JHR,

HOW TO - REMOVE THE TIP OF THE 1/8" MONO-PLUG :
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Shortw...a/message/9133
Use two Pairs of Pliers to carefully remove the End-Tip of the body
of the 1/8" Mono Plug.
Oops - Some people just use a Pair-of-Diks and snip-it-off :-(
Next - Ever-so-Gently -squeeze- the Barrel and deform it 'just enough'
(into an Oval) to make it a "Pinch-Fit" for the 1/8" Jack.

FWIW - If you only have a SO-239 Jack on the back of your Radio
or other equipment; and want to connect a simple Insulated Wire
feed-in-line form a classic LongWire {Random Wire} Antenna.
Then a {1/8"?} Banana Plug will 'fit into' the Center Female Pin of
the SO-239 Jack. -Note- Sometimes you have to gently spread the
four sections of the Banana Plug Tip to get a Snug-Fit with the
Center Female Pin of the SO-239 Jack.


Back in the Good Old Days on the Farm the Answer . . .
would be Baling Wire )
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baling_wire

The Modern Day Urban Answers are now things like :
a Paper Clip, a Rubber Band and some Duck Tape )
http://tinyurl.com/mlpty
http://www.texasescapes.com/DelbertT...s-Caulking.htm



yes it is that simple - iane ~ RHF