Tim...
There should NOT be a dead short between the centre conductor and ground
of the chassis mounted SO-239, make and model of radio notwithstanding. It
appears that there is a short inside the radio (or a bad SO-239 jack)
Cheers and Good Luck...
Darrell,
VA3DG/VE3DDG
Tim wrote....
> I tested the connection on the radio and it shows for
> lack of a better VOM a dead short,