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Funny you mentioned that. Was just working on it.

Okay, if you saw my other threads recently you’ll see my antenna was “getting wet” or some other problem. So after taking the antenna down several times and replacing coax, I FINALLY found the REAL problem. The flanged bulkhead SO-239 connector on the radio is broken. I pulled it apart today...

Just picked up basically a new Cobra 142 GTL Base in its original box, with paperwork, original plastic bag, styrofoam inserts, mic, etc. Barely used, if at all. It’s been sitting in an old couple’s closet for years and the family just had their estate sale. This is the same model of radio...

So, after all the testing and troubleshooting, the ONLY thing I can find is evidence of water getting between the threaded connections at the top of the bottom section and the top of the middle section. Nothing in the coax. Nothing on the bottom of the antenna. That said, I think I will fill...

That makes sense. I’m struggling here because I haven’t had much experience with RF except with my mobile and even that is minimal.

Clarification, dumb question here but is the coil a choke in the coax or is it internal to the antenna?

If someone has SUPER EASY access to a known working A99, would you mind taking a resistance reading with a volt meter between the center pin and shield on the PL-239 for me? I’m getting 2 ohms there. But, if I read from the shield or center pin to the tip of the A99’s center wire I’m getting...

Unfortunately, it a brand new A99.

Hello again! So, everything was going fine on my setup until this afternoon. After two full days of drenching rain, I turned on my RCI-2995DX with very low receive. I immediately suspected something was awry so I checked SWR. I had previously been running a consistent 1:1 but now, all of the...

Thanks for all your feedback. I actually made a typo in my post as the radio is a 2995DX, not the 2990 DX. I’m not sure how much difference that’ll make in the resell value but I’d hope it may make it better. I’m also expecting two Kenwood units (TM-241A and TS-520S) I bought from an estate...

Hi everyone! Thanks for all the shared info you all provide here. It’s become one of my major “go to” sources for information through this journey. I’ve recently experienced a renewed interest in amateur radio after about thirty years away from it. I’ve been studying for my Tech’s License and...