75 Ohm connector on back of Phillips DVD surround system - what is it and how do I adapt it to F style?

Dave, I suspect the antenna socket is a standard 75 ohm PAL coaxial socket similar to that shown on this page

You will need a "F" female to PAL male adapter similar to part #1113 shown here

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I had the same problem last year. I asked here and they gave me a strange name, but it's generally called a Euro connector and I got the adapter from Radio Snack. Here's a URL. I believe it's the 278-265.

I put brackets on the above URL to see if it helps with the wrap problem. i don't think it will, from past memory.

Hi all,

I thought it might be a PAL connector, but I couldnt find any exact specs or good pics of one to verify.

many thanks!

Dave

It did as you should be able to see.

However, you have the wrong item as that is the same as the socket on the receiver with a hollow pin. The one you need is 278-261 which has a solid centre pin which guzzinta the centre hollow pin of the socket.

HTH

-- Graham W

They were designed in the UK in the 1940s. The proper designation is "RECMF" (Radio and Electronic Manufacturers' Federation), but they were generally known as "Belling-Lee", since that's who made them. They also occurred on some UK made mobile radio gear that I crossed swords with in the 1970s, despite their being nominally 75 ohm. Usually made of aluminum. IMNSHO, they're crap.

Sounds like the standard antenna connector used in Britain (and Australia?). I've always known them as Belling Lee connectors. They are usually really cheap and nasty but I've been told that they are actually a very good impedance match - far better than the "UHF" or

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For those non-natives, these are called PL-259 and SO-238 here in the 'states'. PL meaning plug, and SO, well you can guess that one. They can handle a kilowatt, but I wouldn't push a 'Belling-Lee' that far.

You can get varying degrees of quality of the Belling Lee connector from different manufacturers.

PL-259's and SO-238's are also known by those names here in Australia, as well as probably most parts of the world.

Belling Lee 75 ohm RF connector as used in Australia and other countries.

PL-259 50 ohm connector

Regards David

Those were originally military designations so everyone would use the same name even though they were replaced by newer designs on military radios.