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I don’t think the BKR9000 uses the same type of SMA, but I could be wrong. I believe the BK connector is similar to the Kenwood/EFJ style, with the female portion being slightly recessed.
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So, is the BKR9000 really vapourware?
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I don’t think the BKR9000 uses the same type of SMA, but I could be wrong. I believe the BK connector is similar to the Kenwood/EFJ style, with the female portion being slightly recessed.
gtaman
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BKR radios are the same as the Motorola one.
So in theory I could attach a Motorola or E/M Wave antenna to it? The BK one seems really long...
gtaman
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Yes you can. The skirt of the BK antennas is wider though so they don’t like Motorola radios as they squish around the plastic.
I can take some detailed pics tomorrow afternoon if both the BKR radios, antennas and how a Motorola antenna fits.
Also EM Wave is the MFG of the BK OEM antennas.
gtaman
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Straight from EM WAVE 
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I certainly stand corrected, this is great info! Still sounds like you’re stuck using the OEM multiband antenna on a BKR (for now, at least).
