[BC] Origin of acronym QKT

[Mark Humphrey]

Wasn't QKT the Western Electric designation for their basic voice coupler,
the thing you were supposed to order back in the day when mere mortals
weren't allowed to connect "foreign equipment" to telephone lines?

I figured this was some random Bell System part number, similar to
KS-whatever, but if there's a meaning behind it, I would be interested in
learning more.

Mark

On 2/25/06, Alan Maretsky <alanmaretsky at pacbell.net> wrote:
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> A discussion about acronym's recent came up.  Of course, BNC was a hot
> topic
> and the usual answers were dispersed.  However, when the letters QKT (with
> respect to IFB audio)  were mentioned, no one could come up with a
> reasonable name.  Can anyone help?
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