Kind of like the "socket savers" we had on the tube testers back in the day. 73 Jim W4JED

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BNC rather than SMA, but my real preference is for the 'RF out' pad on the pcb and space on the case to fit whatever your choice of connector might be. Mind you, I'm still looking for the magic drill

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common practice with very expensive test gear costing many thousands or tens of thousands of dollars which use SMA connector is to use a "connector saver". A SMA connector saver is little more than a

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In my experience, it's much better to use a short SMA to BNC pigtail (out of high quality micro coax) if there is going to be any strain at all (and I do mean at all) on the BNC connector. This counts

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SMA is a bit small and difficult in a portable setting. However, I very much prefer threaded connectors. BNC tends to be too "wiggly" and you can hear noise in the receiver by just bumping the cable.

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The consensus at the NanoVNA group was that the "ideal" solution was the APC3.5 connector: https://www.maurymw.com/pdf/datasheets/5A-011.pdf Unfortunately this is not exactly cheap. Since professional

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All, The life cycle mating on SMA is for the full frequncy range, plus mechanical wear aspects. At HF frequencies, the wear cycles should be greater than for the microwave frequencies. That said, SMA

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I like that idea!

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I fully expect I'm in a group of one. But especially as the QCX was first requested and now being offered as field optimised....... Imagine the gods gave were kind hearing the rarest of rare DX statio

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Hi All, I have had long term reliability problems with BNC connectors. So much so that I have converted most stuff to either real screw terminals or simple soldered connections. Clamp type 'screw' ter

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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 ma

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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 harder

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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 problem

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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 connect/dis

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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.

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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 repl

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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

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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 probab

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

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What about RCA connectors?

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