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
>