BACKGROUND:
This RF coaxial lead is NEW, extracted from boxed, sealed & obsoleted Transcom (Australia) communications equipment. This lead was used for the external GSM antenna, running around 1GHz possibly up to 1.8GHz, depending upon the data network system.
Now I must make it clear that this lead, is NEW and has never seen a drop of RF running through it. The original equipment which went onto the "operating table" (workshop) was supplied to end users (technical department) as part of the TRANSCOM product line based on the VTX3000X Mobile Communications Gateway. Realising that the equipment as it stood was currently useless for any commercial use (obsolete), I took it into the "operating theatre" (workshop) in my capacity as Chief Surgeon and removed any components that I felt had the potential to see another day of use .... useful parts were removed from the "patient", including this lead with the original GSM antenna removed.
Why useful?
For me it was the Uniden portable digital scanners that I run, they all use SMA female connectors and I wanted to use these scanners with an external antenna (lots more to hear and improved digital data handling!) Using this lead (assuming you also have a scanner with an SMA female antenna socket) just connect your own antenna, whether it be a simple dipole or another type of omni-directional or directional wideband antenna.
Story time ... I "once" visited a guy who was in the Sydney metro area perched high on a hill. He had an antenna farm with many directional antenna's aimed in different directions. Inside his "special room" were rack mounted receivers - I was gob smacked to say the least. Why did he have all of this gear? Apparently his "hobby" was to listen to and attempt to hack commercial Wi-Fi networks around 2GHz. Once he accessed the targeted systems, he would let the network admin know their system was compromised. Really weird "hobby" but there you go ... all types of people make up the world.
However, if listening to the fascinating world of digital communications isn't your thing, there are many other situations where this SMA male lead could be perfect for your needs ...
RF Coaxial Lead
Country of origin is unknown
One end of the lead is a Gold plated SMA male connector
The distant end is plain bare wires as the antenna has been removed
The RF coax "looks" similar to RG-174/U although the only markings on the sheath are AD-CABLES
The coaxial lead is 2.5 metres in length
Packed into a sealed, clear plastic packet
