What the heck is this connector?

[Omega-TI]

I have SMA stuff, I have RF stuff, it's not N (N is too big), it's not a PL259 either. It belongs to an old Radio Shack antenna I used decades ago, but I bought the wrong adaptor (looks are deceiving online). I'm scratching my head, because for the life of me, I simply cannot remember.

 

[gspivey]

Maybe a TNC?

 

[GadgetGeek]

Looks like a TNC male.

 

[datainmotion]

That is in fact a TNC

 

[Omega-TI]

Oh yeah, whatever it is, I need the female version to RF male adaptor.

 

[HavenBTS]

That is in fact a TNC

That was included with some of the Radio Shack walkie-talkie CBs

 

[Omega-TI]

That was included with some of the Radio Shack walkie-talkie CBs

IIRC it was used with an old 16 channel mobile scanner I had in a spare rarely driven vehicle.

 

[Omega-TI]

Okay guys, thanks, I appreciate the feedback! After searching for the connector I want, I guess it does not exist, so barring any corrective input from you experts here, it looks like I'll have to settle for a TNC female to SMA male and use another adapter from SMA to RF.

 

[mmckenna]

it looks like I'll have to settle for a TNC female to SMA male and use another adapter from SMA to RF.

Not sure what you are saying here. RF is an acronym for Radio Frequency. In general terms, these are all "RF" adapters.

Are you looking for an "F" connector like used on the back of a TV?

 

[AM909]

@Omega-TI:

Not sure what you are saying here. RF is an acronym for Radio Frequency. In general terms, these are all "RF" adapters.

Are you looking for an "F" connector like used on the back of a TV?

Assuming that's it, here is a male F to female TNC or maybe you meant male BNC to female TNC.

 

[Omega-TI]

@Omega-TI:

Assuming that's it, here is a male F to female TNC or maybe you meant male BNC to female TNC.

EXACTLY what I wanted!

 

[spongella]

Looks like an "N" connector, with the usual rubber O ring to keep the weather out.

 

[rescue161]

It is a type of "N" connector called a TNC. Threaded N Connector. Similar to the BNC. Both the BNC and the TNC female can accept an N-Type male by just pushing it on. This works because they are from the same family. We do this all the time during testing.

 

[mmckenna]

TNC = Threaded Neill-Concelman Connector
BNC = Bayonet Neill-Councelman Connector

Bell Labs/Amphenol creation...

Neill also brought us such favorites as the N-Connector.

 

[GTR8000]

I have never seen more people make something so simple so complicated. TNC = the threaded version of a BNC. They are pretty common, no mystery to them whatsoever.

 

[rescue161]

There you go. I knew there was an official name, but I never can remember what it is...lol

 

[merlin]

The standard connector on Motorola mobile radios. 'TNC'
They make adapters to most other forms of RF connectors.

 

[prcguy]

Motorola uses mini UHF, not TNC.

The standard connector on Motorola mobile radios. 'TNC'
They make adapters to most other forms of RF connectors.