Topband: Weatherproofing F-type connectors

[Richard (Rick) Karlquist]

On 12/18/2015 9:14 AM, mstangelo at comcast.net wrote:
> Larry,
>
> My cable company recently replaced the coax to my house.
>
> The Compression type F connector they used had an additional rubber gasket on the front so that it would make a watertight seal to the lightning arrestor bulkhead.
>
> Mike N2MS
>

My DirecTV splitter box has "rubber boots" that protect
the F connectors.  The boots stay with the female
F connector.

Rick N6RK