Antenna coax connection

[dgta]

I'm embarrassed to ask, but will anyway

I just realized I have a Yamaha receiver that has an FM antenna coax jack that is NOT an F type and will not take an F type connector.

What are these connectors called? And will a standard cheap (push-on) 75 to 300 ohm balun fit it?

 

[steerpike2]

For FM, should be a male "IEC 169-2" connector. You need a female to put on the end of your cable. Balums come in both male & female form, so you'd need to make sure you get the female variant.

 

[BinaryMike]

That's a European RF connector, correctly identified by steerpike2, and it's known for causing reflections in the cable due to poor impedance match. If I didn't care too much about preserving original appearances, I would replace that thing with a standard 'F' type female connector. ...Assuming that you're in North America.

 

[dgta]

Yes I'm in the US. I only need to hook up a 300 ohm T dipole, so I need a balun, not a cable end. The question is, do the usual baluns fit this connector?

Like this one:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dl...11&ssPageName=ADME:B:EF:US:1123#ht_4939wt_901

Or do I need a specific balun made for that connector? Can't seem to find any such thing as a "IEC169-2 balun"

 

[jhoak]

That looks like the same connector that's on my Teac tuner. I have coax running from an outdoor antenna. I bought this from the local rat-shack to adapt the F connector.

http://www.radioshack.com/product/index.jsp?productId=2103463

 

[dgta]

I don't need to hook up an F connector. I need to use a balun.

 

[BinaryMike]

You will probably be compelled to use a standard 300R/75R balun along with an F-to-PAL adapter. Here's an example: http://www.radioshack.com/product/i...32058.2032231.2032280&pg=10&parentPage=family

 

[kreichenbach]

You will probably be compelled to use a standard 300R/75R balun along with an F-to-PAL adapter. Here's an example: http://www.radioshack.com/product/i...32058.2032231.2032280&pg=10&parentPage=family

I have used these F to PAL adapters on both Kenwood & Yamaha AV receivers.

 

[dgta]

OK, thanks, in that case I will look to see if it's easier to replace the jack with a standard F type.