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Manufacturer Connector Reference

N Standard

male

female

• Miscellaneous radio including WiFi and Cellular.

UHF

male

female

• Miscellaneous radio, CB, and Cellular. Not recommended for Wifi.
• names: pl259 sl16 uhf so239

The most popular cable plug and corresponding chassis-mount socket carry the old Signal Corps nomenclatures PL-259 (plug) and SO-239 (socket). The PL-259 can be used with large diameter coaxial cable, such as RG-8/U and RG-9/U, and the smaller diameter RG-58/U and RG-59/U with the use of UG-175/U and UG-176/U adapter sleeves. "PL-259" refers to one specific mechanical design, but the term is often used for any compatible UHF cable plug. The thread is 5⁄8 inch 24tpi UNEF standard. (5/8-24 threaded coupling)

Mini UHF

male

female

• Miscellaneous radio, CB, and Cellular. Not recommended for Wifi.

Mini-UHF has a 3/8-24 thread size and operates up to 2.5 GHz.

TNC

(Threaded Neill–Concelman connector)

male

female

• Miscellaneous radio including WiFi and Cellular.

Reverse-TNC

(RTNC or RPTNC)

male

female

• Miscellaneous radio including WiFi and Cellular.

SMA

male

female

• Miscellaneous radio including WiFi and Cellular.
• example hardware: Proxim Harmony PCI Card

Reverse-SMA

(RSMA or RPSMA)

male

female

• Miscellaneous radio including WiFi and Cellular.
• example hardware: WL-500g Premium, D-LinkAir Dl-614/714, Linksys WET11, Linksys WMP11 PCI Card, Netgear FM114P router, Proxim RL/2 Bridge

BNC

male

female

• Miscellaneous radio.

Reverse-BNC

(RBNC or RPBNC)

male

female

• Miscellaneous radio.

Specific Connectors

SMA and Reverse SMA