I'm not sure where to post this as it involves the antenna in our vehicle. We've had a problem with the radio for a while and have finally traced it to a loose connection behind the panel behind our 'C' pillar. It is just a push fit, but it does not maintain a good contact and keeps cutting out. It's in a protected spot , not dirty but even after using contact cleaner it still does not maintain the connection. Anything I can do before I cut the cables and splice them together? It appears to be a single, non co-axil cable. Thanks

I would be very surprised if it isn't a shielded cable.

bgum wrote:I would be very surprised if it isn't a shielded cable.X2 I'd use coax connectors and a barrel connector.

Post a photo of the push fit connector.. There is very likely a very simple cure but without seeing what you are talking about .. I'm at a loss.

I've put it all back together now and won't open it again until I fix it one way or another. When I say it's not a coax, I mean that the connector does not look like a TV antenna connector, I'm sure that it is shielded, but the cable is thinner than a TV cable. I could not find an exact Google match image but this is fairly close Imageexcept the main body is plastic with a slot on each side with a metal compression fitting . The central 'peg' is about the size of an RCA phono plug. Anything I could add to the connection to make it a better contact?

That is a coax connector for radios. Possibility it was a lousy solder job on the center pin, most times they just fold back the shielding and it makes "reasonable" contact when they screw the 2 parts together.

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Fisherman
Explorer
Mar 06, 2022
That is a coax connector for radios. Possibility it was a lousy solder job on the center pin, most times they just fold back the shielding and it makes "reasonable" contact when they screw the 2 parts together.
Orion
Explorer
Mar 06, 2022
I've put it all back together now and won't open it again until I fix it one way or another. When I say it's not a coax, I mean that the connector does not look like a TV antenna connector, I'm sure that it is shielded, but the cable is thinner than a TV cable. I could not find an exact Google match image but this is fairly close Image
except the main body is plastic with a slot on each side with a metal compression fitting . The central 'peg' is about the size of an RCA phono plug. Anything I could add to the connection to make it a better contact?
wa8yxm
Explorer III
Mar 06, 2022
Post a photo of the push fit connector.. There is very likely a very simple cure but without seeing what you are talking about .. I'm at a loss.
CA_Traveler
Explorer III
Mar 06, 2022
bgum wrote:
I would be very surprised if it isn't a shielded cable.
X2 I'd use coax connectors and a barrel connector.
bgum
Explorer
Mar 06, 2022
I would be very surprised if it isn't a shielded cable.

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