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<h2 id="description">Description</h2> <p>The interface specifications for the TNC and many other connectors are referenced in MIL-STD-348.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:1" href="#fn:1"><sup>1</sup></a> The connector has a 50 Ω <a href="/facts/Characteristic_impedance/oUg0mhah">impedance</a> and operates best in the 0–11 <a href="/facts/GHz/6Wshj5qm">GHz</a> frequency spectrum. It has better performance than the BNC connector at <a href="/facts/Microwave/HmVSN31Y">microwave</a> frequencies. Invented in the late 1950s and named after <a href="/facts/Paul_Neill/zgLhx7h5">Paul Neill</a> of <a href="/facts/Bell_Labs/fKP5Gk0H">Bell Labs</a> and <a href="/facts/Carl_Concelman/c7HT5RKp">Carl Concelman</a> of <a href="/facts/Amphenol/Eggx638J">Amphenol</a>, the TNC connector has been employed in a wide range of radio and wired applications.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:2" href="#fn:2"><sup>2</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:3" href="#fn:3"><sup>3</sup></a> </p><p> The TNC connector features a 7/16"-28 thread,<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:4" href="#fn:4"><sup>4</sup></a> not to be confused with a <a href="/facts/7/16_DIN_connector/SVVaS3XQ">7/16 DIN connector</a>, which is the diameter of the mating surfaces as specified in millimeters. </p> <h2 id="variations">Variations</h2> <h3>Reverse-polarity TNC</h3> <p>Reverse-polarity TNC (RP-TNC, sometimes RTNC) is a variation of the TNC specification which reverses the polarity of the interface. A reverse polarity connector will have the opposite pin of standard connector. Gender is determined by the threading of the connector. On a male connector, the threading will be on the inside. On a female connector the threading is on the outside.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:5" href="#fn:5"><sup>5</sup></a> </p><p>Because they were not readily available, RP-TNC connectors have been widely used by <a href="/facts/Wi-Fi/u94quCsx">Wi-Fi</a> equipment manufacturers to comply with specific local regulations, such as those from the <a href="/facts/Federal_Communications_Commission/Ueghz8W0">FCC</a>,<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:6" href="#fn:6"><sup>6</sup></a> which are designed to prevent consumers from connecting antennas which exhibit gain and therefore breach compliance. The FCC considered that the RP-TNC was acceptable in preventing consumers changing the antenna; but by 2000 it regarded them as readily available,<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:7" href="#fn:7"><sup>7</sup></a> though delaying its ruling indefinitely.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:8" href="#fn:8"><sup>8</sup></a> As of 2013, leading manufacturers are still using RP-TNC connectors on their Wi-Fi equipment.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:9" href="#fn:9"><sup>9</sup></a> </p> <h3>TNCA</h3> <p>The TNCA connector is a variant of the TNC connector specified in MIL-STD-348<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:10" href="#fn:10"><sup>10</sup></a> designed to provide an air gap in the dielectric region between the male and female connectors. The female TNCA connector is nearly identically to the standard TNC female connector, while the male TNCA connector provides the air cavity differentiating it from a standard male TNC connector. As such, TNCA connectors are mechanically compatible with standard TNC connectors. </p> <h3>75 ohm TNC</h3> <p>Most TNC connectors are 50-ohm type even when used with <a href="/facts/Coaxial_cable/aG9FfCpL">coaxial cable</a> of other impedances, but a 75-ohm series is also available, providing a good <a href="/facts/Standing_wave_ratio/zYRofbkD">SWR</a> to about 1 GHz.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:11" href="#fn:11"><sup>11</sup></a> These can be recognized by a reduced amount of <a href="/facts/Dielectric/PnVt9P2G">dielectric</a> in the mating ends. They are intermatable with standard types. </p> <h2 id="see-also">See also</h2> <ul><li><a href="/facts/RF_connector/5ApBJz1Q">RF connector</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/SMA_connector/95FFPjmY">SMA connector</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/SMB_connector/WbY670Dh">SMB connector</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/SMC_connector/VerrGJNH">SMC connector</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/N_connector/p152qRmf">N connector</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Optical_fiber_connector/uIC3170n">Optical fiber connector</a></li></ul> <h2 id="references">References</h2> <ol> <li id="fn:1"><p>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 (B with change 3 ed.). US DOD. 2017-01-22. <a href="http://quicksearch.dla.mil/qsDocDetails.aspx?ident_number=35726" target="_blank">http://quicksearch.dla.mil/qsDocDetails.aspx?ident_number=35726</a> <a href="#fnref:1" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:2"><p>E-Base Interactive. "TNC Connector Series". Amphenol RF. Retrieved 2011-01-12. <a href="http://www.amphenolrf.com/products/tnc.asp" target="_blank">http://www.amphenolrf.com/products/tnc.asp</a> <a href="#fnref:2" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:3"><p>"Electronic Warfare and Radar Systems Engineering Handbook". Microwaves101.com. Naval Air Systems Command. April 1999. pp. 1.15, 6.32. Retrieved 16 January 2017. <a href="https://www.microwaves101.com/encyclopedias/ew-and-radar-handbook" target="_blank">https://www.microwaves101.com/encyclopedias/ew-and-radar-handbook</a> <a href="#fnref:3" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:4"><p>"TNC Connectors | Wellshow -RF Connector, RF Coaxial Cable Assembly, GSM, GPS, WiFi Antenna Manufacturer". <a href="http://www.wellshow.com/products/rf-connectors/tnc-connectors/" target="_blank">http://www.wellshow.com/products/rf-connectors/tnc-connectors/</a> <a href="#fnref:4" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:5"><p>"RP-TNC Connector". <a href="https://www.showmecables.com/blog/post/better-know-a-connector-rp-tnc/" target="_blank">https://www.showmecables.com/blog/post/better-know-a-connector-rp-tnc/</a> <a href="#fnref:5" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:6"><p>U.S. Code of Federal Regulations: 47 CFR 15.203, available at http://www.ecfr.gov <a href="http://www.ecfr.gov" target="_blank">http://www.ecfr.gov</a> <a href="#fnref:6" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:7"><p>FCC public notice, "OET clarifies antenna connector requirements for Part 15 Unlicensed Transmitters", http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DA-00-1087A1.pdf <a href="https://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DA-00-1087A1.pdf" target="_blank">https://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DA-00-1087A1.pdf</a> <a href="#fnref:7" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:8"><p>FCC public notice, "OET extends effective data of antenna connector requirement indefinitely" http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DA-00-2225A1.pdf <a href="https://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DA-00-2225A1.pdf" target="_blank">https://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DA-00-2225A1.pdf</a> <a href="#fnref:8" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:9"><p>Getting Started Guide: Cisco 3600 Series Access Points http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/wireless/access_point/3600/quick/guide/ap3600getstart.html#wp59090 <a href="http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/wireless/access_point/3600/quick/guide/ap3600getstart.html#wp59090" target="_blank">http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/wireless/access_point/3600/quick/guide/ap3600getstart.html#wp59090</a> <a href="#fnref:9" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:10"><p>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 (B with change 3 ed.). US DOD. 2017-01-22. <a href="http://quicksearch.dla.mil/qsDocDetails.aspx?ident_number=35726" target="_blank">http://quicksearch.dla.mil/qsDocDetails.aspx?ident_number=35726</a> <a href="#fnref:10" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:11"><p>"HUBER+SUHNER TNC 75 Ohm series (EN)". Hubersuhner.com. 2010-10-28. Archived from the original on 2011-07-12. Retrieved 2011-01-12. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20110712230224/http://www.hubersuhner.com/products/hs-p-rf/hs-rf-connectors/hs-p-rf-con-gr/hs-p-rf-con-gr-series/hs-p-rf-con-gr-series-tnc75.htm" target="_blank">https://web.archive.org/web/20110712230224/http://www.hubersuhner.com/products/hs-p-rf/hs-rf-connectors/hs-p-rf-con-gr/hs-p-rf-con-gr-series/hs-p-rf-con-gr-series-tnc75.htm</a> <a href="#fnref:11" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> </ol>