The 31-2: Rated for 500 V and 500 mating cycles, it covers standard test-equipment, instrumentation, and low-power RF interconnects where a solder-on BNC plug is specified.
This plug accepts RG-58, 58A, 58B, 58C, 141, 303, LMR-195, Belden B7806A, and 9907 cables. The centre contact is solder-terminated; the shield is clamped. The PTFE dielectric keeps insertion loss to 0.2 dB across the band.
Cross-Reference: 31-206 vs 31-2
The key difference: the 31-206 is a bulkhead-mount (front side nut) jack, not a free-hanging plug. It also includes a lockwasher and nut in the kit and uses a beryllium copper centre contact. If your application requires a bulkhead receptacle rather than an in-line plug, the 31-206 is a functional cross-shop candidate. For a free-hanging male plug replacement, the 31-320-RFX or 31-315-RFX (both active, crimp-terminated, gold-plated contacts) are closer in form factor but differ in termination style and dielectric material.
