25 May
2009
25 May
'09
1:10 a.m.
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.
"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."
As you can see, the military are the ones that sponsored the design,
as there was no civilian radar industry at the time. Now, I do not
know who did the sponsorship, the Army or the Navy, but a quick look
when I get home will confirm the dates (I have originals of NAVSHIPS
900119 and SIG-5 - the bibles for these sorts of things).
Of course, by Tuesday, this thread will probably be dead.
--
Will