I'd guess that cleaning it didn't do a thing. It was the act of removing
the connector and reattaching it. Most likely you have a broken (or
mechanically short) center pin or broken shield connection - and the
problem will reoccur when you least want it to.

David
N6359V

pwood - pop wrote:
> 
> Thanking all that answered.
>   I had a friend help me (Thanx, Geoff!) take the antenna out and clean
> the connection between the ground (outer connector of the co-ax) and
> reattach.  It took two people because I can not reach the antenna and
keep
> the wrench working on the nut to tighten it up.  The performance
improvement
> was very noticible, and I recommend such things whole heartedly.
>    Percy in Portland
>    1946 Ercoupe 415-C
>    2129H
>
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