Data record `std.tia-758-b.field-test.coaxial`

Verified 2026-10-25 Confidence: High

Clause 6.2.5 of ANSI/TIA-758-B (2012) makes continuity of the center conductor and the shield the only mandatory field test for outside plant coaxial cable; attenuation, length, impedance, return loss and loop resistance may be measured but carry no pass or fail criteria.

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Step	Item	Detail
Source	ANSI/TIA-758-B	Licensed standard, clause 6.2.5
Data record	std.tia-758-b.field-test.coaxial	Verified 2026-10-25
Entry	ANSI/TIA-758-B	No revisions

Subject: ANSI/TIA-758-B (Standards)
Kind: Method fact
Source: ANSI/TIA-758-B, 2012 edition, clause 6.2.5, page 57, Customer-Owned Outside Plant Telecommunications Infrastructure Standard, TIA.

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Date	Change
2026-10-25	created
2026-10-25	review_status unreviewed -> software_reviewed

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Fiber Optic Reference, Data record std.tia-758-b.field-test.coaxial (Oct. 25, 2026), https://www.fiberopticreference.com/data/std.tia-758-b.field-test.coaxial/.

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