Lostgallifreyan wrote in
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Also, following on from my other post, given how good BNC's are, and how
cheap they are, instead of trying to find alternatives, I try to find
ways to use BNC's for other purposes, not hard given the range of high
quality adapters! This is NOT a wheel we need to reinvent, I think.


Small further bit... Another connector so good given its cost and ability to
do many things is the standard 3-pin XLR, especially the Neutrik ones, for
best ratio of cost and performance. I have no idea what they might be like
for RF, but I use them for audio and DC power. (Small modification: remove
one pin, link it internally with fuse wire, key the empty socket to block
intact audio plugs, that way there's no danger of mixing them. They can take
16A and are physically secure). Point being that several connector types are
so good that applying them in wider contexts is a better solution than
inventing new ones in most cases, not least because the increase in market
will bring the cost per unit down, so we all win.