Does anyone have experience of connecting an external antenna to an Icom handheld VHF (IC-M31)?
I have a couple and thought that I could set one up in the office to monitor broadcasts but given its location I would need to connect it to an external antenna. I cannot identify the connector type on the rubber duck so am scratching my head quite how to do this.
Any ideas?
Cheers,
Andy
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18-03-12, 16:26 #1
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Connecting an external antenna to an Icom handheld
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Unscrew it and measure the threaded bit.
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18-03-12, 16:38 #3
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Look at this page
http://www.jgtech.com/shop3page2.htm
About half way down, in the ICOM Handhelds section, you will see an adapter for what you want.
(I am sure other suppliers are available
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Ah that looks hopeful. I was looking at Maplins thinking that it was a generic connector. I guess that this is an Icom specific one. £16 though, the sods. Originally Posted by mikemanor
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18-03-12, 19:13 #5
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Handheld aerial connectors are usually either SMA (50 ohm) or a special proprietary connector. I believe Icom is SMA. You need to look under 'specification' in the manual and it should tell you.
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I purchased the adaptor bit when I purchased the radio from a 'radio' shop. I suspect that maplins or others do a connector and the easiest way is to take the radio and aerial in to the shop and ask.
My brothers shop http://www.tomfoxtailoring.co.uk/
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Thanks Boathook, I think that you may be right. Sometimes simply going over to the shop is quicker than scratching your head and looking at the web.
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19-03-12, 10:43 #8
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It is a generic connector about £3.oo in Maplins and easy enough to find on the connector stand if the same as other Icams and Yaesu Originally Posted by Razorfish
http://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/i.html?_fr...All-CategoriesLast edited by Bilgediver; 19-03-12 at 10:56.
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19-03-12, 13:31 #9
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I bought an adapter recently and no problems testing it on my Cobra hand held.
Maplin are probably the best bet unless you are buying a few other connectors as well. I bought several connectors from "26hb896" (Rocket Radio Letchworth) on eBay as they happened to have all the different connectors I needed. Never used them before but feedback was 100%, prices were OK and delivery was quick.
It was listed under:
PL259 PLUG (SO239 SOCKET) to SMA MALE PLUG ADAPTOR
Sod's law, they are'nt advertising that connector just now, but plenty of others are if local Maplin don't have any either.
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