In article , Ian Jackson
wrote:
In message , Radio Man
writes
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 didn‘t 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, the cheap ones, use coax with a single solid centre
conductor. Single solid conductors are deprecated in mobile applications.

Why's that?

a solid conductor is more prone to breaking than a multistranded one.
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