Editing F connector (section)

{{Short description|Coaxial RF connector used for television and cable Internet}}
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{{Infobox connector
|name               = F connector
|type               = [[RF connector|RF coaxial connector]]
|image              = File:F-Stecker_und_Kabel.jpg
|logo               = 
|caption            = Male F connector on cable
|designer           = Eric E. Winston
|design_date        = Early 1950s
|manufacturer       = Various
|diameter           = 
; [[Hex drive]] (male and female): [[Nut (hardware)#Metric hex nuts|{{abbr|A/F|across flats}}]] {{convert|7/16|in|mm|abbr=on}}
; Female: {{convert|3/8|in|mm|abbr=on}} external threads
; Male: Varies by cable size
|width              = 
|height             = 
|electrical         = 
|earth              = 
|maximum_voltage    = 
|maximum_current    = 
|cable              = [[Coaxial cable|Coaxial]]
|passband           = From 0{{nbsp}}Hz to, at least, 2.15{{nbsp}}GHz
|physical_connector = 
}}

The '''F connector''' (also '''F-type connector''') is a [[coaxial]] [[RF connector]] commonly used for "over the air" [[terrestrial television]], [[cable television]] and universally for [[satellite television]] and [[cable modems]], usually with [[RG-6|RG-6/U cable]] or with [[RG-59|RG-59/U cable]].

The F connector was invented by Eric E. Winston in the early 1950s while working for [[Jerrold Electronics]] on their development of cable television.<ref>[https://patents.google.com/patent/US3537065 Electrical Connector]. US Patent 3,537,065 by Eric Winston</ref> In the 1970s, it became commonplace on VHF, and later UHF, television antenna connections in the United States, as coaxial cables replaced [[twin-lead]].  It is now specified in [[List_of_International_Electrotechnical_Commission_standards|IEC 61169-24:2019]].<ref name="61169-24">{{cite web|title=IEC 61169-24:2019: Radio-frequency connectors - Part 24: Sectional specification - Radio frequency coaxial connectors with screw coupling, typically for use in 75 Ω cable networks (type F) |year=2019|url=https://webstore.iec.ch/publication/61451}}</ref>