Topband: Replacing F Connectors with BNCs

Stan Stockton wa5rtg at gmail.com
Thu Nov 14 10:35:36 EST 2013


An alternative would be to use BNC females and an adapter to go from the F
male with a male BNC on the other end.  I have a of them without any issues.

73...Stan, K5GO


On Thu, Nov 14, 2013 at 9:19 AM, Hank Garretson <w6sx at arrl.net> wrote:

> On Thu, Nov 14, 2013 at 4:38 AM, Pete Smith N4ZR <n4zr at contesting.com
> >wrote:
>
> That is certainly possible, Frank - I've been using Ideal compression
> > connectors from Home Depot.  I have not had any reliability problems with
> > them at all - they are just a pita to connect and disconnect.
> >
>
> The cable guys around here have some sort of neat slip on/over wrench.
> Seems to work like a charm.
>
> Google f-type connector wrench.
>
> 73,
>
> Hank, W6SX
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