UHF male pl-259 adapter for baofeng uv-5g plus

[WSBB821]

Recently bought a Surecom SW-102S power/swr meter with a dummy load and a patch cable that has male pl-259 plugs on both ends. What adapter do I need to fit the cable onto my Baofeng UV-5 G Plus GMRS radio for testing?

[WRXP381]

Sma female.   Kinda pointless to test an HT I’ve never felt the need.  Mine work from 1/2 mile to 30miles depending on line of site.  That’s about all I need to know. And you won’t be able to reliably test swr on an ht 

[WRWE456]

If you are wanting to test an outboard antenna then it can be useful but if just wanting to test the onboard antenna then what WRXP318 said is correct as far as I know.

[Sshannon]

9 hours ago, WSBB821 said:

Recently bought a Surecom SW-102S power/swr meter with a dummy load and a patch cable that has male pl-259 plugs on both ends. What adapter do I need to fit the cable onto my Baofeng UV-5 G Plus GMRS radio for testing?

You need either a “barrel adapter” with an SMA female on one side and SO-239 on the other, or a jumper cable with a PL-259 on one end and an SMA female on the other. 
 

Eventually you’ll have every combination of adapter !
Here’s a kit that might help get you started: 

https://a.co/d/1Bzh3h4

Don’t worry about what wrxp381 says he has never felt the need to do. He says that sometimes, but his “needs” are irrelevant to your question. It’s nice to know the output of your radio and it’s simply not true that you can’t test SWR with a handheld.
He may have meant that testing the SWR of a handheld’s antenna doesn’t mean much and I would agree with that.

[WRQC527]

10 hours ago, WSBB821 said:

Recently bought a Surecom SW-102S power/swr meter with a dummy load and a patch cable that has male pl-259 plugs on both ends. What adapter do I need to fit the cable onto my Baofeng UV-5 G Plus GMRS radio for testing?

This. They're all over Ebay and Amazon. SMA Female to SO-239 adapter. Also, you don't need anyone's approval to test your HT. 

[Lscott]

19 minutes ago, Sshannon said:

Eventually you’ll have every combination of adapter !

I can verify that.

https://forums.mygmrs.com/gallery/image/427-adapters-connectorsjpeg/?context=new

 

[WRDJ205]

On 4/11/2024 at 9:17 AM, Sshannon said:

Eventually you’ll have every combination of adapter !

I just started and I feel like I'm always one short of the one i need at that time.  

[Sshannon]

1 hour ago, WRDJ205 said:

I just started and I feel like I'm always one short of the one i need at that time.  

That’s why i buy kits with multiple variations. So now I always have 48 that I’ll never need.