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
• SMA connector, including variants:
  • 3.5 and 2.92 mm connectors, which cross-mate with SMA,
  • 2.4, 1.85 and 1.0 mm 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

• APC-7 connector

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

• 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

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

• RF connector
• Category:Coaxial connectors
• Flanged connector
• Optical fiber connector

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

External links

• RF connectors for upper frequencies
• Common Coaxial Connectors