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BF-888s Plus External Antenna Issue

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cobraultra

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So I got two of these radios to start doing some monitoring. I have a bunch of UV-5R's that I am using a SMA-Female to BNC connector on them to connect them into my Multicoupler. The 5R's are working perfectly. I go and connect up the 888s+ to the multicoupler and i get nothing. The signal is never making it to the radios. I have tired everything. Replacing SMA/BNC connector. Replacing cable. Different port on the coupler. In some testing as i pull the connector our of the coupler and its like half in and half out I can get a signal for a split second. I dont know what else it could be. Radio Seems to work ok with the stock antenna connected but that will not pickup what im trying to monitor. Anyone else seen this yet? I know its not something seen everyday. I have two 888S+ radios they both act the same.
 

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I've replaced everything. Used a working connections over to the 888s+ from one of the working 5R's.

Its strange it seems just to be the radios themselves.
 
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