There should be a difference in the dielectric quality. In audio any old 
dielectric will be fine as the upper frequency to be passed is 20 KHz or 
so. For RF you need a better dielectric to cut down on attenuation.

73
Glenn
WB4UIV

At 07:55 AM 05/28/06, you wrote:
>OK, so how is an RF RCA connector different from a
>regular RCA connector?
>
>I do know I've seen them with shorter-than-normal
>center pins; I have one short cable with an SO-239 on
>one end and a short RCA plug on the other that came
>out of either an old tube GE or Motorola radio. The
>old Sensicon receivers had an RCA jack for the RF
>input, and as I recall there was something at the
>bottom that prevented a full-length RCA plug from
>fully seating itself.
>
>If that's the only difference, maybe you could just
>grind the center terminal down after soldering it.
>
>Bob M.
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> > My stock of RF RCA connectors (the ones used for
> > carrying RF inside GE
> > MVPs, Mastr IIs etc.) has run dry, & I haven't seen
> > any at our local swap
> > meets.  Anyone know where I can find these?  Thanks.
> >
> > Bob NO6B
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