
If you took apart a 90 degree elbow you'd see why. In general, the swept connectors are better at high frequencies, and the outer jackets are molded rather than machined. Right-angle connectors come in two types: 90 degree, and swept (see photo below). The term "elbow" is another bit of connector slang, it means a right-angle bend connector or adapter. See the equation for the characteristic impedance of coax at coaxial transmission lines, or go straight to the coax calculator. Don't mix these up!) All connector families described on this page are 50 ohms unless otherwise noted. Most microwave systems use a 50 ohm characteristic impedance but some use 75 ohms (BEWARE! Some connector families, such as type N, come in both 50 ohms and 75 ohms. Microwave coaxial connectors are used to make low VSWR coaxial connections, and can be used as the terminations ("ends") of coaxial cables, installed into housings, and increasingly onto circuit cards. There are a wide variety of microwave coaxial connector families and more choices are added each year. Microwave coaxial connectors are now a multibillion-dollar-per-year industry.

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Right-angle bend assemblies also provide an alternative to radius swept adapters. User specified lengths to 60-inch are available. Typical VSWR of these assemblies is 1.10 to 18 GHz. Coaxicom's right-angle bend assembly provides an alternative to the standard right angle SMA coaxial connector with a low-profile device, delivering increased electrical performance at higher frequencies.

Typical mitred right-angle SMA cable connectors cause significant reduction of electrical performance in cable assemblies, particularly at higher frequencies.

This and Coaxicom's ultra-short SMA male, provides the same or a smaller profile than a right-angle connector, but without the performance penalty, company officials say. "L" represents the overall length of the right-angle bend. 141-inch semi-rigid cable as the contact.
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The 3221-1-L interconnect technology series of pre-bent right-angle connectors use the center conductor of. in Stuart, Fla., is introducing the 3221-1-L series of right-angle bend assembly provides an alternative to the standard right angle SMA coaxial connector with a low-profile device, delivering increased electrical performance at higher frequencies.
