These fragile little SMA connectors have no place on
hand held radios, IMHO.

The socket centre is snug in the insulation but flexes
to grip the straight sided pin because of two splits
that go down maybe 2mm.
It's an awkward angle but a very fine sharp probe may
splay a split to ease the grip enough for the point to
drag out the broken pin.  A tiny embroidery needle
might work.

Because this needs like a watchmaker's eye-glass and
skill, "Lateral thinking" suggests taking the radio to
a Watchmaker! 

Regards,

Fred.

--- gi8afs <flybutton <at> hotmail.com> wrote:

> 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
> >
> 
> 
> 

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