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I've been trying to find a SMA to BNC jumper cable so I can use my mobile antenna with my Jedi and XTS3k. However, I can't seem to find anyplace that sells Motorola's flush version of the female SMA connector. The only converter I've found so far is RFB-1142-4, but I'd prefer a short cable to alleviate unnecessary stress on the radio's connector.

Where do you get your Motorola SMA connectors or prebuilt jumpers? I'm not having much luck finding any.

When I was with the test equipment depot, we would use a SMA to BNC adapter. The p/n was 5880348B33. I don't know if it's still available. We used it with various radios to verify cellular, trunking and secure comm testing without having to do over-the-air testing.

Comet makes several adapter cables including the HB-05 BNC to SMA. I use these all the time. Check out:
http://www.cometantenna.com/products.ph ... &childID=0


Marshall

The BNC to SMA I got

DJP126 wrote:When I was with the test equipment depot, we would use a SMA to BNC adapter. The p/n was 5880348B33. I don't know if it's still available. We used it with various radios to verify cellular, trunking and secure comm testing without having to do over-the-air testing.

Got one of those here, it's an Amphenol 901-167, pretty much the same thing shown in the first post.

The Comet 05 adapter cables won't work with a Motorola SMA. The Motorola radios
have a male SMA on them which requires a female SMA on the cable. You'll find all
the SMA adapters you'll ever need at most larger hamfests, including the small, threaded
tube with the SMA female on both ends which WILL adapt the Comet 05 cables to the
Motorola radio's SMA connector.

Also, you can look up the R F Connection in Gaithersburg MD on Google; he has all this
stuff via phone order, toll free, and he takes credit cards. Reliable outfit as well.