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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
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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?

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