On 16/09/2014 19:10, Michael Black wrote:

Especially when you can find them lying on the sidewalk.

Some years back, I came upon a pile of junk on the sidewalk, waiting for
the garbage truck. I poke around, and find a near endless number of BNC
connectors. I grab some, then continue on my way. Coming back, the
rest were still there so I grabbed all of them. QUite a weight once
accumulated.

There were a few hundred BNC connectors.

I wonder if this was at the time when networks were moving from coax to
UTP? I still have a wonderful collection of BNC patch leads which were
surplus when my company switched over.

Les.

"Lordgnome" wrote in message
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On 16/09/2014 19:10, Michael Black wrote:

Especially when you can find them lying on the sidewalk.

Some years back, I came upon a pile of junk on the sidewalk, waiting for
the garbage truck. I poke around, and find a near endless number of BNC
connectors. I grab some, then continue on my way. Coming back, the
rest were still there so I grabbed all of them. QUite a weight once
accumulated.

There were a few hundred BNC connectors.

I wonder if this was at the time when networks were moving from coax to
UTP? I still have a wonderful collection of BNC patch leads which were
surplus when my company switched over.

Including some 50 ohm terminators that are far too small to be any good as a
dummy load?

On Wed, 17 Sep 2014, Lordgnome wrote:

On 16/09/2014 19:10, Michael Black wrote:

Especially when you can find them lying on the sidewalk.

Some years back, I came upon a pile of junk on the sidewalk, waiting for
the garbage truck. I poke around, and find a near endless number of BNC
connectors. I grab some, then continue on my way. Coming back, the
rest were still there so I grabbed all of them. QUite a weight once
accumulated.

There were a few hundred BNC connectors.

I wonder if this was at the time when networks were moving from coax to
UTP? I still have a wonderful collection of BNC patch leads which were
surplus when my company switched over.

This had to be some individual, it was next to an apartment building, and
the connectors were all in a drawer from a bureau. There were some junk
computer boards in a box next to it.

YOu have to be in the right place at the right time, bcause otherwise you
won't see it, and chances are good no one else who can appreciate such
finds will come along while it's there.

Michael