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Definitions of Technical Terms
"A" "B" "C", "D", "E", "F", "G", "H", "I", "J", "K", "L", "M",
"N", "O", "P", "Q", "R", "S", "T", "U", "V", "W", "X", "Y", "Z"

Tee Connectors

Tee Connector. A style of connector shaped like a 'T'. A three port connector. The connectors may be any gender in any combination. A BNC style Tee is shown to the right as MFF, but a Tee connector could be almost any style. An adapter. Reference Manufacturers of Coax Connectors.

Tee Connector photo
BNC T Connector

The BNC Male-Female-Female connector [MFF gender] shown in the picture above or the graphic below is the most common Tee-Connector configuration.

BNC Male to Female/Female [MFF gender]

Tee Connector drawing with dimensions
BNC Tee Connector

The term for the 3-port connector could also be Jack-Plug-Jack.

TNC Male to Female/Female
TNC connectors are smaller than BNC and are screw-lock not twist-lock as BNC. However the series shown are Jamnut connections.

TNC Tee Connector Mil-Prf-55339-50
TNC Tee Connector

TNC Female to Female/Female [FFF gender]

TNC Tee Connector diagram with dimensions
TNC Tee Connector

Related definitions: [Different dictionary than listed above]
SMA Connector Definition, a style of connector.
BNC Connector Definition, a style of connector.
TNC Connector Definition, a style of connector.
Coaxial Cable Definition, a style of two conductor cable.
Bayonet Definition, a method of securing two connectors.
Dummy Load Definition, a line termination.
Connector Operating Range, for different connector styles.

Design Hint; Adding a Tee connector and splitting an interface cable may degrade the performance of the interface. A stub may be created if the interface was designed to run from 'A' to 'B' and a Tee is inserted so the cable also runs to 'C'.

NIC Termination
BNC Tee Connector on a Network Interface Card

Military Standards;
MIL-PRF-55339/17; Radio Frequency Coaxial Connector 'T' Adapter Between Series BNC Jack to Jack and Series BNC Plug to Jack

Editor note. A 50 ohm Tee adapter has the same physical dimensions as a 75 ohm Tee adapter.

TNC connectors operate at a higher frequency range than BNC connectors.

A Network Interface Card [NIC] is found on Personal Computers as the Ethernet card, or Ethernet interface.

Although not shown T connectors are also available in the SMA series.

 
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