"Airy R. Bean" wrote in message
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Thanks for that, Walt - perhaps now is the time to scream
about "grey" imports if these were intended only for the internal
Japanese Market?

Unfortunately the Diamond colinear to replace the 5/8ths suffered
from the same problem, and the cable is jammed solidly onto the
antenna, so we may be stuck with it! I assumed that the lower part of the
SO239's screw thread was dirty and so drove the nut home with a
pair of pliers, assuming that this would clear the screw thread - we live
and learn!

Why would a new connector be so dirty?