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So, I thought I had this radio thing licked. Turned out not.

 

 

 

Pulled the wires out again, and the other one was broken (one was power the other was ground doesn't work well if the electrons can't make the round trip).

 

 

Patched them by running pair of wires all the way from the body to the hatch with all the joints in the body and hatch, not in the boot.

 

 

 

Now that it's all back together, still having reception problems. CBS newsradio, one of the most powerful AM stations, and one I have gotten from Rhode Island, is just static 50 miles away from NYC, FM reception is bad with only a couple of stations available.

 

 

 

So, that leaves one wire left - the coax.

 

 

I noticed that the sheath on the coax was broken and some of the shield was frayed, but not completely disconnected. I could not tell if the center conductor was broken and I'm not sure how I could test it, short of pulling the radio out of the dash and checking continuity.

 

 

 

Has anyone spliced in a new section of coax?

 

 

 

What kind of coax is this? It's not the stuff used in TV or CB radios.

 

 

Where would I get a piece?

 

Steve

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