Something I did not realize right away when ordering antennas for my transmitters and receivers is that not everything is SMA. SMA is the connector most people are familiar with from using a wifi router. Those black antennas that stick out of the back of the wifi router use an SMA connector, which resembles a co-ax cable connector, but smaller.
The simple message here is that there is SMA and RP-SMA (reverse polarity) connectors. If you buy the wrong antenna - for instance an SMA antenna plugging into an RP-SMA receiver, it won't work. Use this simple graphic to see the difference and buy the right accessories for your devices.
Here is more in depth info via wikipedia
SMA Connector - WIKIPedia
The simple message here is that there is SMA and RP-SMA (reverse polarity) connectors. If you buy the wrong antenna - for instance an SMA antenna plugging into an RP-SMA receiver, it won't work. Use this simple graphic to see the difference and buy the right accessories for your devices.
Here is more in depth info via wikipedia
SMA Connector - WIKIPedia
