On 2008-01-14, Jim Stewart wrote:
Are they acceptable for avionics use?

They're not acceptable for any use, IMAO. I've never seen one that was
connected well enough to hold together for five minutes or work well enough
to get signal through. I've had too many bad experiences with them to ever
use one.
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