Radio frequency connector assembly including contact ramp segment having a progressively decreasing diameter defining a curvature and related methods

A radio frequency (RF) connector for mating with another RF connector comprising a tubular electrically conductive body having a radially compressible end, the RF connector comprising:

• an electrically conductive housing having a passageway therethrough defining
• a throat segment having a constant diameter equal to or larger than the radially compressible end of the other RF connector,
• a contact ramp segment adjacent the throat segment and configured to compress the radially compressible end of the other RF connector, the contact ramp segment having a progressively decreasing diameter defining a curvature,
• a medial segment having a constant diameter equal to a diameter of an adjacent portion of the contact ramp segment, and
• a capture segment adjacent the medial segment having a diameter larger than the medial segment to removably capture the radially compressible end of the other RF connector;
• a dielectric body carried by said electrically conductive housing;
• and
• an electrically conductive pin carried by said dielectric body and extending into the passageway.

A method for making a radio frequency (RF) connector for mating with another RF connector comprising a tubular electrically conductive body having a radially compressible end, the method comprising:

• forming an electrically conductive housing to have a passageway therethrough defining
• a throat segment having a constant diameter equal to or larger than the radially compressible end of the other RF connector,
• a contact ramp segment adjacent the throat segment and configured to compress the radially compressible end of the other RF connector, the contact ramp segment having a progressively decreasing diameter defining a curvature,
• a medial segment having a constant diameter equal to a diameter of an adjacent portion of the contact ramp segment, and
• a capture segment adjacent the medial segment having a diameter larger than the medial segment to removably capture the radially compressible end of the other RF connector;
• and
• positioning a dielectric body within electrically conductive housing and supporting an electrically conductive pin extending into the passageway.