See there - stick with us hams - we are a bunch of cheap so-and so's -
We would have saved you $300 right off the bat.
Duct tape and bailing wire are big moneysavers.
:-)

"Ham op" wrote in message
...
Most likely his feet are more secure than ski boots. Serious riders use
cleats and clamps for the feet. If they crash the bike stays with them
until they kick out.

My pedals, cleats and shoes cost $300. No need for tape!! :-)

Boy, you guys are teaching me a lesson! I though Ham Radio was/is
expensive, but, serious cycling is almost as expensive.

Hal Rosser wrote:

OR - tape your feet and hands to the bike so it will stay with you.

"Roy Lewallen" wrote in message
...

I suggest filing the bumps off a BNC female. Without them, the connector
halves should fit snugly enough to stay together unless you tug on it.
You could use a little tape, a weak rubber band, or something similar to
hold it together a little more firmly while riding but which would break
away fairly easily.

If you try to use an RCA plug, the connections to it -- where you have
to split to coax conductors apart -- will cause a much greater impedance
bump than the connector itself. Since your communications seem to be
short range, you should be able to get by with a pretty bad impedance
bump, though. It would probably have the least effect if it's close to
the rig rather than at the antenna end of the coax.

Roy Lewallen, W7EL

Ken Bessler wrote:

I'm looking for an antenna connector with the following
idea:

I want to mount a spare 2m/440 mobile antenna on my
race bike and use my FT-51R ht on my belt with the
deluxe remote mic on the handlebars.

Problem is that if I wreck, the radio will want to stay on
my belt but the coax going to the antenna won't! The mic
connector will pull out but the antenna connector (BNC)
will stay until something breaks. If I wreck, I may need my
HT to call for assistance (it's happened once before) I
need an inepensive 50 ohm pair of connectors that will slide
apart when pulled. Kinda like a push on F fitting but for
50 ohm RG-58 cable.

The only ones I've thought of are the F fitting or an RCA
connection. Anybody know the impedance of an RCA plug?

Are there push on BNC or 259 connectors? Cost matters.

--
Just my 2¢... 73 es gd dx de Ken KGØWX
Grid EM17ip, Flying Pigs #-1055
Proud builder & owner of Elecraft K2 #4913