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From: larry@kitty.UUCP (Larry Lippman)
Newsgroups: sci.electronics
Subject: Re: Origin of the name "BNC" connector
Summary: That's a good question!
Message-ID: <2993@kitty.UUCP>
Date: 15 Feb 89 02:26:51 GMT
References: <5770015@hpscdc.HP.COM> <2312@iscuva.ISCS.COM> <6918@fluke.COM> <6953@fluke.COM>
Organization: Recognition Research Corp., Clarence, NY
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In article <6953@fluke.COM>, strong@tc.fluke.COM (Norm Strong) writes:
> }> }BNC = Baby N Connector.
> }> }TNC = Threaded N Connector.
> }> 
> }> 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?

	That's a good question - I don't know who to believe!  Consider the
following from an article which appeared after yours:

In article <12470659574025@MATHOM.CISCO.COM> usenet@cslb.CSL.SRI.COM writes:
$> The September '86 copy of Ham Radio has column called VHF/UHF World,
$> written by Joe Reisert, which claims that BNC is derived from the names of
$> its developers, Neil and Concelman, hence B(ayonet) N(eill) C(oncelman.)
$> He says that Neil invented the N connector, and Concelman developed
$> the C connector.  He references this information to an article in rf
$> design, Sept/Oct 1980, page 18, titled "A designers Gudie to RF
$> Connector Selection" by Allen Nemetz.

	What thoroughly perplexes me is that I cannot find any reference
to this issue in any seemingly applicable book, catalog or periodical
which I have so far examined (contemporary or historical, for that matter).
I am going to try and obtain a copy of the above referenced article, though.

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