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From: bks@ucbarpa.Berkeley.EDU (Brian K. Shiratsuki)
Newsgroups: sci.electronics
Subject: Re: Origin of the name "BNC" connector
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Date: 3 Feb 89 01:27:11 GMT
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In article <2312@iscuva.ISCS.COM> jimc@iscuva.ISCS.COM (Jim Cathey) writes:
>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).
>...Howabout someone with accurate information?...

i believe the B and T parts.  however, i think the N stands for navy
(the connectors are somewhat water resistant), and the C stands for
connector.  which makes ``BNC connector'' redundant.

				brian