Return-Path: Received: (qmail 54217 invoked from network); 12 Dec 2003 18:15:46 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO netmail00.services.quay.plus.net) (212.159.14.218) by ptb-mailstore with SMTP; 12 Dec 2003 18:15:46 -0000 Received: (qmail 20899 invoked from network); 12 Dec 2003 18:15:45 -0000 X-Filtered-by: Plusnet (hmail v1.01) X-Spam-detection-level: 11 Received: from post.thorcom.com (193.82.116.20) by netmail00.services.quay.plus.net with SMTP; 12 Dec 2003 18:15:39 -0000 X-Fake-Domain: majordom Received: from majordom by post.thorcom.com with local (Exim 4.14) id 1AUrot-000479-Uf for rs_out@blacksheep.org; Fri, 12 Dec 2003 18:15:19 +0000 Received: from [194.247.47.231] (helo=mailout.zetnet.co.uk) by post.thorcom.com with esmtp (Exim 4.14) id 1AUrot-000470-Is for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Fri, 12 Dec 2003 18:15:19 +0000 Received: from irwell.zetnet.co.uk ([194.247.47.48] helo=zetnet.co.uk) by mailout.zetnet.co.uk with esmtp (Exim 3.36 #1 (Debian)) id 1AUrot-0000fX-00 for ; Fri, 12 Dec 2003 18:15:19 +0000 X-Fake-Domain: johnb5a82ea1a4 Received: from johnb5a82ea1a4 (bts-0260.dialup.zetnet.co.uk [194.247.49.4]) by zetnet.co.uk (8.12.3/8.12.3/Debian-6.6.zet1) with ESMTP id hBCIFFaq015763 for ; Fri, 12 Dec 2003 18:15:18 GMT X-Bad-Message-ID: no DNS (johnb5a82ea1a4) Message-ID: <00f301c3c0db$f1963630$0431f7c2@johnb5a82ea1a4> From: "John Rabson" To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org Date: Fri, 12 Dec 2003 18:15:26 -0000 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1158 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1106 Subject: LF: PL259 connectors Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 2.60 (1.212-2003-09-23-exp) on post.thorcom.com X-Spam-Status: No, hits=0.0 required=5.0 tests=none autolearn=no version=2.60 X-SA-Exim-Scanned: Yes Sender: Precedence: bulk Reply-To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org X-Listname: rsgb_lf_group X-SA-Exim-Rcpt-To: rs_out@blacksheep.org X-SA-Exim-Scanned: No; SAEximRunCond expanded to false X-Spam-Rating: 2 Many thanks, everybody. Yes, compatibility with existing equipment is vital and the cheap versions of the connectors just don't seem to be reliable enough. If you drive 300 miles to do some experiments, it is worth having a better standard of connector. It is also less likely to let you down in front of the client.. 73 John Rabson G3PAI