Topband: Weatherproofing F-type connectors

[Tim Shoppa]

My one concern, is the F-connector chassis-mount jacks. The jacks
themselves seem rather impervious to moisture when a good F-plug with
O-ring is kept plugged in. But the nuts for the jacks seem to rust really
fast, really surprisingly fast, I end up replacing the jack and nut every
year or two wherever they are exposed to weather.

Tim N3QE

On Tue, Dec 15, 2015 at 9:43 PM, Larry K4AB <larry.k4ab at gmail.com> wrote:

> I'm in the process of installing a receive 4 square for 160
> using F type connectors and high quality flooded RG-6.
>
> Do these things need additional weatherproofing?
>
> As I recall all the many cable TV installations I have had
> over the decades, done by major cable and satellite companies,
> none have been weatherproofed.
>
> If its good enough for those guys, at those frequencies,
> shouldn't it be good for us at 1.8 MHz?
>
>
> 73,
> Larry K4AB
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