Coax connectors for HF antenna

Thanks Garry,
Give me experience every time! That is the kind of advice I was looking for. There is even smaller connectors available it seems - but BNC is OK for my purposes.

Thanks for your advice, much appreciated.

Does this have anything to do with the question Steve T12 asked?

I mentioned, "connections aside", so it hasn't anything to do with performance, obviously.
I owned the same model Icom 706Mk2 G and thought it may be ok for Ham use and outback use.
There is a lot of additional stuff required for it to perform as many Barretts and Codans do. Seeing Steve said he is new to HF radio he may not be aware of the extras required or if it is indeed an approved radio accepted by the regulator.
No good if he sinks plenty of money into it and then finds out otherwise.
SO, to alert someone to something which may be important to him is probably quite OK. If he is fully aware of all factors then all is perfect and no harm done.
Simply asking that question of connectors indicates some unknowns for Steve.

If I was in the situation and starting out, it is hard to know everything as some seem to know. I would definitely want to be alerted if it was not a wise move.

Therein lies the reason behind the inoccent question Ivan.

T12 has said he is new to HF and RMD is simply asking does he know that not HF radios can be used in australia .

Quote "I presume you wish to use the 706 for outback use. Is it an approved radio or that purpose?"

The Icom IC 706mk2G is an amateur band radio and can only be used on the amateur bands by people who hold a valid amateur licence.

If people wish to operate on services like the Outpost Radio (flying doctor network) or some of the commercial services like VKS-737 they must use approved equipment such as the Codan of Barrett brand radios.

The situation is explained in the ExplorOz article Outback Communication Requirements Explained under the HF Radio section.

PeterD
Thanks Peter, just as I thought, re, HF radios and approved ones.

Ivan may realize, with Steve asking tech questions for ham purposes most likely they would be directed to ham radio folk, where questions to outback traveller sites would be directed here and the radio may be unsuitable for outback comms if that is the intended useage.

Be aware that there are different impedance BNC's available

If you are purchasing your connectors from Jaycar then the plugs are labelled as to the cable size, this will give the correct impedance. For more info see Types and compatibility, click on the picture to enlarge.