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Tried zip tying my drop cable at every single pole on a 200 ft run in Dayton, and my signal actually got worse
Turned out the extra ties were pinching the cable just enough to mess with the bend radius, so I ripped them all off and re-hung it loose, and has anyone else had ties cause more trouble than they fix?
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finleym431mo ago
Wait, you put ties on EVERY pole for 200 feet? Dude that's like what, 4 or 5 poles minimum? I'm honestly not even surprised your signal tanked, that's a crazy amount of pinch points on one run. The bend radius thing makes total sense too, every tie is basically a tiny choke hold on the cable. I've seen guys crank zip ties down so hard the jacket gets dented, and yeah that'll throw your numbers off every time. Loose is the way, gravity and the messenger wire do the work, not plastic straps.
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