Connector name

[Tiercel]

1. What is the proper name of the connector on the end of an HT antenna that enables it to connect to the HT?  I am thinking an RG58 because I have a couple RG58 to SO239 jumpers but when I look up RG58 it seems to be coax rather than the connector.

2. Do all HT brands and models use the same type and gender connector or does it vary?  A Baofeng HT has what I would call a male connector even though the threaded portion is female.

I need a couple adapters and jumpers and I am just trying to make sure I have the terminology straight.  I also need to order a couple jumpers and gender benders.
 

[WRUU653]

It depends on what the radio has. Many are SMA (male or female). Check these adapter kits. For examples.

Edited November 11, 2023 by WRUU653

[WRYS709]

Others will chime in, but most HTs use an SMA connector. 

the gender is determined by the post or hole in the middle, not the threading. 

Each adapter will generally cause some loss of power. But I use them when needed. 

[UncleYoda]

PL-259 male connects to SO-239 female.  (But the SO-239 is typically on mobiles not HTs)

[WRYZ926]

Baofeng radios use a SMA female antenna. As mentioned by others, most HT's will have a SMA connector. Some brands use SMA male on the radios, such as Baofeng, while others use a SMA female on the radios, such as TYT.

The last time I saw or used a BNC type connector was years ago on a CB HT.

[wayoverthere]

25 minutes ago, WRYZ926 said:

The last time I saw or used a BNC type connector was years ago on a CB HT.

BNC seems to be pretty common with some of the portable hf gear; the xiegu x6100 and g106 do, elecraft's new kh1 does, and iirc, the icom 705 does as well.

[SteveShannon]

4 hours ago, Tiercel said:

1. What is the proper name of the connector on the end of an HT antenna that enables it to connect to the HT?  I am thinking an RG58 because I have a couple RG58 to SO239 jumpers but when I look up RG58 it seems to be coax rather than the connector.

2. Do all HT brands and models use the same type and gender connector or does it vary?  A Baofeng HT has what I would call a male connector even though the threaded portion is female.

I need a couple adapters and jumpers and I am just trying to make sure I have the terminology straight.  I also need to order a couple jumpers and gender benders.
 

1. SMA, but there are 4 different SMA connectors. There’s the outer threaded shield which can be either male or female and there’s the center pin and socket. You will find male threads and female center sockets, male threads and male center pins, female threads with female center sockets, and finally female threads with male center pins. 
(RG-58 is a cable standard). 
 

2. No, they do not.  Of the radios I have, the Baofeng UV5R dual band radios, Yaesu FT65R, Yaesu FT4x, and Alinco MD5 all use the female threads and male pin on the radio, but my FT5DR uses male threads and a female center socket. 

 

[WRUU653]

@Tiercel as an example of things talked about above the connector on your Baofeng UV-9G is a Male SMA, the antenna that screws into it is a Female SMA..

[WRQC527]

1 hour ago, WRYZ926 said:

The last time I saw or used a BNC type connector was years ago on a CB HT.

The current Icom IC-V86 2 meter handheld still sports a BNC antenna connector.

[SteveShannon]

1 hour ago, WRQC527 said:

The current Icom IC-V86 2 meter handheld still sports a BNC antenna connector.

I put a BNC-SMA adapter on my Yaesu FT5DR so I can remove and replace the antenna easily without wearing out the factory connector.