Jones plugs, or similar sorts of plugs

[Tony Duell]

[PL259, etc]

> early try, they are not bad at all, and in many cases work fine. They
> are easy to use, can deal with a good deal of power, and are very

Depends on what you mean by 'easy to use'. I think they're harder to fit 
_properly_ to the cable than, say, a BNC plug. Sure they're easy to plug 
together, but that applies to most decent connectors too.

> rugged.

No, I disagree. The 'mating parts' may be rugged, bu the cable clamping 
arrangements, certainly on any PL-259 I've used, are not. They seem to 
work by cutting a thread into the outer jacket of the cable. If you use 
thinner cables and the 'reducers', it's even worse. There's no locking of 
the reducer, if it works loose all the strain is taken by the soldered 
joints.

I've had _many_ bad connections at PL-259s

Yes, there are better ones with cable clamping arangements like a BNC 
plug, but they are not at all common. And if you're goign to use those, 
you might as well fit a BNC connector or similar.

-tony