Installation Mistakes | Signal Loss |
| Full Chanel, Properly Insulated | Benchmark |
| Cable Flexed 1000 times | No change |
| Replace 2 feet of Cat5 patch cord with 2 feet of Cat3 | 8.0 dB |
| Replace 2 feet of Cat5 patch cord with 20 feet of Cat3 | 13.0 dB |
| Coiled Cable in 6 foot circle, 2 inch diamater cross section | No change |
| Bndled and secured cable with ties (20lbs) | No change |
| Removed 1 inch of cable sheath at station end | 1.2 dB |
| Removed 12 inches of cable sheath at station | 2.0 dB |
| Untwisted pairs 1/2 inch at station end | 1.5 dB |
| Untwisted pairs 2 inches at station end | 3.8 dB |
| Untwisted pairs 6 inches at station end | 11.6 dB |
| Bend cable around a 3 inch diameter | 1.9 dB |
| Bend cable around a 1 inch diamater | 2.1 dB |
| Kinked Cable | 2.4 dB |
| Cable run in aluinum conduit | No change |
