Disappointed with the F-type Connector

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Posted on May 19, 2016 at 07:45:44

jedrider
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Who the hell designed these stupid connectors that hurt your fingers when you try to screw them??

I need a slide-in F-type connector just like the ones that use to come with the VHS-to-TV jumpers BUT I can't find any? At least, I have to find a source of the ones with the big nuts.

Question: Will I get better signal strength with RG-6 or should I stay with the RG-59 I'm currently using?

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I like that you can get L shaped F connectors

Timbo in Oz

20:58:14 06/01/16

re: "L shaped F connectors"

mhardy6647

04:44:52 06/02/16

if you want a "jumper cable" with "slip on" F connectors...

mhardy6647

06:53:35 05/20/16

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I like that you can get L shaped F connectors

Timbo in Oz

20:58:14 06/01/16

re: "L shaped F connectors"

mhardy6647

04:44:52 06/02/16

if you want a "jumper cable" with "slip on" F connectors...

mhardy6647

06:53:35 05/20/16

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ooh, ooh, looky! :-)

mhardy6647

06:55:03 05/20/16

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I wish I had seen that in 1990

MannyE

12:34:00 06/01/16

Wow...

kff

07:45:04 05/26/16

if you want a "jumper cable" with "slip on" F connectors..., posted on May 20, 2016 at 06:53:35

mhardy6647
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send me an e-mail & I can send you one (assuming you're in the US). You can attach it to your downlead with a female-female F coupling.

Not sure if anyone sells just the push-on F connectors for installation onto coax; did you check PartsExpress?

Otherwise, you can use an adjustable wrench or one of these purpose-built installation tools :-) (see link below)

all the best,
mrh

http://www.parts-express.com/parts-express-f-connector-remov

ooh, ooh, looky! :-), posted on May 20, 2016 at 06:55:03

mhardy6647
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an adaptor, at any rate!

all the best,
mrh

http://www.parts-express.com/f-connector-screw-on-to-push-on

Wow..., posted on May 26, 2016 at 07:45:04
kff Audiophile Posts: 1033 Location: SE PA Joined: October 19, 2006	The tuner connection is a lot smaller than that. I don't think it will fit. Probably weighs more than the tuner itself.

I wish I had seen that in 1990, posted on June 1, 2016 at 12:34:00
MannyE Audiophile Posts: 2088 Location: Miami Beach Joined: March 4, 2001	I hate those stupid connectors. These push-on adapters would have made life so much easier. Now I usually only have to deal with one (from the antenna) so it's not such a pain in the ass.

I like that you can get L shaped F connectors, posted on June 1, 2016 at 20:58:14
Timbo in Oz Audiophile Posts: 23221 Location: Canberra - in the ACT - SE Australia Joined: January 30, 2002	This makes it easier to avoid disturbing drapes where they intersect with a wall-plate. the cable can be more close to the wall and bend back back up at the floor level. And I like the good low-loss connection they give, at that end at least! Yes, fine threads can be a bit irritating. I'm an impatient man, so I know. ;~)! Warmest Tim Bailey Skeptical Measurer & Audio Scrounger

re: "L shaped F connectors", posted on June 2, 2016 at 04:44:52
mhardy6647 Audiophile Posts: 16015 Location: New England Joined: October 12, 1999 Contributor Since: October 23, 2016	Is that, like, a diphthong? as in, "FL" shaped connectors, maybe? ;-) (sorry, it just struck me as funny, Tim!) all the best, mrh

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Disappointed with the F-type Connector

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