Fwd: Re[2]: [Milsurplus] Connector History

[Tom Norris]

And then there is HN which a Type C that's threaded.

 From what I've heard in the past, the N was designed along the lines  
of the BNC, but more rugged, whereas the TNC is simply a threaded BNC  
from a mechanical/electrical point of view.

From: WA5CAB at cs.com

And don't forget the usually forgotten TNC, which is essentially the  
same as the same vintage BNC except threaded.

In a message dated 2/15/2008 11:35:10 PM Central Standard Time,  
kyrrin at bluefeathertech.com writes:
> >Jack and the Group,
> >  In the not so distant (but now clueless) past,someone sent me a  
> list
> >of RF connectors with an explanation of sorts as to the origin of  
> thier
> >names,like SMA,N, C, BNC etc.I think "N" was Navy connector and "BNC
> >was Bayonette Navy Connector.It all seemed probable/improbable at the
> >time...
>
>     <snippety>
>
>     Actually, I ran across some other info along these lines. BNC  
> actually means 'Bayonet Neil Concilmann.' It's named for the  
> Amphenol engineer who invented it.
>
>     'SMA' means 'Small Microwave Type A.' You can probably guess  
> what SMB and SMC mean.
>
>     Not sure about types N and C.
>
>     Happy tweaking.