San-tron Launches 18-GHz Type N Connector

May 15, 2008

Connector specialist San-tron has launched a line of Type N connectors capable of mode-free performance from DC to 18 GHz. The new 50-Ohm connectors suffer less than 0.2-dB insertion loss from DC to 18 GHz with maximum VSWR of 1.30:1. Traditional Type N connectors are usable to about 12.4 GHz. The new Type N connectors, which are rated for operating voltages to 1000 V RMS and maximum dielectric withstanding voltage of 2500 V RMS, allow users and designers of high-frequency components, systems, and test equipment to extend the performance of their hardware.

According to Fred Hull, San-tron's director of Engineering, "In the past, we've developed some precision bead structures that were ideal for test and measurement applications, but at a premium in price. For these new Type N connectors, we created a unique, balanced internal design that provides the high-frequency performance of precision connectors, but without the demanding requirements for tightly machined tolerances." The new Type N connectors are priced competitively with traditional, lower-frequency Type N connectors.

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Jack Browne, Technical Contributor, has worked in technical publishing for over 30 years. He managed the content and production of three technical journals while at the American Institute of Physics, including Medical Physics and the Journal of Vacuum Science & Technology. He has been a Publisher and Editor for Penton Media, started the firm’s Wireless Symposium & Exhibition trade show in 1993, and currently serves as Technical Contributor for that company's Microwaves & RF magazine. Browne, who holds a BS in Mathematics from City College of New York and BA degrees in English and Philosophy from Fordham University, is a member of the IEEE.