SDS100 Antenna /aftermarket Sma problems

JLM7424 · Jun 19, 2018

Has anyone shaved the inside of the plastic riser around the Antenna post ?

I have several Sma antenna's I can't use debating on shaving the inside or maybe cutting the whole thing down .

Thoughts, opinions, ideas ??

tumegpc · Jun 19, 2018

JLM7424 said:
Has anyone shaved the inside of the plastic riser around the Antenna post ?

I have several Sma antenna's I can't use debating on shaving the inside or maybe cutting the whole thing down .

Thoughts, opinions, ideas ??

If I end up keeping the SDS100 my plan is to shave down a few millimeters and test a few antennas .

mancow · Jun 19, 2018

Antennas are cheaper than radios.

I spun down the remtronix to make it fit.

JLM7424 · Jun 19, 2018

mancow said:
Antennas are cheaper than radios.

I spun down the remtronix to make it fit.

So you shaved the antenna's sma sides ?

What did you use to get this done ?

mancow · Jun 19, 2018

JLM7424 said:
So you shaved the antenna's sma sides ?

What did you use to get this done ?

I made a thread a while back about it. I put the tip in a hand drill, used a thin wrench to hold the bnc near the plastic and lathed it against some sand paper taped to a work bench. A small lathe would have have been nice.

Cheeseburgers · Jun 19, 2018

mancow said:
Antennas are cheaper than radios.

I spun down the remtronix to make it fit.

Exactly, just for safety reasons i've been using a small SMA Female -> Male extender I picked up at a local shop, brings everything up and out of the recessed SMA. I really do not care about weather proofing since its primarily inside and sending audio to a laptop via a scarlett interface and out through two KRK monitors.

JLM7424 · Jun 19, 2018

stephankramer said:
Exactly, just for safety reasons i've been using a small SMA Female -> Male extender I picked up at a local shop, brings everything up and out of the recessed SMA. I really do not care about weather proofing since its primarily inside and sending audio to a laptop via a scarlett interface and out through two KRK monitors.

I use a Scarlett 2i2

do you have a brand / model on that extender by chance Im in remote North dakota i have to order everything . Thanks

tumegpc · Jun 19, 2018

mancow said:
Antennas are cheaper than radios.

I spun down the remtronix to make it fit.

I paid about 8.99 for the back case for the 436HP. I'll pick up a replacement case for the SDS100 when they become available. I don't want to mess up my antennas.

NWI_Scanner_Guy · Jun 19, 2018

mancow said:
Antennas are cheaper than radios.

I spun down the remtronix to make it fit.

Amen!!

For a time, I may have been tempted (to trim down the riser), but only for 0.68 seconds.

(bonus points if anyone can guess the movie this quote came from. LOL!!)

WoodburyMan · Jun 19, 2018

NWI_Scanner_Guy said:
Amen!!

For a time, I may have been tempted (to trim down the riser), but only for 0.68 seconds.

(bonus points if anyone can guess the movie this quote came from. LOL!!)

ST First Contract of course.. That's nearly an eternity for an Android

Tempted to shave down my connector as well. Looking to grab a bigger antenna. May go with the adapter route though to buy some time before I decide to do that.

mancow · Jun 19, 2018

https://forums.radioreference.com/uniden-tavern/371752-remtronix-sma-sds100-made-work.html

trp2525 · Jun 19, 2018

JLM7424 said:
I use a Scarlett 2i2 do you have a brand / model on that extender by chance Im in remote North dakota i have to order everything . Thanks

Here's a link to a quality (by W5SWL ®) SMA Male to SMA Female Port Extender Adapter for $5.99 with FREE shipping included: https://www.ebay.com/itm/SMA-Male-t...ter-Save-your-equipment-by-W5SWL/221584357640

JLM7424 · Jun 19, 2018

trp2525 said:
Here's a link to a quality (by W5SWL ®) SMA Male to SMA Female Port Extender Adapter for $5.99 with FREE shipping included: https://www.ebay.com/itm/SMA-Male-t...ter-Save-your-equipment-by-W5SWL/221584357640

Thank you

mrkelso · Jun 19, 2018

Nothing wrong with using an adapter to BNC

K2KOH · Jun 19, 2018

Diamond SRH-789 telescopic fits just fine.

nessnet · Jun 19, 2018

Exactly... (shave antenna vs the radio)

SRH77CA

Dremel with a grinder wheel.
Don't need to remove much material.
Suggest a little, test and remove more if needed.
I also uses a sanding wheel to smooth the rougher grind.

Afterwards, I used some aluminum black to get rid of the shiny.
(Aluminum black is used by gunsmiths - look on brownells.com, etc)

Great fit - barely can tell it's 'custom fit'.

trp2525 · Jun 19, 2018

trp2525 said:
Here's a link to a quality (by W5SWL ®) SMA Male to SMA Female Port Extender Adapter for $5.99 with FREE shipping included: https://www.ebay.com/itm/SMA-Male-t...ter-Save-your-equipment-by-W5SWL/221584357640

FYI they had 5 in stock when I posted this earlier today but due to the RR effect they are now out of stock!

srpawski · Jun 19, 2018

https://www.amazon.com/Male-Adapter-Reverse-Polarity-Female/dp/B005H488Y4

Free shipping with prime - cheaper than Ebay

jonwienke · Jun 19, 2018

srpawski said:
https://www.amazon.com/Male-Adapter-Reverse-Polarity-Female/dp/B005H488Y4

REVERSE POLARITY SMA. Will NOT work with the SDS100.

srpawski · Jun 19, 2018

I still like using the BNC adaptor.

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