What type of connector do the lucent/orinoco cards use.
Who makes them and where can i order a few(jameco?)

Look for Part 316B-NMWQ-RL-60 at http://www.antennasystems.com/broadband.html#anchor37473

I just ordered 3 of these today and their price blows away HyperLinkTech.com's. Just be sure that it has the right connector that you need. The part above connects to N(M) on the antenna.

Tron of Borg

thats a whole cable, i just want a Jack to solder onto
a board.

They are proprietary to lucent, and are not sold to the public. You can only buy them as part of a patch cable.

well hypertech and a few other manufactures are
buying them to make patch cables. i work for a
electonics manufacturing company and if i can maybe
find out what they are called or a part number i can
get ahold of some.

I wish people like Outcast one would stop making things up. The connector is not Lucent proprietary. It is a mini MCX connector.

That is correct, the uber mini connector that is used to combine the cable to the card, is a MCX or ive also seen it refered to as a MMCX connector.

If you have the proper lucent connector, from lucent themselves, in which you paid way too much for, their connector is made by a company in France called Radiel, or Radial or somthing along those lines.

They do not sell to the public.

However there are several other vendors on the web that do sell the whole cable ensabmle, the whole pigtial adapter you could say.

BUT, if someone could find a source for a MCX or MMCX adapter that WILL work with the lucents, then hell post a link!! I got a guy who can make them up pretty cheap.

Probably less than 10 bucks, depending on lenght.

Somehow I clicked on the wrong spot and started a new thread. My response is titled MCX and MMCX...

For Continuity:


MCX and Mini MCX (MMCX) are different. Many Garmin GPS receivers have an MCX connector, and it's slighly bigger than the MMCX.

A Google web search shows a number of companies that sell MMCX and Reverse Polarity MMCX connectors. Generally you'll have to buy them in lots of 25 to 100, and have a special crimper tool (or the dies) to properly attach them to coaxial cable. And of course, you'll have to buy that tiny coax in lots of several feet, most companies require a 50 to 100 foot minimum purchase for stuff like LMR-100 (It's only about 30 cents a foot). Although in the past I have soldered coax to a crimp-style MCX connector with success, I wouldn't even attempt it with the smaller MMCX connector... I've also very carefully crimped MCX connectors with a pair of vice-grips.

For most of us that means that purchasing a pre-made pigtail will be easier and cheaper.

I had custom pigtails made for both my ORiNOCO card and my Linky WAP11 for about $70 including shipping. Had I purchased the bulk materials (and a cheap cripmer) for the JUST the Linksys AP, It would have set me back $98 (not including shipping). Those were the RP-TNC connector, 8 feet of LMR-400UF Coax, and a male N connector. I could buy the RP-TNC and N Connector in singles, but most places wanted a minimum 50 foot order on the Ultra-Flex LMR-400 at 70 cents a foot. Plus a cheap crimper that would work was about $36.

Note that the "recommended" Times Microwave Crimper sells for about $250 PLUS you have to purchase the correct dies at $135 a pop. Then they recommend the coax prep and center conductor deburring tool that are about $85 and $50, respectively. Lessee that adds up to: $520

I am no expert on mini uhf connectors. I posted info I believe to be correct, based on readings and practical experience. If what I posted is incorrect, I apologize. I do not believe the Orinoco cards use an MMCX connector however. I have one of these connectors on the end of my D-link's 713p access point, and it does NOT fit into the end of my orinoco silver card. The connector looks very similar to my Orinoco patch cable, but it is slightly larger in diameter. So, either my Dlink's internal card does not use an MMCX connector as I was led to believe, or the Orinoco's connector is proprietary, and is not an MMCX. If someone owns both types of these connectors, please post something and clear this up.

I apologize again if I am incorrect and misled anyone.

The use a reverse polarity connector (MMCX in this case) just like every other 802.11b manufacturer. For some reason the FCC mandates this, but I am unsure why. The connectors are still available, but just harder to find and more expensive.

Has anyone thought about taking the little thing off the board and soldering a pigtail with a BNC connector on it?
Be a hell of a lot cheaper than making or buying the adaptor cable.

I've already taken my WaveLAN apart and doesn't look to dificult.

Today I recieved my order for two additional patch cables from antenna systems. One patch cable is orinoco to n-male. (316B-NMWQ-RL-12) The other patch cable is an mmcx to n-male (100M-NMMMX-12). The mmcx cable fits my Dlink-713p access point/router. The orinoco cable fits my silver card's jack. However, these cables are not interchangeable. mmcx is NOT the same as orinoco. I stand by my earlier post. Here is a link to antenna systems page: http://www.antennasystems.com/broadband.html#anchor932895

Another page which has decent pictures of both types of connectors is: http://www.techsplanet.com/cables.htm You can clearly see the difference in these two connectors.

I stand corrected. The ORiNOCO connector is an oddball product...

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