I am guessing "no" but has anyone attempted to swap the SO239 connector for an N connector? Looks like a pretty standard connector port on the back. Would be nice to have a little better connector on it.
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Anytone D578UV Connector Change
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prcguy
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But why? I doubt if you could ever measure the difference in performance and it would be impossible to notice on air.
Sometimes the "because I can" factor is too strong to ignore. I suffer from it from time to time.
If you need an N connector due to coax or such, just use an adapter. The loss will not be noticeable.
N4KVE
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And wait until the warranty on your radio has expired.
Between the 'desolder' picture and the 'solder well' picture I see the brass(?) horseshoe shaped grounding strap is not used. I wonder how that effects performance. Yes, I realize the connector mounting screw makes the chassis connection. I expect if that was good enough Yaesu would not have designed/added/used it. ...idle speculation on my part...
I will admit this thought came to mind due to the old N vs "UHF" debate over the loss being way less with N style. But Honestly like with many things the real answer seems to be somewhere in between.
"Between the 'desolder' picture and the 'solder well' picture I see the brass(?) horseshoe shaped grounding strap is not used. I wonder how that effects performance. Yes, I realize the connector mounting screw makes the chassis connection. I expect if that was good enough Yaesu would not have designed/added/used it. ...idle speculation on my part..."
FYI, it's an Anytone...
FYI, it's an Anytone...
The loss at 70cm is somewhere between non-existent to not significant. You aren't going to notice a difference at all, if loss is what you're concerned with.
N4KVE
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I agree with you guys 1000%. But it seems the people on the CS800, & CS800D forums don’t. When you get the radio from the distributor, they don’t tell you it comes with the N connector, so in today’s world of instant gratification, the buyers want to use the radio 3 minutes after the big brown truck pulls away. So while Radio Shack used to sell the adaptor, they are gone, & that means buying online, & a further delay. Connect Systems should tell each prospective buyer that the radio comes with the N connector, & ask if they need the adapter. So on the 800 forums, many claim the PL259 is garbage, & not to use the adapter, & solder the N connector on their coax. Never mind that Icom, Kenwood, & Yaesu all use the SO239 on their UHF radios, these guys think the N connector is so much superior to the PL259. But if CS would just tell buyers about the N connector, it would save a lot of grief.
I mean, I believe the N connector is the better connector, especially outside at the antenna, if nothing else, just for weatherproofing. As you go higher in frequency, that's when the N connectors shine as well. But at 70cm, there is just no difference, especially on the radio, where weather is not going to be a concern.
prcguy
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I just tuned up a Motorola UHF duplexer this afternoon. Its a stock unit unmodified and it has SO-239 connectors all over it. This was connected to what was their flagship repeater not that long ago, a $15k Quantar. If the SO-239 was crap at 500MHz then Motorola would not be using it. I've run many swept tests of N vs PL259 connector cables and the differences are sub .1dB at 500MHz, nothing to worry about.
With that I always prefer an N connector and have changed some out on radios over the years just as the OP is proposing, but I'm not normal and suffer from the dreaded "aerial disease".
With that I always prefer an N connector and have changed some out on radios over the years just as the OP is proposing, but I'm not normal and suffer from the dreaded "aerial disease".
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