Foreword
Committees responsible
Specification
Section one. Principles and mandatory procedure
1.1 General matters
1.1.1 Scope
1.1.2 Related documents
1.1.3 Terminology
1.1.4 Letter symbols, signs and abbreviations
1.1.5 Graphical symbols
1.1.6 Marking
1.1.7 Eligibility for qualification approval
1.1.8 Structurally similar components
1.1.9 Delayed delivery
1.1.10 Supplementary procedure for qualification
approval
1.1.11 Certified test records
1.1.12 Ratings and characteristics
1.1.13 Unchecked parameters
1.1.14 Procedure to be followed in the event of
failures at group C or group D inspection
1.1.15 Ordering information
1.1.16 Drawings included in detail specification
1.2 Test procedures
1.2.1 Measurement and recovery conditions
1.2.2 Visual inspection
1.2.3 Dimensioning and gauging procedures
1.2.4 Electrical test procedures
1.2.5 Mechanical test procedures
1.2.6 Environmental test procedures
1.2.7 Endurance test procedures
1.2.8 Resistance to contaminating fluids
Section two. Rules for the preparation of detail
specifications
2.1 Basic information
2.1.1 General
2.1.2 Originator
2.1.3 Specification number
2.1.4 Description of the component and intended
application
2.1.5 Drawings
2.1.6 Ratings (including limiting conditions of use)
2.1.7 Characteristics
2.1.8 Related documents
2.1.9 Additional information (not for inspection
purposes)
2.2 Inspection requirements
2.2.1 General
2.2.2 Group A inspection
2.2.3 Group B inspection
2.2.4 Group C inspection
2.2.5 Group D inspection
2.2.6 Connector variants
2.3 Certified test records
2.3.1 General
2.3.2 General information
2.3.3 Attributes information
2.3.4 Measurements information
2.3.5 Explanatory information
2.4 Instructions for ordering components
Section three. Capability approval procedures
3.1 General
3.2 Approval procedures
3.2.1 Capability manual
3.2.2 Primary stage of manufacture
3.2.3 Subcontracting
3.2.4 Rework
3.2.5 Screening test requirements
3.2.6 Capability Qualifying Components (CQCs)
3.2.7 Demonstration of capability
3.2.8 Test procedures
3.3 Boundaries and limits of approval
3.3.1 General
3.3.2 Electrical and mechanical attributes
3.3.3 Environmental attributes
3.3.4 Materials
3.3.5 Method of defining boundaries and limits of
approval
3.4 Extension of range of approval
3.5 Maintenance of capability approval
3.6 Quality conformance inspection
3.7 Abstract of description of capability
3.8 Guidance to customers
3.8.1 General
3.8.2 Manufacturer's guidance to customers
3.8.3 Customer detail specification
3.8.4 Ordering information
Appendices
(Appendices E and L not included, see foreword)
A Guidance for the completion of blank detail
specifications for the preparation of customer
detail specifications or detail specifications
for standard catalogue items
B Example of a certified test record
C Measurement of reflection factor
D Measurement method for r.f. shunt resistance
F Dust testing apparatus
G Typical tool for damage by test prod
H Suitable apparatus for monitoring electrical
continuity (under consideration)
J List of contaminating fluids
K Guide to the presentation of drawing information
M Screening effectiveness test details (under
consideration)
N Style reference numbers and designation of
variants
P Connector variant suffix letters denoting r.f.
cable grouping for use with both soldered and
crimp connectors and relevant die size for crimp
connectors
Q Example of groupings of style/variant
combinations for qualification approval
R Guidance for the selection of CQCs
S Blank CQC specification for complete radio
frequency connectors
Tables
1 Inspection requirements for basic assessment
level
2 Inspection requirements for full assessment
level
3 Setting-up and verification of equipment,
selection of suitable elements and lines for use
during subsequent measurements
4 Methods without error recognition according to
C.1.2
5 Methods with error recognition according to
C.1.2
6 Flexible coaxial cables with 50 ohm impedance
7 Flexible coaxial cables with 75 ohm impedance
8 Flexible coaxial cables with 95 ohm impedance
9 Flexible coaxial cables with 100 ohm impedance
10 Flexible coaxial cables with 125 ohm (and over)
impedance
11 Flexible screened coaxial cable (triaxial) with
50 ohm impedance
12 Flexible screened coaxial cable (triaxial) with
75 ohm impedance
13 Semi-rigid solid-sheathed coaxial cables with
50 ohm impedance
14 Supplementary data on 75 ohm coaxial cables and
hexagon die sizes used by British
Telecommunications
15 Supplementary data on superscreened 75 ohm, 50
ohm and 33 ohm coaxial cables to the UKAEA
Specification AESS (TRG) 71181
16 Hexagon die sizes for outer ferrule (crimp
sleeve)
17 Hexagon die sizes for centre contact
18 Group CD sequential list procedure
19 Example of a boundaries of capability/CQC matrix
N1 Style reference numbers (first two digits)
N2 Style reference numbers (third and fourth
digits)
N3 Identification of variants
Figures
1 Bridge coupler or slotted line method without
error recognition
2 Measuring set-up for two connector procedure
3 Voltage on slotted line as a function of
frequency with probe position as parameter
4 Bridge method with error recognition
5 Complexor (phasor) diagram, according to set-up
in figure 4
6 Return loss measurement, example according to
set-up in figure 4
7 Detail A from figure 6
8 Extraction of rc
9 Broadband impedance discontinuity
10 Example of a time domain reflectometer
measurement recording
11 Equipment set-up for the measurement of
reflection in time domain
12 Typical resonance curves
13 Suitable measuring device for use during
exposure to dust test
14 Typical contact test prod
15 Standardized system of lettering for fixed and
free connector specification drawings (third
angle projection)
16 Standardized system of lettering for connector,
fixed, right angle, solder bucket (style 12-03)
specification drawings (third angle projection)
17 Standardized system of lettering for cable-braid
clamp, fixed, straight, single-hole mounting
(style 21-12) specification drawings (third
angle projection)
18 Standardized system of lettering for adaptor
connector fixed, straight, 4-hole fixing (style
20-05) specification drawings (third angle
projection)
19 Example process flow chart