Are you running just 1, or are they in a dipole configuration? If just one, 
that's why, they need a ground plain of some sore, be it the dipole adapter 
so you have 2 of them in the form of a dipole, or  how ever you'd like to do 
it, radials, if you have nothing on that shield side of the antenna, that's 
why it works that way and with out that shield connected, you're probably 
causing RFI all over the place. You need to run that either on a tripod, the 
dipole adapter, there has to be something on the shield side of the coax, 
and if you're just going to 1 of that antenna, it's only using the center 
conductor. From what you describe, I'd say that explains why the swr is that 
way, with out that shield, you're very likely causing a ton of RFI to TV's, 
phones, what ever.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mark" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Wednesday, May 14, 2008 4:12 PM
Subject: Re: Coax Brade Breaks


> Hi John,
>     I am running a mobile whip similar to a ham stick. except the SWR's 
> are
> about half of what I could get on the ham stick. They are even better now
> that I put a break in the coax braid.  O I should mention that I am using 
> a
> 75 meter whip.
>
> God bless,
> Mark
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "John Miller" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Wednesday, May 14, 2008 12:17 PM
> Subject: Re: Coax Brade Breaks
>
>
>> What kind of antenna?
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "Mark" <[log in to unmask]>
>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>> Sent: Wednesday, May 14, 2008 2:42 PM
>> Subject: Re: Coax Brade Breaks
>>
>>
>>> Hi
>>>     Well, I am not sure of the efficiency factor but the power level on
>>> the
>>> watt meter jumped and the SWR dropped. So, I wonder if I concentrated on
>>> building an efficient ground system for the antenna, if this is a work
>>> able
>>> system for the long term?
>>>
>>> God bless,
>>> Mark
>>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>>> From: "John Miller" <[log in to unmask]>
>>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>>> Sent: Tuesday, May 13, 2008 6:51 PM
>>> Subject: Re: Coax Brade Breaks
>>>
>>>
>>>> probably either A, the soldering job wasn't all that good, the
>>>> connection
>>>> at
>>>> the antenna is broke, or it finds your ground a better substitute for
>>>> the
>>>> shield side of the antenna.
>>>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>>>> From: "Mark" <[log in to unmask]>
>>>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>>>> Sent: Tuesday, May 13, 2008 8:18 PM
>>>> Subject: Coax Brade Breaks
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> Hi
>>>>>     Some where years ago I heard about bead breaks in the ground braid
>>>>> =
>>>>> of coax. It had some thing to do with reducing RFI.=20
>>>>>     Jumping to the present, I was getting a 3 to 1 SWR on my HF =
>>>>> antenna. So, just for kicks I attached only the center conductor of 
>>>>> the
>>>>> =
>>>>> coax to the center pin of a PL259. I made sure the coax braid did not 
>>>>> =
>>>>> touch the shield of the PL259. I ran a SWR check and found my SWR was 
>>>>> =
>>>>> now at 1.7 to 1. My question is what happened? Why did this appear to 
>>>>> =
>>>>> have such a wonderful affect on my antenna system?
>>>>>
>>>>> God bless,
>>>>> Mark
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>
>