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 ==N==
-According to Wikipedia, the N connector was invented in the 1940s by Paul Neill of Bell Labs.
+[[File:N connector.jpg|thumb|250px|right]]
-The N connector is good to at least 10GHz.  It is seen as the input connector for Tektronix
+The [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/N_connector N connector] is a threaded, weatherproof, medium-size RF connector used to join coaxial cables.
-spectrum analyzers [[1L20]], [[1L30]], [[1L40]], and [[492]].  It is used for the output on the
+It was invented in the 1940s by Paul Neill of Bell Labs, after whom the initial was chosen
-[[108]] pulse generator.
+(although it is often claimed incorrectly that "N" is for "Navy").
+The initial design was a 50&nbsp;Ω connector for military systems operating below 4 GHz.
+In the 1960s, improvements pushed performance to 12 GHz and later to 18 GHz.
+&nbsp;Ω variants exist (using a smaller center conductor diameter) but are rare
+(e.g. on some spectrum analyzers) and not compatible with 50&nbsp;Ω connectors.
+The N connector is seen as the input connector for Tektronix spectrum analyzers [[1L20]],
+[[1L30]], [[1L40]], and [[492]], the output on the [[108]] pulse generator, and others.
 <gallery>
-Image:N conn mech.png
+File:N conn mech.png
 </gallery>