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Old February 8th 08, 10:33 PM posted to uk.d-i-y,uk.rec.audio,uk.tech.broadcast
charles
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Default DAB aerial

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Unsteady Ken wrote:
Dave Plowman (News) wrote:


It's an external mount folded dipole type with F-type connector on the
aerial. Complete with wall mounting and 10m cable.


Why on earth did they decide on the F-type connector for DAB aerials, it
is a total pain to connect and is a matter of trial and error to get a
good connection why didn't they go for BNC?


when BNC connectors first appeared we thought the abbreviation stood for
B***** Nasty Connector. Unless you can find crimp ones, and they have to
be the correct ones for the cable size, they re very difficult to assemble
correctly - and the cost quite a bit more, too.

Ken


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