viper474 Posted May 27, 2014 Share Posted May 27, 2014 I recently received a Yagi antenna that I had purchased from the Hak Shop. Now I'm trying to figure out what I need to connect it to my alfa awus036h. I've attached a couple photos showing the yagi and alfa connectors. From the information I could gather from wikipedia, these have SMA Male (Yagi) and RP-SMA Female (Alfa). So to link these together I'd need a SMA Female to RP-SMA Male, correct? Is it common for the AWUS036H to have a RP-SMA Female connector? Just curious, since the connector between the alfa and yagi seems uncommon. Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr-Protocol Posted May 27, 2014 Share Posted May 27, 2014 Yes, the adapter you described: SMA Female to RP-SMA Male, should do the trick. What is happening is the mix between SMA and RP-SMA. The Yagi, and Pineapple Mark V use the SMA standard because it's simple a more professional and better solution for connectors. Alfa and other wireless radios use RP-SMA, which is more common in the consumer world. I bought my Yagi (Non-Hackshop) for use with my Alfas and it has the RP-SMA Male to directly connect to my Alfa. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
viper474 Posted May 28, 2014 Author Share Posted May 28, 2014 Ah, ok. I guess I might experience some signal loss then for having to use the adapter. I still supported the show, so I don't feel that bad about it. Going to find out next week how well it works when I get the adapter in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KD6W Posted May 28, 2014 Share Posted May 28, 2014 The adapter losses you speak of are negligible assuming the adapter isn't a dead short or an open. Don't laugh, I had one open up like making a huge attenuator and I couldn't figure out why. I was losing so many dB but I would still see a tiny signal, just enough to tease me. Then I ohmed it out and I quickly find myself saying things like "drat" and "curses"... The next sound you heard was the adapter hitting the rim into the shit can. Yes RP SMA blows, but exists because some genius thought they could stop us from doing exactly what we are doing. Those fools. What you seek is this little gem, so now at least you know they exist. You just gotta know where to look. - KD6W Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TYTechnolust Posted May 28, 2014 Share Posted May 28, 2014 Where did you end up looking? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KD6W Posted May 29, 2014 Share Posted May 29, 2014 At a flea market of course! Some dude had a couple of tables with rows of little bins with mostly connectors and adapters and after about 10 minutes of staring at all the little goodies, there they were! I think the 2 cost me a whopping $10. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KD6W Posted May 29, 2014 Share Posted May 29, 2014 There is ALWAYS Pasternak - http://www.pasternack.com/sma-female-sma-male-straight-adapter-pe9533-p.aspx Not cheap but at least they have them in stock Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
viper474 Posted May 29, 2014 Author Share Posted May 29, 2014 I purchased one here: http://amzn.com/B00CVQ3XLY Hope that's right. Less than $5 with shipping. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KD6W Posted June 10, 2014 Share Posted June 10, 2014 Yep. That will work. And now that I'm looking for them they are all over the place. Check this out...Adafruit has them for 2.95! My local electronics store has them for $9.95. E-gads! What a rip off... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
s0182840 Posted November 20, 2014 Share Posted November 20, 2014 Hello, I would like to buy a YAGI wifi antenna 25dbi from ebay or aliexpress. Does anyone has experience with online buying these antennas, what is a good seller? http://www.ebay.com/itm/2-4GHZ-25DBi-WIFI-YAGI-ANTENNA-RP-SMA-FOR-ROUNTER-WIFI-For-PCI-Card-Modem-Router-/310496339114?pt=US_Directional_Network_Antennas&hash=item484b0624aa http://www.ebay.com/itm/802-11b-g-Wifi-Yagi-Antenna-RP-SMA-2-4GHz-25dBi-WLAN-For-PCI-Card-Router-Modem-/310862186797?pt=US_Directional_Network_Antennas&hash=item4860d4892d Thx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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