This is what I have done. I bought a few sets of 2.5 and 3.5 mm TRS extensions, so now I can connect to anything. I found that the mainstream radios had good, repeatable quality control, but the off brands, such as BTECH and BaoFeng had a lot of manufacturing slop. Seems funny, given that the idea of "mass production" is so old.

On 2024-10-01 19:47:, Jim Unroe via Users wrote:

What I have done is purchase short extension cables with straight plugs that eliminate the issue without having to perform any surgery.

73 Rich NE1EE The Dusty Key On the banks of the Piscataqua