MOOKEERF SMA to BNC Cable 3ft SMA Male to BNC Male Cable SMA BNC Adapter Cable RG8X Jumper Cable for RF Applications/Antennas/Wireless LAN Devices/Wi-Fi Radios External Antenna

I have several HAM radios that all have SMA Female sockets on them for antenna connections. I prefer BNC and have started to make them standard on all my antennas. For remote deployment of an antenna with a BNC connector into an HT type transceiver without a BNC adapter, this is perfect.

The cable is stiff, but seems durable. Each end has a generous length of heat shrink to reinforce the connector. The SMA connector has a gold plated barrel and pin; the BNC connector barrel is nickel plated with a gold plated pin. I measured insertion loss using a Nano-VNA: 1.0 dB @ 3000 MHz 0.8 dB @ 2000 MHz 0.4 dB @ 1000 MHz 0.4 dB @ 500 MHz 0.0 dB @ 50 kHz The cable should be sufficient for hobby purposes and for the cost is a good value.

This cable seems to be well made. It is a little stuff as a result of having the solid core inner wire, but in my application it wont be moving much once its installed in the car. I wanted to have a short cable to a small antenna for scanning on the side with my handheld, which has a BNC end that matches this cable. The connectors look like they are nice parts and the heat shrink is well done. I dont have any meters or equipment sensitive enough to measure any power loss on a piece of coax this short, safe to assume it is indeed very low loss at the 6 foot length. I am very happy to not be needing to use adapters for my use case.

So for what this is advertised as, its fine. It is a Coax cable with the connectors as listed. However, I ordered this to modify it to be part of a HAM radio setup, and found that this is the first Coaxial cable I have ever encountered that I could not solder to it. I have never encountered that, so I am unsure what kind of metal this is. If you need a coax cable just as this one is configured, then it will be fine, pretty well made. However, dont order if you intend to modify it for any purpose and need to solder it.

I have quite a few Moonkeerf cables now and have impressed with the quality. This RG8x cable is no exception. It has very low loss. I have ran this from one of my hf radios to a dipole outside. I did add an SMA to UHF adapter to connect it to the tuner. Getting great readings on the nanovna. Moonkeerf does a great job on the connections and heatshrink on the ends.

This is exactly as described, and it works great for my Cradlepoint router. I need to convert an SMA end adapter to a BNC (coaxial) end adapter and this is the cable that did it. I took a picture of the BNC end, so you can see that is looking for a coaxial female end that has the two notches on the end, so you can slide this cables into the coaxial female end. If you want this cable to go into a female threaded end, this cable will NOT work for that, so just be aware of what you are ordering. I love the yellow jacket for extra protection on the ends, so they dont fray (think iPhone lightning cables) so I know I dont have to worry about that. Great selection and great cable. Would get it again.

I picked up this cable specifically for use between a SDR (SMA) and a portable antenna with a BNC connector. I typically try to purchase application-specific cables when possible to reduce the insertion loss from various adapters. This cable from MOOKEERF fit my needs perfectly. As with other MOOKEERF cables Ive purchased, this one has excellent build quality with quality cable and connectors. I dont use these in a permanent outdoor scenario so cant really speak to their resistance to the elements. For my application-specific use cases, these cables perform with excellence and Im very satisfied.

This is by all indications a well-made jumper, exactly as advertised. I took mine apart to get a better idea of the quality, and heres what I found. First, it arrived coiled up as in the attached photo. I dont care for the tight bend in the cable on the end with the SMA connector. They didnt do that to the end with the BNC connector, so there wasnt a need to do that to the other end. The connectors at each end are crimped on and each end is protected with a significant length of heat-shrink. It is thick and very tough, providing some additional strain relief on the crimp connection as well as protection. Underneath the heat shrink was the crimp connection. On inspection I would describe the quality of the crimp as between good to very good. Its not as good as the crimps on some high-quality jumpers I have, but its more than suitable for the intended purpose. I stripped off some of the PVC jacket (very thick and tough) and found a very good tinned braid underneath. Under the braid the dielectric was coated with an adhesive foil, just as advertised. The center conductor is solid copper. Overall it appears to be a very good jumper for the price. I cant comment on how long the cable will last (coax does wear out), but it seems to be well made with good coax and connectors. The jumper is not advertised as being suitable for outdoor use; I would say this is good for indoor use and temporary outdoor use as long as its not subjected to rain or similar. I will certainly be able to get some use from this around my Amateur Radio station. My only major concern with this jumper is the lack of labeling on the coax itself. The only thing the coax has on it is its type (RG8X) and the fact that its low-loss (see picture). And a number. All good jumpers are made with coax that has a lot of information printed on it, including things like the manufacturer, information about the jacket, and possibly thermal and electrical properties of the cable. This coax is probably just fine, but if the company wants to really win the respect of the techie types, the coax should provide more information on it.

If you do much with RF, test gear, or ham radio, you know the the BNC and SMA connectors are some of the most common today, and jumper cables often need different connectors on each end. This is one of those cables that you just want on the shelf for when, not if, you need it, and the length of 6 feet that I chose is just because that seems to be around arms length, which is often a semi-circle describing where my tech stuff is relative to my chair. The cable seems to be well-made with thick-walled, yellow heat shrink tubing at each connector. You can just see a little adhesive ooze-out in the photo, confirming that is adhesive lined, providing both strength and some water resistance, although I wouldnt leave either SMA or BNC connectors out in the weather long-term. The white jacket of the cable is imprinted RG8X Low Loss Coaxial Cable, showing that it is the advertised variety of coax cable. I saw no brand name on the cable, but I wasnt expecting something like Belden or Pasternack at this price point. RG-8X is not what I would call low loss. Its more of a modest loss, with a lot less loss than RG-58 and a lot more loss than RG-6. This six foot cable length of cable would add about 0.8db of attenuation at 1GHz, 0.5dB at 500MHz, and less than 0.1dB throughout the HF ham bands (<30MH). Thats exclusive of any losses due to SWR and impedance mismatches, of course. Basically, this is a decent trade-off between attenuation, diameter, weight, and flexibility for typical uses. MOOKEERF has supplied a number of cables that I have and although a few were just a bit short, this one is almost exactly six feet long -- to the best one could expect for any commercial cable assembly. Im happy to recommend this.

Great quality cable. MOOKEERF SMA Male to BNC Male cable 15 ft. This product works great.