< cables from the plates to the machines. Bore a 3/4" hole in the top plat < the wall in the attic, or in the bottom if from the basement (as mine is < and you can pass even the BNC through. Make sure to put foam sealant aro Been there and done that. < Not sure if F connectors were around back then, or if they were very muc They were but BNC is later than the original eithernet which used expensive and hard to assemble Type N. < use. Also it makes things much harder to disconnect. That's why they I can understand quick disconnect. Also It may have been an artifact of the WANG loop drops that used RG58/59 and BNC. < probably didn't use PL259 and SO238 combos since every had their fill o < threaded connectors from the twinax days. They are just plain too big. Allison