Although Neill-Concelman is technically and pedantically correct,
overwhelming common usage is Navy or Naval. Yes, I am a long time
licensed electronic tech. If you expect the majority of people
including Radio Technicians to understand what you want, you call it a
Bayonet Naval Connector or Threaded Naval Connector. Now that you have
googled BNC to find a wikipedia entry, try googling Navy Connector, and
see what you find. A large number of electronic techs came from the U.S.
Navy electronics division, and the Navy manuals are used in many
civilian electronics schools. So there is a very strong "naval"
connection to electronics, and especially radios. :-)
Bill Bina
PS. Backronym? Please find THAT in a legitimate dictionary! =-O
On 6/25/2013 11:50 PM, Marek Dziedzic wrote:
Re: Stus-List Hand held radio antenna adaptor
Bill,
You wish everything is related to sailing (don't you?). The BNC stands
for BayonetNeill--Concelmanconnector aftertwo guys who invented it
(from Bell Labs and Amphenol). The"naval connector"(British or
Bayonet) is a backronym. The BNCconnectorsare widely used outside of
marine applications and their use on boats (sail or otherwise) is
secondary.
Marek (in Ottawa).
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