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From: strong@tc.fluke.COM (Norm Strong)
Newsgroups: sci.electronics
Subject: Re: Origin of the name "BNC" connector
Message-ID: <6918@fluke.COM>
Date: 10 Feb 89 18:11:52 GMT
References: <5770015@hpscdc.HP.COM> <2312@iscuva.ISCS.COM> <9432@pasteur.Berkeley.EDU> <11581@ihlpa.ATT.COM>
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In article <11581@ihlpa.ATT.COM> pdg@ihlpa.UUCP (Paul D. Guthrie) writes:
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}BNC = Baby N Connector.
}TNC = Threaded N Connector.

WRONG! WRONG!  

BNC = Bayonet Navy Connector
TNC = Threaded Navy Connector


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Norm   (strong@tc.fluke.com)