MDX Antenna connector?
MDX Antenna connector?
Could someone please tell me what the name is for the antenna connector on the MDX? Is it TNC/Mini-UHF/PL-259 oe what? I am so confused! Also, if anyone can help set me up with one, preferably with some kind of 800 mhz antenna attached to it, I would be greatly appreciative. Thanks!!
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Re: MDX Antenna connector?
It's a TNC.Prospect62 wrote:Could someone please tell me what the name is for the antenna connector on the MDX? Is it TNC/Mini-UHF/PL-259 oe what? I am so confused! Also, if anyone can help set me up with one, preferably with some kind of 800 mhz antenna attached to it, I would be greatly appreciative. Thanks!!
Definitely a TNC. It may be easier to find a BNC or UHF to TNC adaptor than to find an already cabled antenna with a TNC on the end. I've found both adaptors and loose TNC connectors at ham radio flea markets, but only within the last couple of years. Then again, I wasn't looking for TNC connectors before then!
Bob
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TNC connectors
[quote="k5iq"]Definitely a TNC. It may be easier to find a BNC or UHF to TNC adaptor than to find an already cabled antenna with a TNC on the end. I've found both adaptors and loose TNC connectors at ham radio flea markets, but only within the last couple of years. Then again, I wasn't looking for TNC connectors before then! :lol:[/quote]
If you know of a radio shop that may have worked on some of the older trunk mounted cellular phones back about 5 or 6 years ago, many of them used the TNC connectors. Unless they house cleaned, you may be lucky and find some cables laying in the corner from the mobile installations. If you find the right person, they may even have a new one still in the bag. They would probably just give it to you or for almost next to nothing.
Jim
If you know of a radio shop that may have worked on some of the older trunk mounted cellular phones back about 5 or 6 years ago, many of them used the TNC connectors. Unless they house cleaned, you may be lucky and find some cables laying in the corner from the mobile installations. If you find the right person, they may even have a new one still in the bag. They would probably just give it to you or for almost next to nothing.
Jim
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it would work just fine...Prospect62 wrote:Hey here's another question - If I find an old cell phone antenna, or buy a new cell phone antenna that covers 806-866, could I use that with an MDX EDACS radio? They are rated for less power obviously, but I don't ever plan on transmitting on EDACS. Thanks.
only the on-glass style antennas were a problem with transmit power handling.
any mag mount or trunk mount 800 meg cellular antenna would not be a problem even on tx.
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TNC
Virtually everything that MA/COM has produced for EDACS, except the RANGR (N-connector) uses the TNC.