OK. I am thinking the longer BNC with the threads could be substituted with one that is shorter and needs no nut and lock washer. Democracy is all about arriving at the best solutions...hee hee. It

SMA connectors are nice and cute on small rigs but BNC are far easier to use with fat fingers. Also how many have actually ever made up SMA cables and adapter cables? It’s pretty tough and much

Good low profile solution, and they work fine for me. Used on SotaBeam tuners.

Mark, Can you attach a picture with them installed please? 73, Jim W9UUM

I never understood why hf qrp rigs have BNC sockets. They're totally unnecessary at HF, difficult to use with RG174 and breakages in the field are impossible to easily repair. For portable operation,

Shorter BNC is the same. How reliable they are for its connection to the board is unknown as all the systems used a variant that locked to the chassis. for mechanical support. I do not see the

Maybe something like these are a little better/sturdier: https://www.knjn.com/ShopFlashyWidyAccessories.html (don't know Jean source tough) Definitely SMA are not the best if you need many

Agree with Allison. The extra length of the plastic gets snaggy when putting a radio in a bag. If you look at a QCX the long BNC is ridiculous. So I ask Allison if the shorter BNC is reliable.

Well actually, I only object to the length of the current BNC. I was trying to match the "MountainTopper" and a short BNC is used on that I think. So I would like to see Han's comment on reducing the

SMA for size. BNC for durability and less fiddly when up on a hill with cold hands. Note some of the PCB edge mount BNC may provide a lower profile. Allison ------------------------------- Please

Worn out dozens over the years. I'd add 500 is optimistic. Failure mode is center socket looses flex and fails. Second most common the center pin of cable breaks loose from the internal wire. Best

We should live so long!

Regardless of the connector used, I would likely not mount it on the PCB even if the board provides for it. Off-board mounting, to me, gives me more flexibility in the case I might use. My problem is

James, if you are getting that much power out, then everything else is probably good, so OK to play with the lowpass filter. Ron

Hi, I have a nanoVNA with SMA fittings. The early deterioration most likely affects their performance in the microwaves. I use mine at HF and may use it some day a time or two on two meters but

Please, no. Those give me nightmares. Too many cases of them either not staying in or refusing to come out.

What about RCA connectors?

Jay, did you check voltages on IC5, 6 and 7 yet? Are you seeing the nominal 2.5 volts at pins 1,2,3,5,6 & 7 of all three of those? Ron

Supporting both SMA and BNC footprints makes a lot of sense to me. Use right angle, PCB mount connectors. Not the edge mount SMA's like those used on the nano. I'd expect that having the connectors

I admit I voted for SMA, mainly on the basis of my experience with those threaded plastic BNC connectors, UGH! I'm more in favor of a bulkhead mounted connector with a jumper to the board. If the the