An RF connector is an electrical connector designed to work at radio frequencies in the multi-megahertz range. RF connectors are typically used with coaxial cables and are designed to maintain the shielding that the coaxial design offers. Better models also minimize the change in transmission line impedance at the connection. Mechanically they provide a fastening mechanism (thread, bayonet, braces, push pull) and springs for a low ohmic electric contact while sparing the gold surface thus allowing above 1000 reconnects and reducing the insertion force. An electrical connector is a device for joining electrical circuits together. ... Radio frequency, or RF, refers to that portion of the electromagnetic spectrum in which electromagnetic waves can be generated by alternating current fed to an antenna. ... Coaxial Cable For the weapon, see coaxial weapon. ... Electrical impedance, or simply impedance, is a measure of opposition to a sinusoidal alternating electric current. ... Screw thread, used to convert torque into the linear force in the flood gate. ... A bayonet mount A bayonet mount before and after insertion A bayonet mount or bayonet connector is a fastening mechanism that relies on mated surfaces; a male side with one or more pins or slots, and a female receptor with matching slots and a spring that maintains a clamping force. ... Helical or coil springs designed for tension A spring is a flexible elastic object used to store mechanical energy. ... A ZIF socket ZIF is an acronym for Zero Insertion Force. ...

N male type RF connector.

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Standard types

• BNC (Bayonet Neill-Concelman)
• C connector (Concelman)
• Dezifix connector, hermaphrodite connector used mainly by Rohde & Schwarz
• GR connector (General Radio)
• F connector, used for U.S. domestic television installations
• HN connector, a high voltage version of the N connector
• IEC 169-2 connector, also called Belling Lee connector used throughout Europe and some other countries for domestic television installations and as FM connector for radio. It is standardised in EN 60169-2.
• LC connector, type of large screw connector
• Motorola connector, standard AM-FM antenna connector used for automotive radios
• Musa connector, a 75-ohm connector used in telecommunications and video
• NMO mount (New Motorola MOunt), for removable mobile antennas. Large threaded base for durability in wind.
• N connector (Neill)
• SC connector, screw version of C connector
• Spinner connector, 7-16 inch Spinner connector
• TNC connector (Threaded Neill- Concelman)
• UHF connector (e.g. PL-259/SO-239)

Male BNC connector Adapter between a female BNC connector and banana plugs The BNC connector is a type of RF connector used for terminating coaxial cable. ... Engineer at Bell Labs in the 1940s and 1950s credited with helping to invent the BNC, TNC and Type N connectors used for Microwave communications. ... Carl Concelman was the electrical engineer who, while working for Amphenol, invented the C connector and teamed up with Paul Neill of Bell Labs to invent the BNC connector. ... C connectors couple using two-stud bayonet-type locks. ... Rohde & Schwarz (IPA: in German; anglicized pronunciation ) is an independent group of companies specializing in electronics. ... The GR connector was a type of RF connector used for terminating coaxial cable. ... General Radio Corporation (later, GenRad) was a broad-line manufacturer of electronic test equipment. ... Male F Connector The F connector is a type of RF connector commonly used for over the air terrestrial television, cable television and universally for satellite television and cable modems, usually with RG-6/U cable or (in older installations) with RG-59/U cable. ... In electrical engineering High voltage refers to a voltage which is high. ... TV Aerial Plug Aerial Plug on a Sony TV The Belling-Lee connector or IEC 169-2 connector, more often simply known as the TV aerial plug, is the traditional European antenna connector for TV sets and FM-radio receivers. ... Typical Motorola plug found on consumer auto accessory antenna coaxial cables A common coaxial cable connector used primarily in the automotive industry for connecting the coaxial feedline from the antenna to the radio receiver. ... From left to right: assembled Musa plug, plug components, two types of socket The Musa connector is a type of coaxial connector used in telecommunications and video. ... Copy of the original phone of Alexander Graham Bell at the Musée des Arts et Métiers in Paris Telecommunication is the transmission of signals over a distance for the purpose of communication. ... Video (Latin for I see, first person singular present, indicative of videre, to see) is the technology of electronically capturing, recording, processing, storing, transmitting, and reconstructing a sequence of still images representing scenes in motion. ... Type N connector (male) Type N connector (female) The N connector (in full, Type N connector) is a threaded RF connector used to join coaxial cables. ... C connectors couple using two-stud bayonet-type locks. ... TNC connector on the left beside BNC. The threaded Neill-Concelman (TNC) connector is a threaded version of the BNC connector. ... PL-259 plug. ...

Miniature types

• Miniature BNC connectors
• Miniature UHF connectors
• DIN 47223 connectors
• U.FL connector

Description of Miniature UHF connector Category: ... An U.FL connector is a miniature coaxial connector for high-frequency signals up to 6 GHz manufactured by Hirose Electric Group in Japan. ...

Sub-miniature types

• MMCX connector
• MCX connector
• FME connector
• SMA, SMB, and SMC connectors
• SMP connector

MMCX connectors are coaxial RF connectors developed in the 1990s. ... MCX connectors are coaxial RF connectors developed in the 1980s. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into RF connector. ... SMB (SubMiniature version B) connectors are coaxial RF connectors developed in the 1960s. ... SMC (SubMiniature version C) connectors are coaxial RF connectors developed in the 1960s. ...

Precision types

• APC-7 connector

The APC-7 connector (for Amphenol Precision Connector) is a sexless connector, 7mm plug, used for high frequency application up to 18 GHz, high grade. ...

Flange connectors

• EIA series of RF flange connectors

The Electronic Industries Alliance (EIA, until 1997 Electronic Industries Association) is a trade organization for electronics manufacturers in the United States. ...

Quick-Lock-Connector

• QMA and QN connector

The emergence of Quick Lock connectors, particularly Quick Lock versions of the SMA and N connectors (QMA and QN respectively), was an inevitable development in the RF Connector Industry, and is of significant importance in that nearly 50% of all practical applications for RF connectors are currently supported by either...

See also

The following audio and video connectors are sometimes used for RF, but are not generally considered to be RF connectors: Audio connectors are electrical connectors designed and used for audio frequencies. ...

• DIN connector
• RCA connector (Radio Corporation of America) originally introduced for audio, but now widely used for video as well
• SCART

5 pin 180° DIN connector 4 pin Mini-DIN S-Video connector Speaker DIN line socket (left) and plug DIN connectors are multi-pin electrical connectors based on a DIN standard. ... This article does not cite its references or sources. ... Sound reproduction is the electrical or mechanical re-creation and/or amplification of sound, often as music. ... Video (Latin for I see, first person singular present, indicative of videre, to see) is the technology of electronically capturing, recording, processing, storing, transmitting, and reconstructing a sequence of still images representing scenes in motion. ... This article or section is in need of attention from an expert on the subject. ...

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