Talk:N connector
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[edit] Urban Legend
'Some Urban Legend information relating to the "N" connector:
Firstly,to quote the Amphenol web site:
"TYPE N CONNECTOR SERIES... Named after Paul Neill of Bell Labs after being developed in the 1940's, the Type N offered the first true microwave performance. The Type N connector was developed to satisfy the need for a durable, weatherproof, medium-size RF connector with consistent performance through 11 GHz."
http://www.amphenolrf.com/products/typen.asp
The rumor over how it was named...
Legend has it that British commandos in WWII parachuted into scandinavia to gain intelligence on Axis radar technologies. Once overtaking a remote German radar site, their technicians dissected the site and found (among other things) a unique RF connector. This connector was self-cleaning, weather tight, and perfect for the then ultra high and microwave frequencies.
The team brought some examples back to England, where they were reverse engineered and put to use for the war effort. Engineers quickly referred to the connector as the "Nazi" connector. The engineering staff could not bring themselves to utter the word "Nazi", so this type of connector was referred to as the "Type N connector." After more reverse engineering, the allies came up with a more compact version called the BNC connector - originally called the "Bayonet "N" connector" or the more palitable "British Naval Connector"
The truth of the matter is that the N connector was invented By Paul Neill of Bell Labs and most likely pilfered by the Nazis prior to WWII. Another connector (the C connector) is attributed to a fellow Bell Lab engineer named Concelman. A hybrid of the two designs was designated the BNC (Bayonet Neill Concelman) connector.
- The bit about commando parachuting into Scandanavia is presumably a garbled version of the Bruneval (i.e. France) raid by members of the 1st Parachute Brigade. Perhaps gives an indication of the accuracy of the rest of the story. --jmb 08:36, 22 March 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Hand Tightened
- What is the exact meaning of 'hand tightened'? Tightening like bolt and nut? --- Hyungjin Ahn ahj6@hotmail.com 2007-01-14 13:02:59
It means "tightened by hand." If you look at the connector, it has a knurled outer surface, suitable for gripping by the fingers, and interior threads. The alternative might be "wrench-tightened." ---- David Duncan Scott
- Probably hand-tightened as opposed to a connector like a C or BNC which being bayonet connectors are either connected or not connected, also SMA which are tightened with a torque wrench and some larger connectors which are held together with nuts and bolts. --jmb 08:36, 22 March 2007 (UTC)
