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Contents—Listed by Type
BNC Straight Cable Plugs (M39012/16) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
BNC Right Angle Cable Plugs (M39012/20) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
BNC Straight Cable Jacks (M39012/17). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
BNC Panel Cable Jacks (M39012/18). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
BNC Bulkhead Cable Jacks (M39012/19) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
BNC Bulkhead Jack Receptacles (M39012/21) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
BNC Panel Jack Receptacles (M39012/22). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
BNC Right Angle Bulkhead Jack Receptacles (M39012/23) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
BNC Hermetic Seal Bulkhead Jack Receptacles (M39012/24) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
BNC Dust Caps (M39012/25). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
N Straight Cable Plugs (M39012/01). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
N Right Angle Cable Plugs (M39012/05) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
N Straight and Panel Cable Jacks (M39012/02) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
N Bulkhead Cable Jacks (M39012/03). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
N Bulkhead and Panel Receptacles (M39012/04) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
SMA Straight Cable Plugs for Flexible Cable (M39012/55). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
SMA Right Angle Cable Plugs for Flexible Cable (M39012/56) . . . . . . . . . . . 11
SMA Straight Cable Plugs for Semi-Rigid Cable (M39012/79) . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
SMA Right Angle Cable Plugs for Semi-Rigid Cable (M39012/80) . . . . . . . . . 12
SMA Straight Cable Jacks for Flexible Cable (M39012/57) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
SMA Straight Cable Jacks for Semi-Rigid Cable (M39012/81) . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
SMA Panel Cable Jacks for Flexible Cable (M39012/58) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
SMA Panel Cable Jacks for Semi-Rigid Cable (M39012/82) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
SMA Bulkhead Cable Jacks for Flexible Cable (M39012/59). . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
SMA Bulkhead Cable Jacks for Semi-Rigid Cable (M39012/83) . . . . . . . . . . . 15
SMA Panel Jack Receptacles (M39012/60) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
SMA Bulkhead Jack Receptacles (M39012/61) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
SMA Hermetic Seal Bulkhead Jack Receptacles (M39012/62). . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
SMC Straight Cable Plugs (M39012/73) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
SMC Right Angle Cable Plugs (M39012/75) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
SMC Bulkhead Jack Receptacles (M39012/77) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
TNC Straight Cable Plugs (M39012/26). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
TNC Right Angle Cable Plugs (M39012/30) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
TNC Straight Cable Jacks (M39012/27) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
TNC Bulkhead Cable Jacks (M39012/28). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
TNC Panel Cable Jacks (M39012/29) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
TNC Panel Jack Receptacles (M39012/31). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
TNC Bulkhead Jack Receptacles (M39012/32). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
TNC Dust Caps (M39012/25) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
MIL-PRF-39012 QPL
MIL-PRF-39012 QPL connectors
all have gold-plated, captivated contacts.
Specifications for body plating vary with series:
BNC, N, and TNC QPL connectors have silver-plated brass bodies.
SMA QPL connectors have stainless steel bodies, with passivated finish,
except SMA connector bodies or ferrules to be soldered to semi-rigid cable
jacket, which are gold plated.
SMC QPL connectors have gold- or silver-plated bodies.
M39012 QPL cable connectors are divided into categories which define
their cable attachment types, and are assigned cable groups defined by
the governing agency (DSCC). See following page for M39012 cable
groups, and definitions of categories.
The latest revisions to MIL-PRF-39012, along with individual slash sheets,
may be obtained from the DSCC website at http://www.dscc.dla.mil.
Contents—Listed by M39012 Part Number
M39012/01 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
M39012/02 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
M39012/03 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
M39012/04 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
M39012/05 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
M39012/16 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
M39012/17 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
M39012/18 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
M39012/19 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
M39012/20 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
M39012/21 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
M39012/22 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
M39012/23 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
M39012/24 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
M39012/25-0006, 7, 8, 15, 16 . . . . . 5
M39012/25-0020, 21 . . . . . . . . . . 19
M39012/26 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
M39012/27 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
M39012/28 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
M39012/29 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
M39012/30 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
M39012/31 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
M39012/32 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
M39012/55 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
M39012/56 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
M39012/57 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
M39012/58 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
M39012/59 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
M39012/60 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
M39012/61 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
M39012/62 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
M39012/73 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
M39012/75 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
M39012/77 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
M39012/79 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
M39012/80 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
M39012/81 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
M39012/82 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
M39012/83 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
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MIL-PRF-39012 QPL Connectors
MIL-PRF-39012 Cable Groups
MIL-PRF-39012 Cable Groups—Flexible Cables
Cable
M17/
2-RG6
6-RG11
28-RG058
29-RG59
30-RG062
54-RG122
60-RG142
62-RG144
65-RG165
72-RG211
73-RG212
74-RG213
74-RG215
75-RG214
77-RG216
77-RG218
78-RG217
84-RG223
86-00001
90-RG71
92-RG115
93-RG178
94-RG179
95-RG180
A
Category
B, C, D
VIII
Xc
VIa
VIIa
VIIa
IV
VIb
Xc
Xa
—
VIII
Xa
—
Xb
Xd
—
XII
VIb
Xb
VIIb
—
I
IIb
V
Cable
M17/
97-RG210
110-RG302
111-RG303
112-RG304
119-RG174
127-RG393
128-RG400
133-RG316
152-00001
155-00001
157-00001
158-00001
159-00001
161-00001
162-00001
163-00001
164-00001
165-00001
166-00001
167-00001
168-00001
169-00001
170-00001
171-00001
A
Category
B, C, D
VIIa
VIIa
VIa
VIII
IIa
Xb
VIb
IIa
III
VIa
IV
VIb
Xa
—
VIII
Xa
Xb
XII
—
VIb
—
I
VIa
VIII
Cable
M17/
172-00001
173-00001
174-00001
175-00001
180-00001
181-00001
183-00001
184-00001
185-00001
187-00001
188-00001
189-00001
189-00002
190-00001
191-00001
192-00001
194-00001
195-00001
196-00001
197-00001
198-00001
199-00001
200-00001
A
II
II
X
VI
VIII
X
VI
VII
VII
IV
VIII
X
XI
X
X
XII
VI
XIV
II
VI
IV
VIII
VI
Category
B, C, D
IIa
IIa
Xb
VIb
VIII
Xc
VIa
VIIa
VIIa
IV
VIII
Xa
—
Xb
Xd
XII
VIb
—
IIa
VIa
IV
VIII
VIb
M39012 QPL cable connectors are divided into
categories which define their cable attachment
methods:
Category A (flexible and semi-rigid cables):
Field replaceable, no special tools required for
assembly.
Many of our Category A QPL connectors in BNC,
N, and TNC series are available with your choice
of Improved Wedge-Lock or V-Groove cable
attachment.
Category A connectors for flexible cable in SMA
series are available with your choice of solder or
Wedge-Lock cable attachment.
Category B (flexible and semi-rigid cables):
Special tools may be required for assembly.
(Most category B connectors use readily-available
commercial tooling.)
Category C (flexible cables):
Crimp connectors
which can be assembled with specified tooling
and die sizes.
Category D (flexible cables):
Crimp connectors
which can be assembled with specified tooling
and die sizes, and also have defined sizes for
crimp sleeves, contacts, and other parts. Category D
connectors have crimpable center contacts.
Category E (semi-rigid cables):
connectors with
solder attachment, using specified cable stripping
dimensions and standard tool kit.
Category F (semi-rigid cables):
connectors with
crimp attachment, using specified cable stripping
dimensions and standard tool kit.
Refer to the tables at right to find cable groups
for MIL-C-17 cables.
VIII
X
VI
VII
VII
IV
VI
X
X
XIII
VIII
X
XI
X
X
XIV
XII
VI
X
VII
IX
I
II
V
VII
VII
VI
VIII
II
X
VI
II
III
VI
IV
VI
X
XIII
VIII
X
X
XII
XIV
VI
IX
I
VI
VIII
MIL-PRF-39012 Cable Groups—Semi-Rigid Cables
Cable M17/
129-RG401, 129-00001
130- RG402, 130-00001 through -00007
133- RG405, 133-00001 through -00011
Group
XV
XVI
XVII
Cable M17/
151-00001, 151-00002
154-00001, 154-00002
Group
XVIII
XIX
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