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I'm putting an older surround sound system in the garage for tuneage-does anyone know what type of connector this is and can I get an adaptor or new end to hook it to my roof mounted antenna with standard coax tv type ends on it.Only worried about fm signal
 

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I had a stereo with that connector and the antenna that came with it had one thin wire that just attached to the center connector.
 

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If the outside diameter is not threaded, it's a PAL connector. You need a PAL Male to F Female adapter.




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Looks like a standard 75 ohm coax to me, could be a TNC. BNC would be a bayonet (have pins on the OD).
Hard to tell the size from the picture. I'm not sure about the rectangular 2 pin AM antenna connector.
 

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Looks like a standard 75 ohm coax to me, could be a TNC. BNC would be a bayonet (have pins on the OD).
Hard to tell the size from the picture. I'm not sure about the rectangular 2 pin AM antenna connector.

TNC is threaded on the outside like an N type.

What is the model # of the equipment?
 
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Phillips mx3660d/37-manual just shows indoor wire type antenna-doesn't show connector type
 

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This looks like a PAL female connector. That's the European standard connector for consumer electronics FM and TV receivers.

Radio Shack has an adaptor that's PAL male on one end and Type-F female on the other end, which looks like it could be the right one in this case. You can go to a local Radio shack and check.

http://www.radioshack.com/product/index.jsp?productId=2103468

It could also be an RCA female, it's hard to tell from the photograph.

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Both of the links provided look correct to me-thanks to all who replied-stop at the shack on the way home if that one hasn't closed yet!
 
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I'm putting an older surround sound system in the garage for tuneage-does anyone know what type of connector this is and can I get an adaptor or new end to hook it to my roof mounted antenna with standard coax tv type ends on it.Only worried about fm signal

If you tell us the make and model of the amp, we might be able to come up with the official spec.
 

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This looks like a PAL female connector. That's the European standard connector for consumer electronics FM and TV receivers.

Radio Shack has an adaptor that's PAL male on one end and Type-F female on the other end, which looks like it could be the right one in this case. You can go to a local Radio shack and check.

http://www.radioshack.com/product/index.jsp?productId=2103468

It could also be an RCA female, it's hard to tell from the photograph.

-- Tom

If its Phillips receiver, it's a PAL. If he can't find the adapter in post #6 listed as a PAL Male to F Female, he should look for a Belling-Lee Male to Female F adapter. Same animal, different name...



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it is a pal male connector but now with everything hooked up i can only get good fm signal if i only plug in the copper center wire to the adapter-as soon as the outer screw on part of the coax touches the adapter no fm-any ideas?
 

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Confirm you have a good cable. That is the symptom of a center conductor to shield short at the connector.
 
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Cables ok- infinite ohms with both ends disconnected-7.5k ohms through antenna at receiver end of coax-does this sound correct?
 
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Was a bad connection inside antenna- cleaned and resoldered-all ok now thanks to all
 
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