SMA Male to SMA Male Adapter – Articulating Hinged Right-Angle Bendable

SMA Male To Male Adapter Hinged Bendable

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The angle can be adjusted to suit the physical layout of the installation, making this adapter a versatile alternative to both straight and fixed right-angle SMA adapters. 

Enables connection of two SMA connectors with flexibility in tight spaces or to enable more flexibility when installing with inflexible, thick cables such as LMR-400.

Adjustable Articulating / Hinged Design

Unlike a conventional rigid SMA male-to-male adapter, this model incorporates an articulating center joint that allows the two connector sections to be positioned at different angles. The adapter can therefore accommodate installations where two RF connections cannot conveniently be aligned in a straight line.

The hinged configuration is especially useful for:

• Repositioning an antenna connected directly to an SMA female port
• Creating an adjustable right-angle connection
• Working around enclosures, panels, cabinets, or adjacent connectors
• Reducing the amount of space required behind or beside RF equipment
• Changing the orientation of an SMA connection without adding a coaxial cable assembly
• Providing greater installation flexibility than a fixed-angle SMA adapter

Key Features

• Connector 1: SMA male
• Connector 2: SMA male
• Configuration: SMA male to SMA male
• Adjustable articulating hinge
• Can be positioned as an angled or right-angle RF connection
• Compact alternative to adding a short coaxial cable
• Threaded SMA coupling for a secure connection
• Useful for antenna positioning and RF cable routing
• Suitable for space-constrained equipment installations
• Functions as both an SMA gender adapter and adjustable-angle adapter
• Insertion loss: 0.26 dB maximum

Applications

The SMA male-to-male articulating adapter can be used with many types of RF and wireless equipment, including:

• Wi-Fi equipment
• Cellular and LTE equipment
• 5G wireless devices
• GPS/GNSS equipment
• IoT devices and gateways
• LoRa and telemetry systems
• RF test equipment
• Software-defined radios
• Wireless routers and modems
• Access points
• Radio transceivers
• Antennas
• RF modules
• Coaxial cable assemblies

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This SMA male to SMA male articulating adapter provides a convenient way to connect two SMA female RF interfaces while allowing the connection angle to be adjusted for equipment installation, antenna positioning, or cable-routing requirements. The hinged design enables the adapter to bend at the center joint, making it particularly useful where space is limited or where a fixed straight or fixed 90-degree adapter would not provide the desired orientation.

Both ends of this version are standard SMA male connectors. This is an SMA connector—not RP-SMA. The product photo shows the comparable RP-SMA version, but the product offered on this page has SMA male connectors on both ends.

The adjustable hinge makes this adapter useful for antennas, wireless equipment, RF test equipment, routers, modems, access points, IoT devices, telemetry systems, and other applications using SMA female ports.

SMA Male Connectors on Both Ends

This adapter has an SMA male connector at each end, allowing it to join two devices or components equipped with SMA female interfaces.

Standard SMA connectors are widely used throughout RF and wireless applications because of their compact dimensions, threaded coupling system, and reliable electrical connection. The threaded coupling helps maintain a secure connection in applications where push-on or friction-fit RF connectors may not be appropriate.

Because both ends are male, this adapter can also function as an SMA male-to-male gender adapter while adding the benefit of adjustable articulation.

Useful for Direct-Mount Antennas

One particularly useful application is changing the orientation of an SMA antenna.

An antenna with an SMA female interface can be attached to one end of the adapter while the other SMA male end connects to an SMA female port on the wireless device. The hinge then allows the antenna orientation to be adjusted without requiring a separate coaxial jumper cable.

This can be helpful when a router, radio, gateway, modem, or other wireless device has an SMA port positioned in an inconvenient direction. The adapter provides additional flexibility for positioning the antenna vertically, horizontally, or at an intermediate angle appropriate for the installation.

Compact Solution for Tight Installations

RF equipment is frequently installed in locations where connector clearance is limited. A straight SMA connection may interfere with a wall, equipment rack, enclosure, adjacent connector, or other component.

The bendable hinged SMA adapter helps solve these mechanical installation problems while adding minimal length compared with using a coaxial cable assembly.

It is well suited for equipment mounted in:

• RF and electronics enclosures
• Industrial control cabinets
• Network equipment
• Wireless gateways
• IoT installations
• Embedded wireless systems
• Test benches and laboratories
• Communications equipment racks

SMA vs. RP-SMA

It is important to distinguish SMA from RP-SMA (Reverse-Polarity SMA) because the two connector families use different center-contact configurations.

This product has standard SMA male connectors on both ends. When selecting an adapter, verify both the threaded interface and the center contact of the equipment being connected. SMA and RP-SMA connectors can appear very similar externally, but they should not be treated as interchangeable connector types.

Data Alliance SMA RF Adapters

Data Alliance supplies SMA adapters and RF interconnect components for wireless networking, cellular, IoT, GPS, telemetry, and other RF applications. This SMA male to SMA male articulating adapter provides a simple, compact solution when an installation requires both male-to-male conversion and the flexibility of an adjustable-angle connection.