Baofeng 888s antenna question

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Baofeng 888s antenna question

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Hi
Recently bought x2 BF-888s noticed a strange "rattle" sound when I moved/walked around with the radios, I took the antenna of both radios and moved them around a normal with just the radio body, no rattle.

shook gently each antenna side to side and found they both had the rattle, has any one else had this on there antennas ? both TX/RX 100% o.k., no scratchy noise coming through the speaker, just this rattle sound from the antenna.

Thanks for any info if you have had the same rattle sound from the antenna.
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Be just the spring part inside the antenna moving. Cant expect much for the price.
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Drill a small hole half way up and squirt in some superglue - that will reduce it.
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Thanks for the reply's, I just wondered if its a common thing on these radios ?
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Not noticed it on any of mine.
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I have a pair of these and haven't noticed any rattling
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Re: Baofeng 888s antenna question

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Hi
O.k. thanks all for the reply's must just be mine then they still work fine.

Thanks
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