EN 61169-1:2013

Radio-frequency connectors - Part 1: Generic specification - General requirements and measuring methods

IEC 61169-1:2013(E), which is a generic specification, relates to radio frequency connectors for r.f. transmission lines for use in telecommunications, electronics and similar equipment. It provides the basis for the sectional standards, which apply to individual connector types. It is intended to establish uniform concepts and procedures concerning: - terminology; - standard ratings and characteristics; - testing and measuring procedures concerning electrical, mechanical and climatic properties; - classification of connectors with regard to climatic testing procedures involving temperature and humidity. The test methods and procedures of this standard are intended for acceptance and type approval testing. This second edition cancels and replaces the first edition, published in 1992, its Amendments 1 (1996) and 2 (1997). This edition constitutes a technical revision. With respect to the previous edition, tests methods have been updated as well as terminology.

Hochfrequenz-Steckverbinder - Teil 1: Fachgrundspezifikation - Allgemeine Anforderungen und Messverfahren

Connecteurs pour fréquences radioélectriques - Partie 1: Spécification générique - Exigences générales et méthodes de mesure

L'IEC 61169-1:2013 est une spécification générique, qui s'applique aux connecteurs pour fréquences radioélectriques de lignes de transmission pour fréquences radioélectriques destinés à être utilisés dans des équipements de télécommunications, électroniques et similaires. Elle fournit la base de spécifications intermédiaires qui s'appliquent à des types de connecteurs distincts. Elle a pour objet de fixer des concepts et des procédures uniformes concernant: - la terminologie; - les valeurs assignées et les caractéristiques; - les procédures d'essai et de mesure concernant les propriétés électriques, mécaniques et climatiques; - la classification des connecteurs d'après les procédures d'essais climatiques relatives à la température et à l'humidité. Les méthodes et les procédures d'essai de la présente norme sont d'abord prévues pour des essais d'approbation de type. Cette deuxième édition annule et remplace la première édition parue en 1992, ainsi que ses amendements 1 (1996) et 2 (1997). Cette édition constitue une révision technique. Par rapport à l'édition antérieure, les méthodes d'essai ainsi que la terminologie ont été mises à jour. Le contenu du corrigendum publié en Février 2016 est inclus.

Radiofrekvenčni konektorji - 1. del: Rodovna specifikacija - Splošne zahteve in merilne metode

Ta del standarda IEC 61169, ki je rodovna specifikacija, se nanaša na radiofrekvenčne konektorje za radiofrekvenčne prenosne vode, ki se uporabljajo v telekomunikacijski, elektronski in podobni opremi. Zagotavlja podlago za področne standarde, ki se uporabljajo za posamezne tipe konektorjev. Namenjen je določitvi enotnih konceptov in postopkov v zvezi s: – terminologijo; – standardnimi vrednostmi in značilnostmi; – preskusnimi in merilnimi postopki v zvezi z električnimi, mehanskimi in podnebnimi lastnostmi; – klasifikacijo konektorjev glede na podnebne preskusne postopke, ki vključujejo temperaturo in vlažnost. Preskusne metode in postopki iz tega standarda so namenjeni preskušanju sprejemljivosti ter homologacijskemu preskušanju.

General Information

• Status: Published
• Publication Date: 07-Nov-2013
• Withdrawal Date: 13-Aug-2016
• ICS: 33.120.30 - RF connectors
• Technical Committee: CLC/SR 46F - RF and microwave passive components
• Drafting Committee: IEC/SC 46F - IEC_SC_46F
• Current Stage: 6060 - Document made available - Publishing
• Start Date: 08-Nov-2013
• Completion Date: 08-Nov-2013
• Ref Project: SIST EN 61169-1:2014 - Radio-frequency connectors - Part 1: Generic specification - General requirements and measuring methods

Relations

• Replaces: EN 61169-1:1994/A1:1996 - Radio-frequency connectors - Part 1: Generic specification - General requirements and measuring methods
• Effective Date: 29-Jan-2023
• Replaces: EN 61169-1:1994 - Radio-frequency connectors - Part 1: Generic specification - General requirements and measuring methods
• Effective Date: 29-Jan-2023
• Replaces: EN 61169-1:1994/A2:1997 - Radio-frequency connectors - Part 1: Generic specification - General requirements and measuring methods
• Effective Date: 28-Jan-2023
• Corrected By: EN 61169-1:2013/AC:2016-02 - Radio-frequency connectors - Part 1: Generic specification - General requirements and measuring methods
• Effective Date: 23-Feb-2016

Standards Content (Sample)

SLOVENSKI STANDARD
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Radio-frequency connectors - Part 1: Generic specification - General requirements and
measuring methods
Hochfrequenz-Steckverbinder - Teil 1: Fachgrundspezifikation - Allgemeine
Anforderungen und Messverfahren
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN 61169-1:2013
ICS:
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2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

EUROPEAN STANDARD
EN 61169-1
NORME EUROPÉENNE
November 2013
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
ICS 33.120.30 Supersedes EN 61169-1:1994 + A1:1996 + A2:1997

English version
Radio-frequency connectors -
Part 1: Generic specification -
General requirements and measuring methods
(IEC 61169-1:2013)
Connecteurs pour fréquences Hochfrequenz-Steckverbinder -
radioélectriques - Teil 1: Fachgrundspezifikation -
Partie 1: Spécification générique - Allgemeine Anforderungen und
Exigences générales et méthodes de Messverfahren
mesure (IEC 61169-1:2013)
(CEI 61169-1:2013)
This European Standard was approved by CENELEC on 2013-08-14. CENELEC members are bound to comply
with the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations which stipulate the conditions for giving this European Standard
the status of a national standard without any alteration.

Up-to-date lists and bibliographical references concerning such national standards may be obtained on
application to the CEN-CENELEC Management Centre or to any CENELEC member.

This European Standard exists in three official versions (English, French, German). A version in any other
language made by translation under the responsibility of a CENELEC member into its own language and notified
to the CEN-CENELEC Management Centre has the same status as the official versions.

CENELEC members are the national electrotechnical committees of Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus,
the Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, France, Germany,
Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland,
Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey and the United Kingdom.

CENELEC
European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardization
Comité Européen de Normalisation Electrotechnique
Europäisches Komitee für Elektrotechnische Normung

CEN-CENELEC Management Centre: Avenue Marnix 17, B - 1000 Brussels

© 2013 CENELEC - All rights of exploitation in any form and by any means reserved worldwide for CENELEC members.
Ref. No. EN 61169-1:2013 E
Foreword
The text of document 46F/216/CDV, future edition 2 of IEC 61169-1, prepared by SC 46F, "R.F. and
microwave passive components", of IEC TC 46, "Cables, wires, waveguides, R.F. connectors, R.F. and
microwave passive components and accessories" was submitted to the IEC-CENELEC parallel vote and
approved by CENELEC as EN 61169-1:2013.
The following dates are fixed:
(dop) 2014-05-14
• latest date by which the document has
to be implemented at national level by
publication of an identical national
standard or by endorsement
• latest date by which the national (dow) 2016-08-14
standards conflicting with the
document have to be withdrawn
This document supersedes EN 61169-1:1994.
Tests methods have been updated as well as terminology.
Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of
patent rights. CENELEC [and/or CEN] shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent
rights.
Endorsement notice
The text of the International Standard IEC 61169-1:2013 was approved by CENELEC as a European
Standard without any modification.
In the official version, for Bibliography, the following notes have to be added for the standards indicated:
IEC 61196 series NOTE  Harmonised in EN 61196 series.
ISO 286-1 NOTE  Harmonised as EN ISO 286-1.
ISO 1302 NOTE  Harmonised as EN ISO 1302.

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Annex ZA
(normative)
Normative references to international publications
with their corresponding European publications

The following documents, in whole or in part, are normatively referenced in this document and are
indispensable for its application. For dated references, only the edition cited applies. For undated
references, the latest edition of the referenced document (including any amendments) applies.

NOTE  When an international publication has been modified by common modifications, indicated by (mod), the relevant EN/HD
applies.
Publication Year Title EN/HD Year

IEC 60027 Series Letter symbols to be used in electrical EN 60027 Series
technology
IEC 60050 Series International Electrotechnical Vocabulary - -

IEC 60068-1 - Environmental testing - EN 60068-1 -
Part 1: General and guidance
1)
IEC 60068-2-1 1990 Environmental testing - EN 60068-2-1 1993
Part 2: Tests - Tests A: Cold
2) 3)
IEC 60068-2-2 1974 Environmental testing - EN 60068-2-2 1993
Part 2: Tests - Tests B: Dry heat

IEC 60068-2-6 - Environmental testing - EN 60068-2-6 -
Part 2-6: Tests - Test Fc: Vibration
(sinusoidal)
IEC 60068-2-11 - Environmental testing - EN 60068-2-11 -
Part 2: Tests - Test Ka: Salt mist

IEC 60068-2-13 - Environmental testing - EN 60068-2-13 -
Part 2: Tests - Test M: Low air pressure

IEC 60068-2-14 2009 Environmental testing - EN 60068-2-14 2009
Part 2-14: Tests - Test N: Change of
temperature
IEC 60068-2-17 - Environmental testing - EN 60068-2-17 -
Part 2: Tests - Test Q: Sealing

IEC 60068-2-20 - Environmental testing - EN 60068-2-20 -
Part 2-20: Tests - Test T: Test methods for
solderability and resistance to soldering heat
of devices with leads
IEC 60068-2-27 - Environmental testing - EN 60068-2-27 -
Part 2-27: Tests - Test Ea and guidance:
Shock
4)
IEC 60068-2-29 - Environmental testing - EN 60068-2-29 -
Part 2: Tests - Test Eb and guidance: Bump

IEC 60068-2-30 - Environmental testing - EN 60068-2-30 -
Part 2-30: Tests - Test Db: Damp heat, cyclic
(12 h + 12 h cycle)
1)
EN 60068-2-1 is superseded by EN 60068-2-1:2007, which is based on IEC 60068-2-1:2007.
2)
EN 60068-2-2 includes supplement(s) A to IEC 60068-2-2.
3)
EN 60068-2-2 is superseded by EN 60068-2-2:2007, which is based on IEC 60068-2-2:2007.
4)
EN 60068-2-29 is superseded by EN 60068-2-27:2009, which is based on IEC 60068-2-27:2009.

Publication Year Title EN/HD Year
IEC 60068-2-42 - Environmental testing - EN 60068-2-42 -
Part 2-42: Tests - Test Kc: Sulphur dioxide
test for contacts and connections

IEC 60068-2-52 1996 Environmental testing - EN 60068-2-52 1996
+ corr. July 1996 Part 2-52: Tests - Test Kb: Salt mist, cyclic
(sodium chloride solution)
IEC 60068-2-54 - Environmental testing - EN 60068-2-54 -
Part 2-54: Tests - Test Ta: Solderability
testing of electronic components by the
wetting balance method
IEC 60068-2-61 1991 Environmental testing - EN 60068-2-61 1993
Part 2: Test methods - Test Z/ABDM: Climatic
sequence
IEC 60068-2-78 - Environmental testing - EN 60068-2-78 -
Part 2-78: Tests - Test Cab: Damp heat,
steady state
IEC 60457-1 - Rigid precision coaxial lines and their HD 351.1 S1 -
associated precision connectors -
Part 1: General requirements and measuring
methods
IEC 60617 Data- Graphical symbols for diagrams - -
base
IEC 61726 - Cable assemblies, cables, connectors and EN 61726 -
passive microwave components - Screening
attenuation measurement by the reverberation
chamber method
IEC 62037 Series Passive RF and microwave devices, EN 62037 Series
intermodulation level measurement

IEC 62153 Series Metallic communication cables test methods EN 62153 Series

5)
ISO 1000 - SI units and recommendations for the use of - -
their multiples and of certain other units

5)
ISO 1000:1992 has been withdrawn.

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CONTENTS
FOREWORD . 5
1 Scope . 7
2 Normative references . 7
3 Terms and definitions . 8
3.1 General, parts of connectors . 8
3.2 Basic connector terms . 9
3.3 Constructional terms . 10
3.4 Sealing . 11
3.5 Miscellaneous terms . 11
3.6 General electrotechnical terms . 12
4 Units, symbols and dimensions . 12
4.1 Units and symbols . 12
4.2 Dimensions . 13
4.2.1 Details to be provided in relevant specifications . 13
4.2.2 Dimensional units to be used in specifications . 13
5 Standards ratings and characteristics . 13
6 Classifications into climatic categories . 13
7 IEC type designation . 14
8 Testing . 14
9 Test methods. 14
9.1 Mechanical inspection . 14
9.1.1 Visual inspection . 14
9.1.2 Dimensions. 15
9.2 Electrical tests and measuring procedures . 15
9.2.1 Return loss . 15
9.2.2 Power rating . 19
9.2.3 Contact resistance, outer conductor and centre conductor continuity
(mated cabled connectors) . 20
9.2.4 Centre and outer conductor contact continuity under severe
mechanical conditioning . 22
9.2.5 Insulation resistance . 22
9.2.6 Voltage proof . 23
9.2.7 Screening effectiveness . 24
9.2.8 Discharge test (corona test) . 24
9.2.9 Intermodulation level (PIM) . 25
9.2.10 Surge withstand . 26
9.3 Mechanical tests and measuring procedures . 26
9.3.1 General . 26
9.3.2 Soldering . 26
9.3.3 Vibration . 26
9.3.4 Insertion force (resilient contacts) . 27
9.3.5 Centre contact captivation . 28
9.3.6 Engagement and separation forces and torques . 28
9.3.7 Effectiveness of clamping device against cable rotation (nutation of
cable end) . 29
9.3.8 Effectiveness of clamping device against cable pulling . 29
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