TIL the drip loop is not optional, and a squirrel in Tampa taught me that the hard way

Lisa Mason · 2026-09-28T23:10:02.217259+00:00

Watched a homeowner zip tie the coax straight down the wall with zero slack and his signal dropped out every time it rained hard on his street. A 6 inch loop costs nothing and keeps water off the connector, so why do half the installs I see skip it?

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