Sorry, this is a pretty basic question but I just don't have one around to test it...

I'm wondering if an SMA to N adapter would fit directly on the FT-60. Just going by the measurements it looks very close (21mm on the male plug). Has anyone tried this?

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Yes - they are made.

No - you shouldn’t do it.

That adapter and that heavy coax will place a lot or stress/strain on your HT’s delicate center conductor of the antenna receptacle ...?

Use a 12” jumper cable instead. But please avoid an adapter for this.
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Alright, that makes sense. Thanks. I was just trying to add one component to the line instead of what is basically three.

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I use to the FT-60 at home with a rooftop vertical. The coax is low loss and rather large diameter. Instead of connecting the big coax to the FT-60 I use a 3 foot length of RG-316 with an SMA connector on each end. The shift between Type N and SMA is done at the RG-316 to Type N junction. Damaging a 3 foot jumper that sells for $10.00 if you buy it is far easier to deal with than replacing a SMA snapped off on the radio. Don’t ask how I know. FT-60’s were not built to be serviced.?