Don't trust all SMA - SO239 adapters

4,059 views · Published 13 August 2018 · 1:58 · Indexed 23 September 2026

Channel: Amateur Radio VK3YE · 2018 · Science & Technology

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SMA sockets are popular on a lot of miniature radio equipment these days.  But they often require adapters to connect them to antennas with PL259 plugs.  In this video I test then hammer open a malfunctioning adapter.

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