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Motorola connector
Typical Motorola plug found on consumer auto accessory antenna coaxial cablesType RF coaxial connector General specifications Diameter 0.365 in (0.93 cm) barrel Cable Coaxial A Motorola connector also known as a motorola antenna plug is a common coaxial cable RF connector used primarily in the automotive industry for connecting the coaxial feedline from the antenna to the radio receiver. It is also sometimes used for connecting scanner antennas to scanners. The male plug somewhat resembles an RCA connector in size and shape, but instead of being concentric to the pin, the sleeve is "folded" back over the coax.
The pin is soldered to the center conductor of the coaxial cable coming from the antenna, and the grounded side forms a 1.5 inch (38 mm) long sleeve around the coax. The sleeve usually contains one or more longitudinal spring surfaces, which provide reliable electrical contact by wiping against the mating female socket.
See also
RF connectors (coaxial) APC-7 · BNC · C · F · FME · Hirose U.FL · IPX · Motorola · MCX · MMCX · N · QLS · QMA/QN · RCA · SMA · SMB · SMC · Twin-lead · TNC · TV aerial plug · UHF / Mini-UHF
Variations and alternate names: 2.9 mm (SMA) · 7 mm · Triax / Triaxial · Twin BNC / Twinax (BNC) · IPEX · MHF · AMC (UFL) · SnapN · RP-TNC · RP-SMA
Old or seldom used: EIA · GR · LEMO 00 · MusaSee also: Radio frequency · Radio spectrum · Audio and video connectors · Audio and video interfaces and connectors This article related to telecommunications is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.