I'd certainly check to see if the center conductor is shorted to the shield.
(Near zero ohms with the cable disconnected from the transceiver.) That was
a common failure mode on the old Nike missile system. Where the cable makes
a sharp turn the center conductor would push thru (slowly) the insulation.
Wiggling the cable to detect an intermittent short is also something I would
try.

Of course, if it is shorted and you tried to transmit, you may have fried
the transmitter.

Roger

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Anything I can do with the multimeter I have here?