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==Description== The interface specifications for the TNC and many other connectors are referenced in MIL-STD-348.<ref name="MIL-STD-348">{{cite book |title=RADIO FREQUENCY CONNECTOR INTERFACES FOR MIL-DTL-3643, MIL-DTL-3650, MIL-DTL-3655, MIL-DTL-25516, MIL-PRF-31031, MIL-PRF-39012, MIL-PRF-49142, MIL-PRF-55339, MIL-DTL-83517 |date=2017-01-22 |publisher=US DOD |edition=B with change 3 |url=http://quicksearch.dla.mil/qsDocDetails.aspx?ident_number=35726}}</ref> The connector has a 50 Ξ© [[Characteristic impedance|impedance]] and operates best in the 0–11 [[GHz]] frequency spectrum. It has better performance than the BNC connector at [[microwave]] frequencies. Invented in the late 1950s and named after [[Paul Neill]] of [[Bell Labs]] and [[Carl Concelman]] of [[Amphenol]], the TNC connector has been employed in a wide range of radio and wired applications.<ref>{{cite web|author=E-Base Interactive |url=http://www.amphenolrf.com/products/tnc.asp |title=TNC Connector Series |publisher=Amphenol RF |date= |accessdate=2011-01-12}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.microwaves101.com/encyclopedias/ew-and-radar-handbook|title=Electronic Warfare and Radar Systems Engineering Handbook|website=Microwaves101.com|publisher=Naval Air Systems Command|accessdate=16 January 2017|pages=1.15; 6.32|date=April 1999}}</ref> The TNC connector features a 7/16"-28 thread,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.wellshow.com/products/rf-connectors/tnc-connectors/|title = TNC Connectors | Wellshow -RF Connector, RF Coaxial Cable Assembly, GSM, GPS, WiFi Antenna Manufacturer}}</ref> not to be confused with a [[7/16 DIN connector]], which is the diameter of the mating surfaces as specified in millimeters.
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