HELP!!! CB Radio RF Output Fail

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I just installed my Cobra 29lx CB Radio and I went threw the radio check option. Antenna passed but the RF output failed. Does anyone have a guess why this is? I can get the weather stations and thats about it. I am out of ideas on what to do and I cant find anything online about it. Thanks.
 

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Do you have the owners manual for the radio?
 

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Ya Ed. I'm thinking its the connector on the coax cable. I don't think I soldered it well enough. Because the antenna is all good I checked for continuity
 

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Check your swr(standing wave ratio) there should be a procedure for that in the manual.
 

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It is at 1.5 on all channels
 

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That's pretty good thought the best was 1 ...
 

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Ok so I re-soldered the connector and I'm still getting the same reading. Rf output fail
 

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Rf gain all the way up it starts to recieve
 

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