Gmane
From: gi8afs <flybutton <at> hotmail.com>
Subject: Re: SMA Connector
Newsgroups: gmane.recreation.radio.hardware.kenwood.th-f7e
Date: 2007-12-10 20:51:19 GMT (37 weeks, 3 days, 23 hours and 23 minutes ago)
One of those piston type solder suckers will probably get it out. It 
might take a few shots and a bit of lubrication, but the nozzle will 
probably fit in the top of the connector OK, making just sufficient 
seal to get maximum inertia.

 --- In ken_th-f7e <at> yahoogroups.com, "kav" <smartlock.pro@...> wrote:
>
> Yo!
> 
> Getting the duff pin out might be the hard card. If it's base metal
> you could try a strong magnet held agains something with a fine 
point.
> Or, if you can find a tiny tube (ie the diameter of the pin
> receptical) you may be able to "vacuum" it out using one of those
> rubber ball type things off a camera brush or old time car/bike 
horn.
> 
> Once the socket is sorted you can get a nice little adaptor from W 
H
> Westlake (I think it was him, got it at Leicester) which consists 
of a
> short coax with SMA-m to BNC-f. Not much cop for alternative whips 
but
> great if you want to hook up an external!
> 
> Regards
>