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   Alfred M. Szmidt (amszmidt@mastodon.social)'s status on Monday, 17-Feb-2025 02:47:53 JST Alfred M. Szmidt

   Anyone know what this might be for connector? TV to RCA? Something? The broken end goes to a European TV… #retrocomputing #retrocomputing #retrogames

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     Stug (stug@mastodon.sdf.org)'s status on Monday, 17-Feb-2025 02:56:27 JST Stug

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     @amszmidt The right side of the adapter looks like BNC. The left side looks like phono but based on the image of the box, it is an antenna connector. I would call this an antenna coax connector in the UK. The threaded middle is interesting but for mounting I guess.

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     Alfred M. Szmidt (amszmidt@mastodon.social)'s status on Monday, 17-Feb-2025 02:56:27 JST Alfred M. Szmidt

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     • Stug

     @stug yeah, it sits on a plastic bracket. The right side is one of those normal RF / AV connectors, not really a BNC. I found one but the left hand was a F connector. Booo… the left goes into the TV, small RCA or something wonky…

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     Alfred M. Szmidt (amszmidt@mastodon.social)'s status on Monday, 17-Feb-2025 02:59:42 JST Alfred M. Szmidt

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     @stug

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     Stug (stug@mastodon.sdf.org)'s status on Monday, 17-Feb-2025 02:59:43 JST Stug

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     @amszmidt Hmmm curious. End on photos would be helpful.

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     Alfred M. Szmidt (amszmidt@mastodon.social)'s status on Monday, 17-Feb-2025 03:01:31 JST Alfred M. Szmidt

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     @stug the other end is just a normal TV Ariel connector .. BNC. Pardon for crap photos.

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     Stug (stug@mastodon.sdf.org)'s status on Monday, 17-Feb-2025 03:02:44 JST Stug

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     • Detlev Zundel

     @dzu @amszmidt Finally I know what the standard is for these. IEC 169-2 eh?

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     Alfred M. Szmidt (amszmidt@mastodon.social)'s status on Monday, 17-Feb-2025 03:02:44 JST Alfred M. Szmidt

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     • Detlev Zundel

     @stug @dzu that would be the right side! Thanks y’all for the right name. The left side I got no clue though :-)

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     Detlev Zundel (dzu@hostsharing.coop)'s status on Monday, 17-Feb-2025 03:02:46 JST Detlev Zundel

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     • Stug

     @stug @amszmidt I would agree. We used to have those connectors for the analog VHF TV signals:

     https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antennensteckdose#/media/Datei:IEC_169-2_male_and_female_connector.JPG

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     Detlev Zundel (dzu@hostsharing.coop)'s status on Monday, 17-Feb-2025 03:08:47 JST Detlev Zundel

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     @stug @amszmidt That's what the link says 😂 Actually I never heard either "Belling-Lee", "IEC 60169-2" or "DIN45325" being used. Every one calls them "antenna connectors". But it seems to hold up to cursory research:

     https://www.dinmedia.de/de/norm/din-45325-1/1338454