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Article #20751Re: Origin of the name "BNC" connector
From: Norm Strong
Date: Tue, 14 Feb 1989 15:45
Date: Tue, 14 Feb 1989 15:45
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In article <2987@kitty.UUCP> larry@kitty.UUCP (Larry Lippman) writes: }In article <6918@fluke.COM>, strong@tc.fluke.COM (Norm Strong) writes: }> }BNC = Baby N Connector. }> }TNC = Threaded N Connector. }> }> WRONG! WRONG! }> }> BNC = Bayonet Navy Connector }> TNC = Threaded Navy Connector } } I'm not certain that anyone posting on this topic has been correct. I received the above info from the presidents of 2 companies that make their living manufacturing BNC and TNC connectors. If you can't believe them, who can you believe? -- Norm (strong@tc.fluke.com)
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!mailrus!cornell!uw-beaver!fluke!strong From: strong@tc.fluke.COM (Norm Strong) Newsgroups: sci.electronics Subject: Re: Origin of the name "BNC" connector Message-ID: <6953@fluke.COM> Date: 14 Feb 89 15:45:37 GMT References: <5770015@hpscdc.HP.COM> <2312@iscuva.ISCS.COM> <6918@fluke.COM> <2987@kitty.UUCP> Sender: news@tc.fluke.COM Organization: John Fluke Mfg. Co., Inc., Everett, WA Lines: 18