Re: 75 Ohm connector on back of Phillips DVD surround system - what is it and how do I adapt it to F style?
- From: "Watson A.Name - \"Watt Sun, the Dark Remover\"" <NOSPAM@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 23 Apr 2005 17:23:45 -0700
"Jim Backus" <jhb@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> On Tue, 19 Apr 2005 16:30:14 UTC, "David Forsyth" <foda01@xxxxxxx>
> wrote:
>
> > Hello,
> >
> > A friend of mine has a Phillips DVD / surround system that he bought
for
> > cheap somewhere. It has an FM tuner in it, and the FM antenna input
is
> > labeled 75 ohms, but the connector is not the standard 75 ohm
coaxial "F"
> > style. I suspect that it is either a proprietary style that
Phillips uses,
> > or more likely a European style that we don't generally see here in
North
> > America. It has a push-on type (unthreaded) outer ring about 10 mm
in
> > diameter. There is a hollow center pin of about 2.5 mm in diameter.
> >
>
> Sounds like the standard antenna connector used in Britain (and
> Australia?). I've always known them as Belling Lee connectors. They
> are usually really cheap and nasty but I've been told that they are
> actually a very good impedance match - far better than the "UHF" or
> 239 connector.
For those non-natives, these are called PL-259 and SO-238 here in the
'states'. PL meaning plug, and SO, well you can guess that one.
They can handle a kilowatt, but I wouldn't push a 'Belling-Lee' that
far.
> --
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