In message , Jim GM4DHJ ...
writes
On 25/08/2020 22:12, Ian Jackson wrote:
In message , Radio Man
writes
Andy Burns wrote:
Radio Man wrote:

The one on the radio is an SMB
The one one the cable is an FME

That's right, piccies here

https://www.dabonwheels.co.uk/what-do-the-aerial-connectors-look-like/

Useful link. Some on there I didnt recognise by name.

Why on earth do they want to use what is a rather specialised
connector? It's not as though they are short of space on the back of
the radio. A tuppenny F would have been just as good.
F connectors should stay on your satellite equipment....nowhere else

Why's that, Jim? They are also the standard connector for cable TV
equipment (and have been from long before we ever had satellite). I
believe that they first became used on TV sets in the USA when they went
away from aerials with 300 ohm twin feeder. They are pretty good (and
very cheap) connectors.
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Ian