List of RF connector types
Appearance
The following is a list of radio frequency connector types.
Standard types
Standard-sized
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- 4.3-10 connector, a new proprietary connector not to be confused with DIN 4.3/10 one
- Belling-Lee connector, also called IEC 169-2 connector, used throughout Europe and Australia for domestic television and FM radio antenna cabling
- BNC connector (Bayonet Neill-Concelman)
- C-type connector (Concelman)
- Dezifix connector, hermaphrodite connector used mainly by Rohde & Schwarz
- DIN 7/16 connector (DIN 47223), a high-power 50 Ω connector originally developed by Spinner[1]
- F-type connector, used for domestic television installations and domestic satellite LNBs (75 Ω) worldwide with the exception of Europe and Australia
- GR connector (officially the General Radio Type 874)
- Motorola connector, standard AM/FM antenna connector used for automotive radios
- Musa connector, a 50 Ω connector used in telecommunications and broadcast video
- N connector (Neill)
- NMO mount connector (new Motorola mount), removable mobile antenna connector uses a 3⁄4 inch (19 mm) mounting hole and has a large base with a 1 1/8" - 18 tpi thread for attaching the antenna.
- SC connector, screw version of C connector [not to be confused with the fiber optic connector of the same name]
- SR connector (from Russian: Cоединитель Pадиочастотный) is a Russian RF connector, based on the BNC connector and which comes in a 50 Ω and 75 Ω versions
- TNC connector (threaded Neill-Concelman)
- Twin-BNC (Twinax) connector with impedance 78 Ω or 95 Ω
- UHF connector (e.g., PL-259/SO-239). Also referred to as an M-type connector by Japanese manufacturers such as Kenwood
Miniature-sized
- AFI connector
- DIN 1.0/2.3 (DIN 47297), used for miniaturized 50 and 75 Ω coaxial modules in data- and telecommunications equipment which can have a threaded, or a push-pull lock coupling mechanism.
- DIN 1.6/5.6 (DIN 47295), a 75 Ω connector, used for similar purposes as DIN 1.0/2.3
- DIN 4.1/9.5
- DIN 4.3/10
- FME connector
- G-type connector
- HD-BNC connector
- HSD connector, used in the automotive industry
- LEMO 00 connector, a proprietary push-pull 50 Ω coaxial connector
- MCX connector
- Microdot S-50 series connector, a proprietary 50 Ω coaxial connector
- Mini-BNC connector
- Mini-UHF connector, a smaller and much newer design than the standard UHF
- SMA connector, including variants:
- SMB connector
- SMC connector
- SSMA connector
- SMZ connector - System 43 (BT43 and High Density HD43) for use in DDF
Micro-sized
- AMC connector (Amphenol Micro Coaxial)
- AMMC connector (Amphenol Micro-Miniature Coaxial)
- HFM connector (High-Speed FAKRA-Mini), used in the automotive industry
- Hirose U.FL connector
- Hirose W.FL connector
- IMP connector
- Mini-SMB connector
- MMCX connector
- MMS connector
- MMT connector
- PSMP connector
- SSMB connector
- SSMC connector
- UMP connector
Precision types
Flanged types
- EIA RF Connectors series of flanged connectors, normally used in high power broadcast transmission sites with rigid lines
Quick-lock types
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- HPQN connector[3]
- Mini Quick connector
- QLS connector
- QMA and QN connector
- Mini-QMA connector
- WQMA connector (Waterproof QMA)
- SnapN connector
High-voltage types
- HN connector, a high voltage version of the N connector
- MHV connector, a coaxial connector designed for high voltages
- SHV connector, a safer coaxial connector designed for high voltages
Blind-mate types
- BMA (OSP) connector
- BMMA (OSSP) connector
- BMZ connector
- BZ connector
- SMP (GPO) connector
- SMPM (GPPO) connector
- SMPS (G3PO) connector
Key features of hermetic, push-on and blind-mate RF connectors are listed below:
RF Connector Name | Compatibility | Size | Maximum Frequency | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
Sub-Miniature Push-on (SMP) | PO-compatible | MIL-STD 348 compliant | 26.5 GHz | |
Sub-Miniature Push-on Micro (SMPM) | PPO-compatible | MIL-STD 348 compliant | 40 GHz | |
Sub-Miniature Push-on Sub-micro (SMPS) | 3PO-compatible | 65 GHz | Small size makes SMPS the ideal choice for high density packaging and multiport applications |
Audio and video types
The following audio and video connectors are sometimes used for RF, but are not generally considered to be RF connectors:
- Concentric twinax connector
- DIN connector (not to be confused with "7/16 DIN" or "DIN 1.0/2.3" connectors)
- Multimedia extension connectors (MXC) are based on the 8-pin Mini-DIN connector
- RCA connector (Radio Corporation of America, also "Cinch connector") was originally introduced for audio, but is now widely used for video as well
- SCART
See also
References
- ^ IEC 60169-4 (1975-01)[permanent dead link]
- ^ http://www.everythingrf.com/search/connectors/filters?page=1&country=global&sconnector_type=;FAKRA;
- ^ "Analysis of Quick Lock N Type Connectors". Microwave Journal, July 14, 2009
- ^ https://www.ametek-ecp.com/products/interconnects/rf-connectors, AMETEK ECP RF Connectors
External links
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