[R-390] New (to me) R390A... Advice ?

[mikea]

On Sun, Jan 13, 2002 at 07:54:19PM -0600, Michael Melland wrote:

> What antenna connector will I need ?  And.... where might I find this stuff
> ?

You're in a whole new world now. 

The balanced antenna connector is a "twinax" connector. They're 
used in wiring IBM S/36, S/38, and AS/400 LANs, and your local
parts house may have them. RF Parts, Pasternak, and Allied all
have them.

The unbalanced connector is more difficult. It's a "C", which is
like a BNC on steroids. IIRC, RF Parts and Pasternak both have
them, and I think RF Parts also has BNC Female to C Male adapters.

There may also be BNC Female to Twinax Male adapters somewhere. 

Caution: Pasternak has a $100 minimum, and I think their line 
item minimum is $25. I've never bought from them, but I've 
never needed to buy that much in connectors. They also sell 
really good cable, if you need it in long pieces.

Other folks have their favorite parts houses, too, and I hope 
they'll chime in.

-- 
Mike Andrews
mikea@mikea.ath.cx
Tired old sysadmin since 1964