List of RF connector types

The following is a list of radio frequency connector types.

Standard types

Standard-sized

A double DIN 1.6/5.6 bulkhead jack connector, crimp type, for 75 Ω coaxial cable
A Type N connector (male), right-angled solder-type for semi-rigid coaxial cable with a diameter of 0.141 inch
  • 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:
    • 3.5 and 2.92 mm (sometimes called K type) connectors, which cross-mate with SMA,
    • 2.4, 1.85 (sometimes called V type) and 1.0 mm (sometimes called W type") connectors, which do not cross-mate with SMA, and
    • RP-SMA connector, used in SOHO wireless networks and similar ISM band devices
  • SMB connector
    • FAKRA connector is a modified SMB connector with plastic housing and latch, used in the automotive industry[2]
  • 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

A Mini Quick connector, a Quick-lock type connector for coaxial cable

High-voltage types

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 NameCompatibilitySizeMaximum FrequencyNotes
Sub-Miniature Push-on (SMP)PO-compatibleMIL-STD 348 compliant26.5 GHz
Sub-Miniature Push-on Micro (SMPM)PPO-compatibleMIL-STD 348 compliant40 GHz
Sub-Miniature Push-on Sub-micro (SMPS)3PO-compatible65 GHzSmall size makes SMPS the ideal choice for high density packaging and multiport applications

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Audio and video types

The following audio and video connectors are sometimes used for RF, but are not generally considered to be RF connectors:

See also

References

  1. ↑ IEC 60169-4 (1975-01)
  2. ↑ http://www.everythingrf.com/search/connectors/filters?page=1&country=global&sconnector_type=;FAKRA;
  3. ↑ "Analysis of Quick Lock N Type Connectors". Microwave Journal, July 14, 2009
  4. ↑ https://www.ametek-ecp.com/products/interconnects/rf-connectors, AMETEK ECP RF Connectors
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