I have successfully used a method of water-proofing a coax splice by first coating the outside of the connectors with silicone (di-electric) grease, then wrapping about 18" X 5" (or?) piece of plain plastic garbage bag around the junction. The next step is to wrap that with several layers of good electrical tape extending the wrap about 2 inches past the plastic. I do NOT like the scotch stuff since the adhesive gets gooey over time. Believe it or not, the cheap chicom stuff Harbor Freight sells is quite good. I have opened up fittings done this way this over ten years later and the connection is bright & shiny with no hint of water corrosion.
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