line and not in the antenna itself.

Me