On Tue, Sep 30, 2003 at 07:36:03AM -0700, Matthew Kaufman wrote:
> Another try...
> 
> The N connector was named after its inventor, Paul Neill (Bell Labs).
> 
> The BNC and TNC are the Bayonet and Threaded versions of a connector
> co-designed by Paul Neill and Carl Concelman (Amphenol).
> 
> Is it any surprise that a 50-ohm connector that shares a designer also
> shares some dimensions?

Can someone authenticate this etymology?  I heard "Bayonet Nut Connector" for
close to 30 years before anyone ever mentioned Messrs Neill and Concelman...

Cheers,
-- jra
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