Someone asked me, what I'm doing with the Portable Antenna Cable.
The main thing I've been doing is making it smaller.
It's going from this:
To This:
Finally down to this:
The latest approach seems to be the best and the strongest to date.
I'm updating my old manual with this new approach.
What is different about this way is that instead of joining two pieces of coax cable, I take the SMB pigtail and solder it directly to the connector. Thus lowering the loss and giving me the ability to make it shorter.
It involves taking the connector apart
Preparing the SMB connector
Soldering it to the circuit board of the connector
Replacing the Strain Relief with a rubber Grommet
And Gluing it together.
Look for another PDF in the coming weeks.
Don't you just love these projects?
The main thing I've been doing is making it smaller.
It's going from this:

To This:

Finally down to this:

The latest approach seems to be the best and the strongest to date.
I'm updating my old manual with this new approach.
What is different about this way is that instead of joining two pieces of coax cable, I take the SMB pigtail and solder it directly to the connector. Thus lowering the loss and giving me the ability to make it shorter.
It involves taking the connector apart

Preparing the SMB connector

Soldering it to the circuit board of the connector

Replacing the Strain Relief with a rubber Grommet

And Gluing it together.

Look for another PDF in the coming weeks.
Don't you just love these projects?
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