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Outside diameter is about 18 mm.</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Type</th><td colspan="3" class="infobox-data"> <a href="/wiki/RF_connector" title="RF connector">RF coaxial connector</a></td></tr><tr><th colspan="4" class="infobox-header" style="background:#ccccff">Production history</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Designed</th><td colspan="3" class="infobox-data"> 1930s</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Manufacturer</th><td colspan="3" class="infobox-data"> Various</td></tr><tr><th colspan="4" class="infobox-header" style="background:#ccccff">General specifications</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Diameter</th><td colspan="3" class="infobox-data"> 18 mm (0.71 in) <i>(typical)</i></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Cable</th><td colspan="3" class="infobox-data"> <a href="/wiki/Coaxial" title="Coaxial">Coaxial</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Passband" title="Passband">Passband</a></th><td colspan="3" class="infobox-data"> Typically 0–100 MHz<sup id="cite_ref-HamradioMeUHF_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-HamradioMeUHF-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Connector</th><td colspan="3" class="infobox-data"> SO-239 (socket)<sup id="cite_ref-US2761110_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-US2761110-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <br /> PL-259 (plug) <sup id="cite_ref-US4085366_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-US4085366-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th colspan="4" class="infobox-header" style="background:#ccccff">Electrical</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Signal</th><td colspan="3" class="infobox-data"> Non-constant impedance<sup id="cite_ref-amphenolrf_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-amphenolrf-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Max. voltage</th><td colspan="3" class="infobox-data"> 500 volts peak<sup id="cite_ref-amphenolrf_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-amphenolrf-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr></tbody></table> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:UHF_PL_Connector.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/24/UHF_PL_Connector.jpg/220px-UHF_PL_Connector.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="242" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/24/UHF_PL_Connector.jpg/330px-UHF_PL_Connector.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/24/UHF_PL_Connector.jpg/440px-UHF_PL_Connector.jpg 2x" data-file-width="726" data-file-height="798" /></a><figcaption>"Classic" UHF connector with a soldered center pin. The fringe of braided shielding at the rear has not been completely trimmed away.</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:BNC_UHF.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7a/BNC_UHF.jpg/200px-BNC_UHF.jpg" decoding="async" width="200" height="198" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7a/BNC_UHF.jpg/300px-BNC_UHF.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7a/BNC_UHF.jpg/400px-BNC_UHF.jpg 2x" data-file-width="670" data-file-height="663" /></a><figcaption>Adaptor from SO-239 to <a href="/wiki/BNC_connector" title="BNC connector">BNC connector</a></figcaption></figure> <p>The <b>UHF connector</b><sup id="cite_ref-amphenolrf_4-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-amphenolrf-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> is a name for a threaded <a href="/wiki/RF_connector" title="RF connector">RF connector</a>. <sup id="cite_ref-US2335041_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-US2335041-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-US2422982_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-US2422982-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The connector design was invented in the 1930s for use in the radio industry.<sup id="cite_ref-Hallas2012_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Hallas2012-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-amphenolrf_4-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-amphenolrf-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It is a widely used standard connector for <a href="/wiki/High_frequency" title="High frequency">HF</a> transmission lines on full-sized radio equipment, with BNC connectors predominating for smaller, hand-held equipment.<sup id="cite_ref-Hallas2012_7-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Hallas2012-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The name "UHF" is a source of confusion, since the name of the connectors did not change when the frequency ranges were renamed. The design was named during an era when "<a href="/wiki/Ultra_high_frequency" title="Ultra high frequency">UHF</a>" meant frequencies over 30 <a href="/wiki/MHz" class="mw-redirect" title="MHz">MHz</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-HamradioMePL_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-HamradioMePL-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-ARRLHandbook1940_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ARRLHandbook1940-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Today, <a href="/wiki/Ultra_high_frequency" title="Ultra high frequency">Ultra high frequency</a> (UHF) instead refers to frequencies between 300 MHz and 3 GHz<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>a<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and the range of frequencies formerly known as UHF is now called "<a href="/wiki/Very_high_frequency" title="Very high frequency">VHF</a>". </p><p>Unlike modern connector designs that replaced it, no active specification or standard exists to govern the mechanical and electrical characteristics of the so-called "UHF" connector system making it effectively a deprecated design with no guarantee for suitability to an electrical or mechanical purpose.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="Proving a negative is hard, but required (July 2018)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup>. Evidence of inconsistency exists.<sup id="cite_ref-Hallas2012_7-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Hallas2012-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-HamradioMeUHF_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-HamradioMeUHF-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-IZ2UUF_12-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-IZ2UUF-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Testing reveals post WWII connectors designs, such as <a href="/wiki/N_connector" title="N connector">N connector</a> and <a href="/wiki/BNC_connector" title="BNC connector">BNC connector</a> are electrically superior to the 'UHF' connector for modern UHF frequencies.<sup id="cite_ref-Hallas2012_7-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Hallas2012-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-HamradioMeUHF_1-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-HamradioMeUHF-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Other testing reveals one UHF connector sample shows negligible effect on frequencies up to 435 MHz.<sup id="cite_ref-IZ2UUF_12-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-IZ2UUF-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Other_names">Other names</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=UHF_connector&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Other names"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The connector reliably carries signals at frequencies up to 100 MHz.<sup id="cite_ref-HamradioMeUHF_1-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-HamradioMeUHF-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The coupling shell has a <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1154941027">.mw-parser-output .frac{white-space:nowrap}.mw-parser-output .frac .num,.mw-parser-output .frac .den{font-size:80%;line-height:0;vertical-align:super}.mw-parser-output .frac .den{vertical-align:sub}.mw-parser-output .sr-only{border:0;clip:rect(0,0,0,0);clip-path:polygon(0px 0px,0px 0px,0px 0px);height:1px;margin:-1px;overflow:hidden;padding:0;position:absolute;width:1px}</style><span class="frac"><span class="num">5</span>⁄<span class="den">8</span></span> inch 24 tpi UNEF standard thread.<sup id="cite_ref-amphenolrf_4-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-amphenolrf-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The most popular cable plug and corresponding chassis-mount socket carry the old <a href="/wiki/Signal_Corps_(United_States_Army)" class="mw-redirect" title="Signal Corps (United States Army)">Signal Corps</a> nomenclatures <b>PL-259</b> (plug) and <b>SO-239</b> (socket).<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> These are also known as Navy type 49190 and 49194 respectively.<sup id="cite_ref-MIL_HDBK_172A_14-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-MIL_HDBK_172A-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A double-ended SO-239 connector is designated as an <b>SO-238</b>.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (June 2020)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p><b>PL-259</b>, <b>SO-239</b>, <b>PL-258</b>, and several other related military references refer to one specific mechanical design collectively known as the <b>UHF Connector</b>.<sup id="cite_ref-amphenolrf_4-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-amphenolrf-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In some countries, for example in <a href="/wiki/Israel" title="Israel">Israel</a>, the term 'PL connector' is confusingly associated rather with the analog <a href="/wiki/Phone_connector_(audio)" title="Phone connector (audio)">phone connector</a>. The designations come from the <a href="/wiki/Joint_Electronics_Type_Designation_System" title="Joint Electronics Type Designation System">Joint Electronics Type Designation System</a>, its predecessor AN system, and the earlier SCR (Set, Complete, Radio) system.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Characteristics">Characteristics</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=UHF_connector&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Characteristics"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1251242444">.mw-parser-output .ambox{border:1px solid #a2a9b1;border-left:10px solid #36c;background-color:#fbfbfb;box-sizing:border-box}.mw-parser-output .ambox+link+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+link+style+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+link+link+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+.mw-empty-elt+link+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+.mw-empty-elt+link+style+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+.mw-empty-elt+link+link+.ambox{margin-top:-1px}html body.mediawiki .mw-parser-output .ambox.mbox-small-left{margin:4px 1em 4px 0;overflow:hidden;width:238px;border-collapse:collapse;font-size:88%;line-height:1.25em}.mw-parser-output .ambox-speedy{border-left:10px solid #b32424;background-color:#fee7e6}.mw-parser-output .ambox-delete{border-left:10px solid #b32424}.mw-parser-output .ambox-content{border-left:10px solid #f28500}.mw-parser-output .ambox-style{border-left:10px solid #fc3}.mw-parser-output .ambox-move{border-left:10px solid #9932cc}.mw-parser-output .ambox-protection{border-left:10px solid #a2a9b1}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-text{border:none;padding:0.25em 0.5em;width:100%}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-image{border:none;padding:2px 0 2px 0.5em;text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-imageright{border:none;padding:2px 0.5em 2px 0;text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-empty-cell{border:none;padding:0;width:1px}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-image-div{width:52px}@media(min-width:720px){.mw-parser-output .ambox{margin:0 10%}}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .ambox{display:none!important}}</style><table class="box-More_citations_needed_section plainlinks metadata ambox ambox-content ambox-Refimprove" role="presentation"><tbody><tr><td class="mbox-image"><div class="mbox-image-div"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Question_book-new.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/99/Question_book-new.svg/50px-Question_book-new.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="39" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/99/Question_book-new.svg/75px-Question_book-new.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/99/Question_book-new.svg/100px-Question_book-new.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="399" /></a></span></div></td><td class="mbox-text"><div class="mbox-text-span">This section <b>needs additional citations for <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Verifiability" title="Wikipedia:Verifiability">verification</a></b>.<span class="hide-when-compact"> Please help <a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/UHF_connector" title="Special:EditPage/UHF connector">improve this article</a> by <a href="/wiki/Help:Referencing_for_beginners" title="Help:Referencing for beginners">adding citations to reliable sources</a> in this section. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed.</span> <span class="date-container"><i>(<span class="date">April 2018</span>)</i></span><span class="hide-when-compact"><i> (<small><a href="/wiki/Help:Maintenance_template_removal" title="Help:Maintenance template removal">Learn how and when to remove this message</a></small>)</i></span></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Mechanical">Mechanical</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=UHF_connector&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Mechanical"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>By design, all connectors in the UHF connector family mate using the <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1154941027"><span class="frac"><span class="num">5</span>⁄<span class="den">8</span></span> inch 24 tpi threaded shell for the shield connection<sup id="cite_ref-amphenolrf_4-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-amphenolrf-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and an approximately 0.156 inch-diameter (4 mm) pin and socket for the inner conductor.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="I've never seen any definition of the center pin but maybe the mil specs have it somewhere (September 2015)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> Similar connectors (M connectors) with an incompatible 16 mm diameter, 1 mm metric thread have been produced,<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> but these are not standard UHF connectors by definition.<sup id="cite_ref-amphenolrf_4-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-amphenolrf-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Surge_impedance">Surge impedance</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=UHF_connector&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Surge impedance"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>UHF connectors have a non-constant <a href="/wiki/Surge_impedance" class="mw-redirect" title="Surge impedance">surge impedance</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-amphenolrf_4-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-amphenolrf-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> For this reason, UHF connectors are generally usable through <a href="/wiki/Shortwave" class="mw-redirect" title="Shortwave">HF</a> and the lower portion of what is now known as the <a href="/wiki/Very_high_frequency" title="Very high frequency">VHF</a> frequency range.<sup id="cite_ref-HamradioMeUHF_1-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-HamradioMeUHF-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Despite the name, the UHF connector is rarely used in commercial applications for today's <a href="/wiki/Ultra_high_frequency" title="Ultra high frequency">UHF</a> frequencies, as the non-constant surge impedance creates measurable electrical signal reflections above 100 MHz.<sup id="cite_ref-HamradioMeUHF_1-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-HamradioMeUHF-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-US2233166_17-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-US2233166-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-VK3JEG_18-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-VK3JEG-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Virtually all of the impedance bump and loss is in the UHF female. A typical SO-239 UHF female, properly hooded, has an impedance bump of about 35 ohms. The length of the bump is typically <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1154941027"><span class="frac"><span class="num">1</span>⁄<span class="den">2</span></span> inch, where the female pin flares to fit over the male pin. This bump can be mitigated by using a honeycomb dielectric in the female pin area. Many VHF/UHF amateur operators use special UHF females that maintain a 50 ohm surge impedance.<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Power">Power</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=UHF_connector&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Power"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Some samples of UHF connectors can handle RF peak power levels well over one <a href="/wiki/Kilowatt" class="mw-redirect" title="Kilowatt">kilowatt</a> based on the voltage rating of 500 Volts peak.<sup id="cite_ref-amphenolrf_4-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-amphenolrf-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In practice, some UHF connector products will handle over 4 kV peak voltage.<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Manufacturers typically test UHF jumpers in the 3-5 kV range.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (April 2018)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> UHF connectors are standard on HF amateur amplifiers rated at 1500<sup>+</sup> Watts output.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (April 2018)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>In practice, voltage limit is set by the air gap between center and shield.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (April 2018)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> The center pin diameter and contact area is large enough that pin heating is not an issue.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (April 2018)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> UHF connectors are generally limited by cable heating rather than connector failure.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (April 2018)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Environmental_tolerance">Environmental tolerance</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=UHF_connector&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Environmental tolerance"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The UHF connector is not weatherproof.<sup id="cite_ref-amphenolrf_4-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-amphenolrf-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Hallas2012_7-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Hallas2012-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Applications">Applications</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=UHF_connector&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Applications"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In many applications, UHF connectors were replaced by designs that have a more uniform surge impedance over the length of the connector, such as the <a href="/wiki/N_connector" title="N connector">N connector</a> and the <a href="/wiki/BNC_connector" title="BNC connector">BNC connector</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> UHF connectors are still widely used in <a href="/wiki/Amateur_radio" title="Amateur radio">amateur radio</a>, <a href="/wiki/Citizens_band_radio" title="Citizens band radio">Citizens Band radio</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Marine_VHF_radio" title="Marine VHF radio">marine VHF radio</a> applications.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This point needs verification with a reliable source (May 2015)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>UHF connectors were also used from the 1950s until the late 1970s on television broadcast and video equipment for <a href="/wiki/Composite_video" title="Composite video">composite</a> and <a href="/wiki/Component_video" title="Component video">component</a> video signals, having been mostly superseded by the late 1970s by BNC connectors on professional and industrial video gear, and by the <a href="/wiki/RCA_connector" title="RCA connector">RCA connector</a> on consumer video hardware. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=UHF_connector&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Miniature_UHF_connector" title="Miniature UHF connector">Miniature UHF connector</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/RF_connector" title="RF connector">RF connector</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Notes">Notes</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=UHF_connector&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Notes"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output 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