Cable & TDR Wire Testers

Cable & TDR Wire Testers

Since TDR (Time Domain Reflectometry) technology was founded in the 1980s, it has become an industry staple. In fact, it has become increasingly useful as coaxial cable infrastructure as aged. With that age, the uses for TDR cable length measurement has diversified. Basically, the operating principles of TDR are to introduce an incident signal to the cable to gather information from reflected signals.

A cable/TDR wire tester is a diagnostic tool that's meant to locate faults and measure the length of different cable types (copper or coaxial) by transmitting electrical pulses and analyzing the response. The faults you might encounter include breaks, shorts, and splices. There are even TDR testers can can measure the length of network cables such as ethernet cables, coax cables, and twisted pair cables.

Depending on the phase, amplitude, and timing of the reflected energy, you may be able to determine the location and nature of the fault with extreme precision as long as you have a cable length tester of quality. With the right equipment, you will be able to get a graphical representation of a transmission line or coaxial cable run.

Through AvionTEq, you can either buy or rent new or refurbished equipment. We also buy and accept trade-ins of your test equipment.