[HCARC] Icom BNC Connectors For RX Antenna Connections

[W4wj at aol.com]

Hello all...
 
I still believe the usage of the BNC comes down to
the minimal space that is occupied by the connector.
 
Back in the day...  some rigs had "RCA" connectors for
outboard receiver.  I have no further commen on this!!  ;-)
 
Here are the Amphenol specs for TYPE N, BNC and UHF
(PL-259) connectors.  Interesting reading...
 
I have also included links to the wikipedia discussion
of each connector format.
 
TYPE N
http://www.amphenolrf.com/connectors/n-type.html
 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/N_connector
 
BNC
http://www.amphenolrf.com/connectors/bnc.html
 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BNC_connector
 
 
UHF (PL-259)
http://www.amphenolrf.com/connectors/uhf.html
 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UHF_connector
 
 
73
Don
W4WJ
 
 
 
 
In a message dated 4/4/2017 7:37:18 P.M. Central Daylight Time,  
robertson at ctesc.net writes:

Don  & Gary,

I would think if the truth were known, the BNC connector is  closer to the 
N 
in quality than the PL-259.

Dennis --   W5FBG


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Don Murray via HCARC"  <hcarc at mailman.qth.net>
To: <n5baa at hctc.net>;  <hcarc at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Tuesday, April 04, 2017 7:15  PM
Subject: Re: [HCARC] Icom BNC Connectors For RX Antenna  Connections


> Gary...
>
> Not only to prevent an  OOPS...  but also the BNC occupies
> less area of the rear  panel...  where space can be at a premium.
>
> 73
>  Don
> W4WJ
>
>
>
> In a message dated 4/4/2017  11:45:19 A.M. Central Daylight Time,
> n5baa at hctc.net  writes:
>
> Is there  any reason other than size and lack of  need to handle any TX
> power that Icom  (and others) use the BNC  connector on their receive only
> antenna  connections??  This  is true of even the Icom 7800 series radios 
> that cost
>  $13,000.00 plus.  You would not expect in a $13,000.00 radio (Icom  7851)
> that there would not be a need for a “cost cutting”  measure.  As one 
> might
> tell, I am somewhat ignorant when  it comes to these fittings. 
> Fortunately
> even Amphenol BNC’s  are inexpensive (around $1.00) to buy.   Just seems
> that we  could settle on one fitting for radios to keep things   simple.
>
> Could the BNC’s be used to prevent receive only  antennas from  being
> attached to antenna ports that COULD carry  transmit power.  That  would 
> make the
> most  sense.
>
> 73,
>
> Gary  J
> N5BAA
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