The HD engineer I talked to last month told me they just "carried over" that connector & antenna from the '13my bikes. They did NO TESTING to verify the SWR or durability of the new design. He did not know there was a corrosion issue in the field regarding that Motorola (fm) connector. I don't think they even understand that fm connector was designed for use with 75 ohm coax, any more than the connectors they're using for the am/fm/wb are designed for 50 ohm nominal impedance.

 

You think once they figure it out they will attempt to fix it or is that our problem

 

We'll know by the time 2016 models come out. Until then, I think we're on our own.

 

I have a Astatic ‎SWR Meter. The tiny design is one of its qualities that I find to be the most appealing. It is incredibly portable due to its compact form. I can easily transport it wherever there are CB radio antennae that I need to tune by doing it in this way.

 

Good on ya for the answer! Almost 9 year thread revival.

 

yep hence why both of my galaxy radios have built in swr meters. Dx98vhp and dx959. They work too good sometimes.