Baofeng BF-T1 Mini Antenna MOD Using SMA Connector

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[@mostlypostie1]

Good to see the experimentation, however for this to work correctly with an antenna like that one you have chosen, *you MUST use a coaxial coax feed from the PCB to the antenna socket that, is also grounded!* . Without this, the entire point from where you soldered the wire, right to the tip of the antenna becomes the antenna, and the Nagoya antenna has no ground reference. It will also therefore be non-resonant where you want it because it will be far too long!... So to summarize, if you add coax between the PCB and the antenna base, and ensure that the coax is correctly grounding the antenna base, it will work MUCH better than it did for you. (The fact it was receiving signals before you connected the antenna is proof of this not working correctly!) Good luck!

[@user-hy4jt8sr6y]

Why going through that is too much hassle , it is easier to buy a radio with detachable antenna..😏😏😏

[@iamsemjaza]

NEAT! Looks like there's about 15 inches of wire in that coil antenna. One could stretch it out straight through a small hole in the top plastic and run it through some... shrink wrap maybe or thin tubing glued in place and have a "15 inch whip antenna" without a soldering job...

[@jasonofcl8513]

Did you try transmitting in VHF after changing the antenna? (Maybe try adding a dual band antenna and see if it works). Great video.

[@rosskelly4200]

Great hack! Looks the goods. Weirdly, it worked fairly well with just the SMA stub!

[@Gunpowdermaniac22]

You should measure the signal strength and swr before and after. Cool mod

[@a_ham_like_me]

Nice mod! Did you solder the shield of the coax to the ground on the circuit board? Or just the center connector? Thanks!

[@FuzzThePiGuy]

Just the center wire. Like how it was from factory.

[@rosskelly4200]

I am thinking of doing this... Where would I find the ground on the circuit board? Thanks:)

[@chriscollingwood3729]

Seems to work OK with a random length of wire attached.

[@Coalrollinfurry]

Chris Collingwood counter poise

[@MontajciKopek]

can i make this on retevis rt24?

[@Morcego538]

Did you tried it before moding in a urban area? If you did what range did you get?

[@attilarivera]

I did mod alike and used a directional antenna. range encreased from 3km to 12km

[@saored]

I have a Baofeng T1 radio, I restored it from the factory. my problem is to reset and when I use the softweare and the usb cable I give it either on the screen control + R or control + W it shows me 00 666.666 I do it with the up and down arrow and it does not show me the 16 or 19 or 20 frequencies it should have. What am I doing wrong or what am I missing?

[@user-hy4jt8sr6y]

Why going through that is too much hassle , it is easier to buy a radio with detachable antenna..😏😏😏

[@attilarivera]

There are places where people cannot buy stuff that easily so doing a modification like that is easier.

[@danialphaomega]

Would of been way better if you uses an MCX to SMA or just MCX to antenna. Smaller more efficient

[@peterfranklin620]

What SMA mount is that please? Plus where did you buy the mount from?

[@FuzzThePiGuy]

It’s something like a SMA bulkhead. I had them laying around.

[@attilarivera]

👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

[@momotarohunso6152]

nice

[@Bard_Kobrina]

Спрашивается зачем? Есть аппараты с sma коннектором, например uv-3r pus!

[@sugiyono965]

What name this cable??

[@TioMuhamadNur]

what type of connector antenna? where can i get that?

[@FuzzThePiGuy]

I got the antenna from Amazon. The SMA bulk head connector I had laying around.

[@user-hy4jt8sr6y]

Why going through that is too much hassle , it is easier to buy a radio with detachable antenna..😏😏😏

[@liml735]

Благодарю за видео! 55! 73!

[@liml735]

@@mikrom1922 Без комментариев..... 🤔🤔🤔)

[@tezaybudak9840]

Connector name?

[@FuzzThePiGuy]

It’s a SMA.

[@tezaybudak9840]

@@FuzzThePiGuy thanks 73's

[@robertopreatoni7911]

Beside "I do it because I can", what's the point of this mod? The T1's whole point is its pocket friendly size. And its sensitivity stays awful... And please note that it received better without antenna, and that says it all.

[@ZikValera]

как то не аккуратно...