WRTC928 Posted Friday at 04:40 PM Report Posted Friday at 04:40 PM I can find plenty of adapters to convert the male SMA jack on a Baofeng radio to a female BNC connector, but for the life of me, I can't find an adapter to convert the SMA female jack on a Baofeng antenna to a male BNC connector. There are a few which will convert the SMA male jack on other (Retevis, etc.) radios' antennas to a male BNC connector, but I can't find one which will do the same for a Baofeng antenna. I don't want to buy new antennas, but I'd really like to convert my AR-5RM to a BNC antenna connection. I searched Amazon and even a Google search, but no luck. Has anyone found one and can point me in the right direction? (It doesn't help that different sellers name the adapter differently. Some name it according to the type of connection on the two ends of the device, others name it by what it converts from to what it converts to, and others name it according to the jacks on the radio and antenna respectively. It's maddening.) Quote
SteveShannon Posted Friday at 05:19 PM Report Posted Friday at 05:19 PM 39 minutes ago, WRTC928 said: I can find plenty of adapters to convert the male SMA jack on a Baofeng radio to a female BNC connector, but for the life of me, I can't find an adapter to convert the SMA female jack on a Baofeng antenna to a male BNC connector. There are a few which will convert the SMA male jack on other (Retevis, etc.) radios' antennas to a male BNC connector, but I can't find one which will do the same for a Baofeng antenna. I don't want to buy new antennas, but I'd really like to convert my AR-5RM to a BNC antenna connection. I searched Amazon and even a Google search, but no luck. Has anyone found one and can point me in the right direction? (It doesn't help that different sellers name the adapter differently. Some name it according to the type of connection on the two ends of the device, others name it by what it converts from to what it converts to, and others name it according to the jacks on the radio and antenna respectively. It's maddening.) https://a.co/d/7H0HN6M Quote
WRTC928 Posted Friday at 07:16 PM Author Report Posted Friday at 07:16 PM 1 hour ago, SteveShannon said: https://a.co/d/7H0HN6M I saw that, but I wasn't sure if the coax fitting is compatible with an antenna. Quote
SteveShannon Posted Friday at 07:45 PM Report Posted Friday at 07:45 PM 28 minutes ago, WRTC928 said: I saw that, but I wasn't sure if the coax fitting is compatible with an antenna. I think it is, but order it and see. Quote
Lscott Posted Friday at 08:31 PM Report Posted Friday at 08:31 PM 3 hours ago, WRTC928 said: I can find plenty of adapters to convert the male SMA jack on a Baofeng radio to a female BNC connector, but for the life of me, I can't find an adapter to convert the SMA female jack on a Baofeng antenna to a male BNC connector. There are a few which will convert the SMA male jack on other (Retevis, etc.) radios' antennas to a male BNC connector, but I can't find one which will do the same for a Baofeng antenna. I don't want to buy new antennas, but I'd really like to convert my AR-5RM to a BNC antenna connection. I searched Amazon and even a Google search, but no luck. Has anyone found one and can point me in the right direction? (It doesn't help that different sellers name the adapter differently. Some name it according to the type of connection on the two ends of the device, others name it by what it converts from to what it converts to, and others name it according to the jacks on the radio and antenna respectively. It's maddening.) All the BNC antennas I've ever seen use Male BNC connectors on the end, not Female types. The BNC adapter that screws into the radio uses a Female BNC connector as seen in the attached photos. Many of the Chinese radios use the same format as the more expensive Kenwood commercial radios, reverse polarity Male SMA to a standard female BNC. WSAM454 1 Quote
WRTC928 Posted Saturday at 12:13 AM Author Report Posted Saturday at 12:13 AM 3 hours ago, Lscott said: All the BNC antennas I've ever seen use Male BNC connectors on the end, not Female types. The BNC adapter that screws into the radio uses a Female BNC connector as seen in the attached photos. Many of the Chinese radios use the same format as the more expensive Kenwood commercial radios, reverse polarity Male SMA to a standard female BNC. The piece I can't find is the one that attaches to the antenna. The antenna is SMA female and I need to convert that to BNC male; i.e., the connector has to have SMA male on one end and BNC male on the other. Quote
SteveShannon Posted Saturday at 01:02 AM Report Posted Saturday at 01:02 AM 50 minutes ago, WRTC928 said: The piece I can't find is the one that attaches to the antenna. The antenna is SMA female and I need to convert that to BNC male; i.e., the connector has to have SMA male on one end and BNC male on the other. That link I posted has both pieces, for the antenna and the radio, for both genders combinations. But I’ll point out just once that most people don’t add an adapter to the very cheap antennas Baofeng attaches to their radios. They buy the BNC adapter so they can use a better quality antenna that comes with a BNC connector. WRQC299, Lscott and WRXB215 3 Quote
WRTC928 Posted Saturday at 07:38 PM Author Report Posted Saturday at 07:38 PM 18 hours ago, SteveShannon said: That link I posted has both pieces, for the antenna and the radio, for both genders combinations. But I’ll point out just once that most people don’t add an adapter to the very cheap antennas Baofeng attaches to their radios. They buy the BNC adapter so they can use a better quality antenna that comes with a BNC connector. Actually, I have some Nagoya antennas that work really well. They're the ones I want to use, but they don't come with a BNC connector. There are probably some brands which do come with a BNC connector which will work fine too. I'll probably just buy a few and experiment. It's just that I've had such good results with these antennas that I'd like to keep using them. SteveShannon 1 Quote
Reloader762 Posted Saturday at 10:48 PM Report Posted Saturday at 10:48 PM Radio connector. If your radio has the pin, use this connector. https://www.amazon.com/TUOLNK-Female-Connector-Coaxial-Adapter/dp/B094C31TM1?ref_=sspa_dk_detail_1&sp_csd=d2lkZ2V0TmFtZT1zcF9kZXRhaWxfdGhlbWF0aWM&th=1 If your radio has the hole, use this connector. https://www.amazon.com/TUOLNK-Female-Connector-Coaxial-Adapter/dp/B094BZ18MZ?ref_=sspa_dk_detail_1&sp_csd=d2lkZ2V0TmFtZT1zcF9kZXRhaWxfdGhlbWF0aWM&th=1 If your antenna has the hole, use this connector. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B092ZVQDPZ/?coliid=IN0LY1XE43SRK&colid=3V7FRA4924S52&psc=1&ref_=list_c_wl_lv_cv_lig_dp_it If your antenna has the pin, use this connector. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00CVQJEW6/?coliid=I14W6A1MHQNFDW&colid=3V7FRA4924S52&psc=1&ref_=list_c_wl_lv_cv_lig_dp_it Quote
WRTC928 Posted Saturday at 11:59 PM Author Report Posted Saturday at 11:59 PM 1 hour ago, Reloader762 said: Radio connector. If your antenna has the hole, use this connector. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B092ZVQDPZ/?coliid=IN0LY1XE43SRK&colid=3V7FRA4924S52&psc=1&ref_=list_c_wl_lv_cv_lig_dp_it That's what I ended up getting. It does work, but the coax connector makes it a very inelegant solution. It definitely looks fragile. I guess I'll bite the bullet and buy some anennas with BNC connectors. Quote
Reloader762 Posted yesterday at 01:28 AM Report Posted yesterday at 01:28 AM When I connect an HT in the house to my outside antenna, I use one of these. They come in several configurations as well. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08BNN4RV1?ref_=ppx_hzsearch_conn_dt_b_fed_asin_title_10&th=1 Quote
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