Ran 200 ft of RG11 in the rain and the signal still tanked, turned out to be a chewed connector at the pedestal

David Johnson · 2026-10-09T18:40:03.156891+00:00

Spent 45 minutes in a downpour in Bakersfield chasing a signal drop on a 200 ft RG11 run before I found the real culprit was a squirrel chewed fitting at the pedestal, and I'm wondering if anyone else has a go-to trick for spotting bad connectors faster without pulling the whole line apart.

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