QLS connector

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The QLS (Quick Lock Standard) is a quick locking replacement for the threaded interface of the popular SMA connector. Designed and manufactured jointly by German-based RF and Microwave component suppliers Telegartner and IMS Connector Systems, this new connector emerged in 2006 as an answer to some of the shortcomings of the original QMA: Improvements in this version include: A strong locking mechanism that makes it very difficult to accidentally detach the connector and a longer life-span. [1]

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References

  1. "Telegärtner - Karl Gärtner GmbH | The Telegärtner Group - The Best Connections for Your Success". Telegaertner.com. Retrieved 2011-01-12.