WRUE951 Posted October 11, 2023 Report Share Posted October 11, 2023 Anyone ever think of the numerous types of UHF connectors we have to choose from.. The list i show below is just a small handful but seems to be the most common types we encounter.. The Question of the day is: Which one is better for our purpose? Just in my shack i'm using 5 different types due to the equipment manufactures choice. Most recently i got a Hytera mobile with BNC connectors.. When you think about it,, we have spent a lot of cash on our connector adapter arsenal.. I challenge NotARubicon to do a video on this to open our minds.. Which one is really better???? 4.3-10 connector, a new proprietary connector not to be confused with DIN 4.3/10 one Belling-Lee connector, also called IEC 61169-2 connector, BNC connector (Bayonet Neill Neill-Concelman). (IEC 61169-8 and IEC 61169-63) C-type connector (Concelman) Dezifix connector, hermaphrodite connector DIN 7/16 connector (DIN 47223 and IEC 61169-4[1]), a high-power 50 Ω connector GR connector (officially the General Radio Type 874) LC/LT connector, a high voltage connector originally developed by the US Navy[3] Musa connector, a 50 Ω connector used in telecommunications and broadcast video N connector "Type N" (Neill) 50 Ω or 75 Ω characteristic impedance connector (IEC 61169-16[4]) NMD connector, standing for Network Measurements Division, are usually available as 3.5 mm, 2.9 mm, 2.4 mm, and 1.85 mm connectors. NMO mount connector (new Motorola mount), SC connector, screw version of C connector SR connector based on the BNC connector TNC connector (threaded Neill-Concelman) Twin-BNC (Twinax) Twinax connectors are used with 78 Ω or 95 Ω conductor cables and operate from 0–200 MHz. UHF connector (e.g., PL-259/SO-239). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sshannon Posted October 11, 2023 Report Share Posted October 11, 2023 Most of us hobbyists will only run across four main connectors for mainstream UHF: SMA for handhelds, PL259/SO239, N, and BNC. And sometimes the F connector. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WRXB215 Posted October 11, 2023 Report Share Posted October 11, 2023 @Sshannon I've been confused more than once on the PL259/SO239 you mention. Are you saying that they are actually the same thing? Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sshannon Posted October 11, 2023 Report Share Posted October 11, 2023 1 minute ago, WRXB215 said: @Sshannon I've been confused more than once on the PL259/SO239 you mention. Are you saying that they are actually the same thing? Thanks. Yes. SO-239 is the SOcket. PL-259 is the PLug. I have no idea why the number is different. KBSherwood, WRUU653, WRXB215 and 1 other 1 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WRXB215 Posted October 11, 2023 Report Share Posted October 11, 2023 Thank you @Sshannon, that clears it up. I will click the thanks when I get some new reactions. WRUU653 and Sshannon 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sshannon Posted October 11, 2023 Report Share Posted October 11, 2023 25 minutes ago, WRXB215 said: Thank you @Sshannon, that clears it up. I will click the thanks when I get some new reactions. One nice thing about the PL-259 and SO-239. There’s only one of each. A PL-259 will fit into an SO-239 every time. With other connectors you have to specify gender (N-male and N-female) and sometimes, such as with the SMA, that can take multiple forms: male, female, RP male, and RP female. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sshannon Posted October 11, 2023 Report Share Posted October 11, 2023 The names SO-239 and PL-259 came from the US Army Signal Corps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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