Brian wrote in
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samw thing without rubber 3.75 at any electroncs store

what a rip off


And without the rubber, the flex and bending of the antenna gets directly
transferred to the sma connector. You'll be wishing you'd had some sort of
support before long, as the rig is in the shop with a broken sma connector.
Stephens connectors work well, I've had one for years, and think it was one
of the smarter accessories I've purchased. (Ft-50)


john