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BMA Connectors Overview

General Description: BMA connectors are designed for high-frequency applications up to 22 GHz, featuring slide-on coupling and a float mount design to handle large axial and radial misalignments.
Applicable Standards: Compliant with MIL-STD-348 Fig. 321, CEI 1169-33, and compatible with OSP series.
Applications: Utilized in radars, antennas, telecommunication equipment, and military microwave modules.
Product Range: Includes cable connectors, floating bulkhead or flange mount, and PCB receptacles.
New Features: Introduction of spring fingers outer contact in 2007 for enhanced performance.

Characteristics

Electrical: 50Ω impedance, frequency range from DC to 22 GHz, with various voltage ratings.
Mechanical: Durability over 1000 cycles, specific force requirements for engagement and disengagement.
Environmental: Specifications for temperature ranges, thermal cycling, vibration, shock, and moisture resistance.
Materials and Plating: Use of stainless steel, brass, beryllium copper, with specific plating materials.

Plugs and Contacts

Straight Plugs: Available for semi-rigid cables with specific part numbers.
Bulkhead Plugs: Crimp type for flexible cables with details on body finish.
Contacts: Size 8 contacts for MIL-STD-38999 connectors, available in pin and socket configurations.

Radiall SMA Connectors Overview

Specifications: Detailed part numbers, dimensions, materials, and finishes for each connector type.
Connector Types: Includes floating jacks, receptacles, and plugs for flexible and semi-rigid cables.
Technical Characteristics: 50Ω impedance, frequency range from DC to 27 GHz, with specific VSWR and insertion loss values.
Applications: Suitable for telecommunications, aeronautics, space applications, and measurement systems.
Additional Features: Highlights a 3-piece design for flexible cables and hermetic connectors for pressurized environments.

SMA 2.9 Series Connectors Overview

Specifications: Lists part numbers, dimensions, panel drilling specifications, and finishes.
Materials and Plating: Stainless steel with passivated bodies and gold-plated beryllium copper center contacts.
Electrical Characteristics: 50Ω impedance, frequency range up to 46 GHz, with VSWR, insertion loss, and RF leakage parameters.
Mechanical Characteristics: Details on mechanical endurance, force to engage/disengage, and cable retention force.
Environmental Characteristics: Tested for temperature range, thermal shock, corrosion, vibration, and moisture resistance.

Procedures and Recommendations

Assembly Instructions: Detailed instructions for assembling connectors, including panel drilling and packaging.
Soldering Patterns: Instructions for soldering patterns, particularly for coplanar line configurations.
Usage Recommendations: Specific connectors recommended for general use, test laboratories, space applications, and harsh environments.
Consultation: Advises consultation with Radiall for space applications and harsh environments to ensure correct connector selection.

Key Data from Tables and Figures

Tables provide detailed dimensions and specifications for each part number, including panel drilling sizes and finishes.
Figures illustrate the design and dimensions of connectors, aiding in visual understanding of the product specifications.

Catalog excerpts

Contents BMA Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-4 Characteristics .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-5 Plugs and conntacts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....

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Our Most Important Connection is with You.™ GENERAL • Blind mate connector • Slide-on coupling • High frequency • Float mount design allows large axial and radial misalignment APPLICABLE STANDARDS • MIL-STD-348 Fig. 321 • CEI 1169-33 • Compatible with OSP series APPLICATIONS • Airborne and ground radars • Active electronically scanned array antennas • Rack and panel telecommunication equipment • Military microwave modules Radiall BMA series has been designed for applications where reliability, durability and performance at high frequency are essential. BMA is a blind mate connector widely used...

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Characteristics Test/characteristics ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS 50Ω DC - 22 GHz .085"/ RG405 semi-rigid cable: 1.05 + 0.01 F (GHz) 0.03 √ F (GHz) Impedance Frequency range V.S.W.R. Insertion loss (typ.) dB RF leakage (min.) dB -90 + F (GHz) for gold and BBR connector body -80 + F (GHz) for passivated connector body Insulation resistance Our Most Important Connection is with You.™ ≥ 5000 MΩ Center contact : 5 mΩ max. / Outer contact : 2.5 mΩ max. Contact resistance Dielectric withstanding voltage ≥ 1000 V. 200 V. MECHANICAL CHARACTERISTICS >1000 cycles 13.6 N (3 lbf) max. 0.56 N (0.13 lbf) min....

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Our Most Important Connection is with You.™ STRAIGHT PLUGS, SOLDER TYPE FOR SEMI-RIGID CABLES Co online for data sheets & assembly instructions. I \VJVJIvJII J&m Visit www.radiall.com and enter the part number.

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Our Most Important Connection is with You.™ STRAIGHT FLOATING JACKS SOLDER TYPE FOR SEMI-RIGID CABLE Cable group Panel drilling Body & finish Captive center contact Stainless steel gold plated Stainless steel gold plated Panel mount 2-hole flange Bulkhead Snap-in 2-hole flange STRAIGHT FLOATING JACKS CRIMP TYPE FOR FLEXIBLE CABLE Part number Cable group Go online for data sheets & assembly instructions. Panel drilling Body & finish Captive center contact Panel mount 2-hole flange Stainless steel passivated Visit www.radiall.com and enter the part number.

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Our Most Important Connection is with You.™ RIGHT ANGLE FLOATING JACKS FOR SEMI-RIGID AND FLEXIBLE CABLE Cable group Part number Captive center contact Yes (4 indents) Stainless steel passivated Panel drilling Body & finish Brass BBR Solder type Crimp type STRAIGHT SMT MALE RECEPTACLES Body & finish Brass, tin plated Brass NPGR Captive center contact Yes (4 indents) Note Tape & reel 250pcs Body & finish Stainless steel gold plated Captive center contact Yes (barb) Yes ( epoxy) Panel drilling No O-ring Brass gold plated Go online for data sheets & assembly instructions. Stainless steel gold plated...

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Our Most Important Connection is with You.™ Fig. 2 Body & finish Brass gold plated Captive center contact Yes (4 indents) Stainless steel gold plated NARROW AND SQUARE FLANGE EXTENDED DIELECTRIC MALE RECEPTACLES Panel drilling Body & finish Captive center contact Panel mount Stainless steel passivated Brass BBR Stainless steel passivated Stainless steel passivated NARROW AND SQUARE FLANGE EXTENDED DIELECTRIC FEMALE RECEPTACLES Part number Panel drilling Go online for data sheets & assembly instructions. Body & finish Fig. 3 Captive center contact Note Square flange Stainless steel passivated...

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Our Most Important Connection is with Youm SPECIAL FLANGE MALE RECEPTACLE Co online for data sheets & assembly instructions. I\V*IV«IIV4II Visit www.radiall.com and enter the part number.

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Our Most Important Connection is with You. Receptacles ^^^^^^^^^^^^H FEMALE-FEMALE STRAIGHT ADAPTER Co online for data sheets & assembly instructions. Visit www.radiall.com and enter the part number.

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Our Most Important Connection is with You1 Panel drilling ^^^^^^^^^^^H HERMETIC GLASS BEAD RECEPTACLES INSTALLATION TOOLS FOR HERMETIC RECEPTACLES Co online for data sheets & assembly instructions. Visit www.radiall.com and enter the part number.

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Introduction The RADIALL stainless steel SMA connectors have been designed for applications where reliability, durability, robustness and high frequency are very important. Our Most Important Connection is with You.™ • Wide range: The stainless steel SMA range offers cable connectors for both flexible or semi-rigid cables, panel and PCB mount receptacles, press mount, microstrip, universal, through hole pins and end launch connectors. In series adapters and between series adapters including PUSH-ON interface are also available. All our stainless steel SMA connectors can be mated with our commercial...

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Our Most Important Connection is with You.™ • SMA hermetic Hermetic connectors are required to maintain a pressurised or vacuum environment inside a micro-electronic package. Radiall offers 3 types of hermetic connectors: 1. Field replaceable hermetic receptacles with separate glass bead (leakage rate below 10-8 atm/cm3/sec) The hermeticity level is guaranteed by the glass bead soldered into the package. A large choice of glass beads is available from dia 0.3 to 0.5 mm. They are usually ordered separately from the receptacle. The receptacle can be removed (field replaceable) from the package...

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Our Most Important Connection is with You. Means behind ref plane Co online for data sheets & assembly instructions. Visit www.radiall.com and enter the part number. 8-1 5

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