50 Ohm SMP Jack, 18 GHz Ceiling
The SMP-MSLD-PCT15T: The 18 GHz ceiling covers the full L, S, C, and X bands, plus a chunk of Ku — enough for most microwave links, test equipment, and base station radio heads. The limited detent feature means the snap-on engagement is lighter than a full-detent SMP — easier to push on and pull off in a tight panel, but it trades some vibration resistance for that lower insertion force.
Rated for 500 mating cycles. That's a solid reconnect life for a snap-on RF connector — you can re-pin a test board or swap a cable assembly dozens of times before the gold-on-brass centre contact starts to wear. The gold body finish and gold centre contact plating resist corrosion in humid or outdoor cabinets. If you're field-replacing a failed SMP jack, the 500-cycle rating means the replacement will outlast the rest of the harness in most installations.
Listed for both surface mount and through-hole mounting — the solder shield termination and solder contact termination let you pick the attachment that matches your board process. The Tape & Reel packaging tells you this was designed for automated pick-and-place lines, but the cut-tape option works for prototype or low-volume builds.
How It Sits Against Siblings
The SMP-MSLD-PCT15T uses a brass centre contact; the SMP-MSLD-PCS18T and SMP-MSLD-PCE-5T use beryllium copper.