Notes on miscellaneous RF connectors.
All about Radio Frequency connectors and cables, typical applications:
- between VCR and TV receiver (back in the day!)
- into cable TV, satellite dish
- cable modems
- ham radio
- test equipment
Typically use coaxial cable.
BNC - Bayonet Neill–Concelman.
See also:
- BNC Connector - wikipedia
- BNC Connector Series - Amphenol. From 50 Ω to 75 Ω Impedance
w2aew has a great video on crimping your own RG-58 connectors:
A similar technique works for RG174, although with those I find extreme care is required not to destroy the inner pin (I've destroyed a few with just a little extra force when crimping)
I have an AN-02H1 crimping tool, which conveniently handles RG58 and RG174, among many others.
- F Quick Connect - non-threaded, goes over thread
- used RF splitter
- RF adapter - F connect to RCA
- F connector - wikipedia
- F-Type connector series - Amphenol’s F-Type is a 75 Ω connector featuring 30 dB return loss at 1GHz.
SMA (SubMiniature version A) connectors are semi-precision coaxial RF connectors. SMA connectors can be visually confused with the standard household 75-ohm type F coax connector
- scientific, test equipment
- UHF connector - wikipedia
- Coaxial cable - wikipedia
- RG-58/U - 50Ω Used for radiocommunication and amateur radio, thin Ethernet (10BASE2) and NIM electronics, Loss 1.056 dB/m @ 2.4 GHz. Common.[22]
- RG-59/U - 75Ω Used to carry baseband video in closed-circuit television, previously used for cable television. In general, it has poor shielding but will carry an HQ HD signal or video over short distances
- RG-174/U - 50Ω - Common for Wi-Fi pigtails: more flexible but higher loss than RG58; used with LEMO 00 connectors in NIM electronics.
- RG-213/U - 50Ω - For radiocommunication and amateur radio, EMC test antenna cables. Typically lower loss than RG58. Common.[30]
Typical Crimp Die sizes
| Cable | Pin | Ferrule |
|---|---|---|
| RG-59 | 0.068/1.72 | .255/6.48 |
| RG-174 | 0.068/1.72 | .178/4.52 |
- Practical Electronics: Components and Techniques
- Tech Basics: Cables & Connectors - udemy course
- AN-02H1 RG58 RG59 RG62 crimper BNC fiber optic Crimping Tool for crimping coaxial cable connectors
- BNC Connector Series - Amphenol. From 50 Ω to 75 Ω Impedance
- Coaxial cable - wikipedia
- BNC Connector - wikipedia
- F connector - wikipedia
- F-Type connector series - Amphenol’s F-Type is a 75 Ω connector featuring 30 dB return loss at 1GHz.
- ..as mentioned on my blog