gothmog05

Replaced connector, with the same results. 2.8 to 3.0. This time i only soldered the pin and didn't solder the shield to the plug. I read that soldering the shield can result in overheating the insulator in the wire. Also with the new connector i extended the antenna as such as i could in the mount, about 1/4 of a inch. the results were a drop in swr to 2.0 - 2.2. already ordered a new antenna but i only have the two connectors so cant try another one without getting more. Thanks for all the help. Justin WRKX762

So i haven't done anything yet with the antenna but i am looking at getting the Browning BR-450 as a replacement. But regarding the connector maybe being bad is there a way for me to check it with a multimeter before replacing the connector?

Thanks for the reply. There is two set screws on my mount, i removed the antenna and screwed the lower set screw in all the way so that the antenna would rest on it and lengthen it a little. SWR dropped so looks like i am going to have to find a new antenna.

New to GMRS and have a SWR question. I instaled a wouxun kg-1000g in my truck. I have been slowly checking everything along the way to make sure everything still works. I am using a midland mag mount with a midland 6 db antenna. With everything installed i was getting a 1.6 swr using a surecom sw-33 meter. The stock cable length was way to long so i cut about 15ft off leaving 3ft. After this i rechecked the swr and was getting 2.8 to 3.0 swr. So my question is am i needing to tune the antenna, or did i do a crappy job with my pl259 connector? Thanks