24 May
2009
24 May
'09
5:42 p.m.
On 24 May 2009 at 13:18, William Donzelli wrote:
I'm not certain, but I think the Navy designation came about after
they'd been introduced into the commercial market. I'll have to go
look at a 1939 radio handbook to see if I see them mentioned
anywhere.
Nevermind, I found a mention on ERT:
"The UHF connector, also sometimes known as the Amphenol coaxial
connector was designed in the 1930s by a designer in the Amphenol
company for use as an RF connector in the radio industry. The UHF
connector was initially intended for use as a video connector for
radar equipment, but it later became used in a variety of RF
applications."
Regardless, consider that they are almost as old as (modern) coaxial
cable (1929, US Patent 1835031).
--Chuck
They're
ancient (1930s)
Not quite that old, but close. When I get home I might look up when
they were type approved by US Navy.