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Icom 41s Antenna plug
Posted: Wed Apr 15, 2009 8:40 pm
by Pty
Does anyone know what the icom 41s's antenna connection is? Is it an SMA or TNC?
cheers
Re: Icom 41s Antenna plug
Posted: Wed Apr 15, 2009 10:22 pm
by Fastlane
Pty wrote:Does anyone know what the icom 41s's antenna connection is? Is it an SMA or TNC?
cheers
google seems to indicate it is a proprietary connector. You can buy a BNC adaptor for it.
Re: Icom 41s Antenna plug
Posted: Thu Apr 23, 2009 9:05 am
by Comint
Pty wrote:Does anyone know what the icom 41s's antenna connection is? Is it an SMA or TNC?
Neither. Looking at photos. it looks like a 1/4 inch whitworth thread.
Icom have a BNC adapter to fit, Part No AD-98FSC, which is availabe from Andrews Communications for $39. Presumably, other Icom agents can also supply the item.
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Comint
Re: Icom 41s Antenna plug
Posted: Fri Apr 24, 2009 10:54 am
by Pty
thanks for the replies. I've got the bnc adaptor already and it seems to work fine but i wanted to know if it was a reasonably common connection. I have been thinking about ordering a 3db handheld antenna for it and wondering if when ordering it from the manufacturer i could get a direct connection rather than having to order an antenna with a bnc and then having to use the bnc adaptor.
cheers
Re: Icom 41s Antenna plug
Posted: Fri Apr 24, 2009 10:05 pm
by Comint
Pty wrote:thanks for the replies. I've got the bnc adaptor already and it seems to work fine but i wanted to know if it was a reasonably common connection. I have been thinking about ordering a 3db handheld antenna for it and wondering if when ordering it from the manufacturer i could get a direct connection rather than having to order an antenna with a bnc and then having to use the bnc adaptor.
I would say it is a very uncommon connection, having seen it used only once before, over 28 years ago. However, Icoms website lists over 30 other Icom models (mainly F series radios - see below) that the adapter fits, so if you tell the supplier that the new antenna is to fit a Icom F series radio, then you should get the correct fitting.
IC-F11
IC-F11S
IC-F12N
IC-F12SN
IC-F21
IC-F21BR
IC-F21GM
IC-F21S
IC-F22 N/W
IC-F22 N/W Low band
IC-F22S N/W
IC-F3
IC-F30GS
IC-F31GS N
IC-F31GS-L
IC-F31GT N
IC-F31GT N BIIS version
IC-F31GT-L
IC-F3GS
IC-F3GT
IC-F30GT
IC-F3S
IC-F4
IC-F40G MPT
IC-F40GS
IC-F40GT
IC-F41GS N/W
IC-F41GT / MPT
IC-F41GT N/W
IC-F41GT N/W BIIS version
IC-F4GS
IC-F4GT
IC-F4S
IC-F4TR
IC-M21
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Comint
Re: Icom 41s Antenna plug
Posted: Mon Apr 27, 2009 1:22 pm
by nra555
yeah, im not sure why icom have used this connector, probably just to be difficult. GME used the TNC connector on thier 6200's and 7200's wich worked great.