What kind of adapter would I need to fit snugly and securely on this Icom F9011? See picture below. It would be nice to find something that would use the outer most threads versus the interior threads so that I keeps everything clean.
What kind of adapter would I need to fit snugly and securely on this Icom F9011? See picture below. It would be nice to find something that would use the outer most threads versus the interior threads so that I keeps everything clean.
So Icom is using the modified MX connector too, eh?
No not like the Jedi. The Icom is a Mil Spec SMA connector. All the newer Moto connectors are a proprietary modified SMA (different length and base level and pin depth).
Do not use an adapter like above, it is too short. Use a Mil Spec SMA adapter. Do NOT buy a adapter from a HAM or scanner shop. Use Tessco or the like and get a real adapter and follow the Icom Torque specs when putting it on.
Now if I could only remember the company that made some for Icom.
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New moto's don't use SMA (at least the US models). They use a modified MX connector which is dimensionally identical to the SMA used on the Jedi/Astro/Astro 25/XPR6000 radios. However, like the MX connector the ring is actually the hot side of the antenna and the tip is for the GPS.
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Please know what you are talking about before giving advice.
A Motorola MX connector is a solid base connector with no center pin and much larger than an SMA
All Motorola Public Safety radio for the last 20 years have use a proprietary SMA connector. From the ASTRO (XTS3000 ASTRO Saber) to ASTRO25 (XTS2500 XTS5000) to current APX.
The difference between a Mil Spec SMA and a Motorola SMA are small. Number of treads, depth of connector, how far down the insulator on the socket for the center pin goes.
Your comment about the GPS and the hot side for the antenna is complete BS. The GPS signal is tapped at the antenna port via a series resonant network which provides a very low capacities load to the transceiver. The connector is a standard ground to the outer ring and antenna load to the pin.
Please take the time to read a service manual before you give that kind of false info.