Diamond BNC / SMA Adapters

 

Diamond makes great SMA / BNC adapters. I like them because they look like they belong on the radio. I use them to preserve the SMA connection that does not seem robust where as the BNC seems to be configured for on off use.

The picture above is two of the adapters, a SMA to BNC and a BNC to SMA.

Baofeng UV-5R Radio

 

I have purchased a total of 3 UV-5R and have given two away to friends for birthday presents. I want to get my friends into Amateur radio and there is nothing like getting into it with a radio to lure you further.

I have one myself that I use now and then to listen to FM radio broadcast.

I won’t write much about the UV-5R only to say that I have one, they are nice and cheap little radios but they are what they are, inexpensive but not to FCC standards.

Some people like them, I am one of them but, in no way is this a radio that I will use for Amateur radio.

I would not hesitate to give mine away as a gift to someone that needed it or was really interested in getting their license. I think that they are good calling cards, that’s about it.

Anyway, there you go…