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Article #20529Re: Origin of the name "BNC" connector
From: Jim Cathey
Date: Fri, 27 Jan 1989 00:43
Date: Fri, 27 Jan 1989 00:43
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In article <5770015@hpscdc.HP.COM> rkarlqu@hpscdc.HP.COM (Rick Karlquist) writes: >According to connector folklore, there were two guys at Bell Labs or maybe >it was MIT Rad Lab whose names started with N and C, and Mr. N invented >the type N connector and Mr. C invented the type C connector and they both >worked on the BNC/TNC series. (The B means bayonet and T means threaded). Around here a TNC connector is a BNC with _two_ center pins (Twin NC?). We of course are not necessarily right in calling them this. If I had to guess I would say BNC meant 'BayoNet Coaxial', and that TNC was the Twin, or Twisted version of same. Any takers? Howabout someone with accurate information? +----------------+ ! II CCCCCC ! Jim Cathey ! II SSSSCC ! ISC Systems Corp. ! II CC ! TAF-C8; Spokane, WA 99220 ! IISSSS CC ! UUCP: uunet!iscuva!jimc ! II CCCCCC ! (509) 927-5757 +----------------+ "With excitement like this, who is needing enemas?"
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!attcan!uunet!iscuva!jimc From: jimc@iscuva.ISCS.COM (Jim Cathey) Newsgroups: sci.electronics Subject: Re: Origin of the name "BNC" connector Message-ID: <2312@iscuva.ISCS.COM> Date: 27 Jan 89 00:43:21 GMT References: <5770015@hpscdc.HP.COM> Organization: ISC Systems Corporation, Spokane, WA Lines: 19