Connector Terminology
- Airline: Coaxial line which uses an air dielectric, solid inner & outer
conductors with some means of a mechanical support.
- Attenuation: The decrease of a signal
- Bandwidth: A range of frequencies for which performance falls
within specific limits
- Bayonet Coupling: A quick coupling device for a plug connectors.
i.e. ZMA Connectors
- Bulkhead: Connectors that are designed to be inserted into
a panel cutout.
- Coaxial Cable: A transmission line consisting of two concentric
conductors insulated from each other.
- Dielectric: The insulation between the inner & outer conductor
of a transmission line.
- Frequency: The number of complete cycles per unit of time.
- Hi-pot: A test to determine the highest voltage that can be
applied to a conductor without
electrically breaking down the insulation.
- Impedance: The ratio between electric and magnetic fields
of a transmission line.
- Insertion Loss: The loss in a transmission line due to the
insertion of a component.
- Interface: Mating surface of a connector.
- Microstrip: Transmission line consisting of a conductor over
a parallel ground plane, separated by a dielectric.
- Mismatch: The condition which the impedance of a source does
not match the impedance of the connected load.
- Outgassing: A material characteristic that results in the
loss of mass when the material is exposed to a vacuum of 1 x
10e6 torr.
- RF Leakage: The amount of signal that radiates from a tranmission
line.
- Solder cup: The hollow cylinder at the rear of a solder contact
where a wire is inserted and soldered into place
- Stripline: Transmission line consisting of a single narrow
conductor parallel & equidistant
to two parallel ground planes.
- Transmission line: A system of conductors used to transfer
a signal.
- Voltage Standing Wave Ratio (VSWR): A measurement of reflection.
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