Oh knock it off, both of you.
@ winslow33 > It has been my experience in antennas that the shield braid on the antenna end has a crimp on loop connector put on it and attached to the bracket the antenna's mounted on. The radio end is grounded through the screw on connector.
When you solder on the wire to the tab on the antenna solder about a 1/4" of the center conductor to the tab. How well you solder the two together will have an effect on the balance of the radio to the antenna. In other words, no cold solder joints.
EDIT: Another thing you can do is put on a slide on connector like used for batteries, and just slide the center conductor on the tab. Make sure it's tight.
@ winslow33 > It has been my experience in antennas that the shield braid on the antenna end has a crimp on loop connector put on it and attached to the bracket the antenna's mounted on. The radio end is grounded through the screw on connector.
When you solder on the wire to the tab on the antenna solder about a 1/4" of the center conductor to the tab. How well you solder the two together will have an effect on the balance of the radio to the antenna. In other words, no cold solder joints.
EDIT: Another thing you can do is put on a slide on connector like used for batteries, and just slide the center conductor on the tab. Make sure it's tight.