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Coaxial cables. Waveguides, Telecommunications ( Module 23 )

BS 2316-3:1969Specification for radio-frequency cables. Cable data sheets (metric and imperial units)
BS 2316:Parts 1 and 2:1968Specification for radio-frequency cables. General requirements and tests. British Government Services requirements
BS 4727-3:Group 09:1991* IEC 60050-726:1982Glossary of electrotechnical, power, telecommunication, electronics, lighting and colour terms. Terms particular to telecommunications and electronics. Transmission lines and waveguides
BS 5425-1:1986Coaxial cable for wideband distribution systems. Specification for single unit, semi-airspaced cables for wideband distribution systems
BS 9220 N001:1971Detail specification for ordinary rectangular (2:1) rigid waveguide tubing. Standard wall thickness. General application category
BS 9220 N002:1971Detail specification for medium flat rectangular (4:1) rigid waveguide tubing. Standard wall thickness. General application category
BS 9220 N003:1971Detail specification for flat rectangular (8.33:1) rigid waveguide tubing. Standard wall thickness. General application category
BS 9220 N004:1971Detail specification for circular rigid waveguide tubing. Standard wall thickness. General application category
BS 9220:1971Specification for rigid waveguide tubing of assessed quality: generic data and methods of test
BS EN 50117-1:1997Coaxial cables. Generic specification
BS EN 50117-1:2002Coaxial cables. Generic specification
BS EN 50117-2-1:2002Coaxial cables. Sectional specification for cables used in cabled distribution networks. Indoor drop cables for systems operating at 5 MHz - 1000 MHz
BS EN 50117-2-1:2005+A1:2008Coaxial cables. Sectional specification for cables used in cabled distribution networks. Indoor drop cables for systems operating at 5 MHz - 1 000 MHz
BS EN 50117-2-2:2004+A1:2008Coaxial cables. Sectional specification for cables used in cabled distribution networks. Outdoor drop cables for systems operating at 5 MHz - 1000 MHz
BS EN 50117-2-3:2004+A1:2008Coaxial cables. Sectional specification for cables used in cabled distribution networks. Distribution and trunk cables for systems operating at 5 MHz - 1000 MHz
BS EN 50117-2-4:2004Coaxial cables. Sectional specification for cables used in cabled distribution networks. Indoor drop cables for systems operating at 5 MHz - 3000 MHz
BS EN 50117-2-5:2004Coaxial cables. Sectional specification for cables used in cabled distribution networks. Outdoor drop cables for systems operating at 5 MHz - 3000 MHz
BS EN 50117-2:1996Coaxial cables. Sectional specification for indoor drop cables
BS EN 50117-3-1:2002Coaxial cables. Sectional specifications for cables used in telecom applications. Miniaturized cables used in digital communication systems
BS EN 50117-3:1996Coaxial cables used in cabled distribution networks. Sectional specification for outdoor drop cables
BS EN 50117-4:1996Coaxial cables used in cabled distribution networks. Sectional specification for distribution and trunk cables
BS EN 50117-5:1997Coaxial cables used in cabled distribution networks. Sectional specification for indoor drop cables for use in networks operating at frequencies between 5 MHz and 2150 MHz
BS EN 50117-6:1997Coaxial cables used in cabled distribution networks. Sectional specification for outdoor drop cables for use in networks operating at frequencies between 5 MHz and 2150 MHz
BS EN 50288-5-1:2003Multi-element metallic cables used in analogue and digital communication and control. Sectional specification for screened cables characterized up to 250 MHz. Horizontal and building backbone cables
BS EN 50288-5-2:2003Multi-element metallic cables used in analogue and digital communication and control. Sectional specification for screened cables characterized up to 250 MHz. Work area and patch cord cables
BS EN 50288-6-1:2003Multi-element metallic cables used in analogue and digital communication and control. Sectional specification for unscreened cables characterised up to 250 MHz. Horizontal and building backbone cables
BS EN 50288-6-2:2003Multi-element metallic cables used in analogue and digital communication and control. Sectional specification for unscreened cables characterised up to 250 MHz. Work area and patch cord cables
BS EN 50288-7:2005Multi-element metallic cables used in analogue and digital communication and control. Sectional specification for instrumentation and control cables
BS EN 50289-1-10:2002Communication cables. Specifications for test methods. Electrical test methods. Crosstalk
BS EN 50289-1-13:2004Communication cables. Specifications for test methods. Electrical test methods. Coupling attenuation or screening attenuation of patch cords/coaxial cable assemblies/pre-connectorised cables
BS EN 50289-1-14:2004Communication cables. Specifications for test methods. Electrical test methods. Coupling attenuation or screening attenuation of connecting hardware
BS EN 50289-1-15:2004Communication cables. Specifications for test methods. Electromagnetic performance. Coupling attenuation of links and channels (laboratory conditions)
BS EN 50289-1-16:2007Communication cables. Specifications for test methods. Electromagnetic performance. Coupling attenuation of cable assemblies (field conditions)
BS EN 50289-1-1:2001Communication cables. Specifications for test methods. Electrical test methods. General requirements. General requirements
BS EN 50289-1-2:2001Communication cables. Specifications for test methods. Electrical test methods. DC resistance. d.c.resistance
BS EN 50289-1-3:2001Communication cables. Specifications for test methods. Electrical test methods. Dielectric strength. Dielectric strength
BS EN 50289-1-4:2001Communication cables. Specifications for test methods. Electrical test methods. Insulation resistance
BS EN 50289-1-5:2001Communication cables. Specifications for test methods. Electrical test methods. Capacitance. SEC5 : Capacitance
BS EN 50289-1-6:2002Communication cables. Specifications for test methods. Electrical test methods. Electromagnetic performance
BS EN 50289-1-7:2001Communication cables. Specifications for test methods. Electrical test methods. Velocity of propagation. sec7 : Velocity of propagation
BS EN 50289-1-8:2001Communication cables. Specifications for test methods. Electrical test methods. Attentuation. Sec8 : attentuation
BS EN 50289-1-9:2002Communication cables. Specifications for test methods. Electrical test methods. Unbalance attenuation (longitudinal conversion loss, longitudinal conversion transfer loss)
BS EN 50289-3-10:2004Communication cables. Specifications for tests methods. Mechanical test methods. Torsion and twisting
BS EN 50289-3-13:2003Communication cables. Specifications for test methods. Mechanical test methods. Aeolian vibration
BS EN 50289-3-15:2003Communication cables. Specifications for test methods. Mechanical test methods. Underwater cable resistance to hydrostatic pressure
BS EN 50289-3-17:2002Communication cables. Specifications for test methods. Mechanical test methods. Adhesion of dielectric and sheath
BS EN 50289-3-2:2001Communication cables. Specifications for test methods. Mechanical test methods. Tensile strength and elongation for conductor
BS EN 50289-4-11:2002Communication cables. Specifications for test methods. Environmental test methods. A horizontal integrated fire test method
BS EN 50289-4-12:2004Communication cables. Specifications for test methods. Environmental test methods. Vertical flame spread test on bunched small communication cables
BS EN 50289-4-14:2003Communication cables. Specifications for test methods. Environmental test methods. Lightning
BS EN 50289-4-4:2008Communication cables. Specifications for test methods. Environmental test methods. Resistance to solvents and contaminating fluids
BS EN 50289-4-5:2008Communication cables. Specifications for test methods. Environmental test methods. Climatic sequence
BS EN 50289-4-6:2001Communication cables. Specifications for test methods. Environmental test methods. Temperature cycling
BS EN 50289-4-7:2008Communication cables. Specifications for test methods. Environmental test methods. Damp heat, steady state
BS EN 50290-1-2:2004Communication cables. Definitions
BS EN 50290-2-1:2005Communication cables. Common design rules and construction
BS EN 50290-2-20:2001Communication cables. Common design rules and construction. General
BS EN 50290-2-23:2002Communication cables. Common design rules and construction. PE insulation
BS EN 50290-2-24:2002Communication cables. Common design rules and construction. PE sheathing
BS EN 50290-2-25:2002Communication cables. Common design rules and construction. Polypropylene insulation compounds
BS EN 50290-2-26:2002Communication cables. Common design rules and construction. Halogen free flame retardant insulation compounds
BS EN 50290-2-27:2002Communication cables. Common design rules and construction. Halogen free flame retardant thermoplastic sheathing compounds
BS EN 50290-2-28:2002Communication cables. Common design rules and construction. Filling compounds for filled cables
BS EN 50290-2-29:2002Communication cables. Common design rules and construction. Cross-linked PE insulation compounds
BS EN 50290-2-30:2002Communication cables. Common design rules and construction. Poly(tetrafluoroethylene-hexafluoropropylene) (FEP) insulation and sheathing
BS EN 50290-4-1:2002Communication cables. General considerations for the use of cables. Environmental conditions and safety aspects
BS EN 50406-1:2004End user multi-pair cables used in high bit rate telecommunication networks. Aerial cables
BS EN 50406-2:2004End user multi-pair cables used in high bit rate telecommunication networks. Duct and buried cables
BS EN 50407-1:2004Multi-pair cables used in high bit rate digital access telecommunication networks. Outdoor cables
BS EN 50441-1:2006Cables for indoor residential telecommunication installations. Unscreened cables. Grade 1
BS EN 50441-2:2006Cables for indoor residential telecommunication installations. Screened cables. Grade 2
BS EN 50441-3:2006Cables for indoor residential telecommunication installations. Screened cables. Grade 3
BS EN 60154-1:1996* IEC 60154-1:1982Flanges for waveguides. General requirements
BS EN 60154-2:1997* IEC 60154-2:1980Flanges for waveguides. Relevant specifications for flanges for ordinary rectangular waveguides
BS EN 60966-1:1993* IEC 60966-1:1988Radio frequency and coaxial cable assemblies. General requirements and test methods
BS EN 60966-1:1999* IEC 60966-1:1999* QC 140000:1999Radio frequency and coaxial cable assemblies. Generic specification. General requirements and test methods
BS EN 60966-2-1:1996* IEC 60966-2-1:1991Radio frequency and coaxial cable assemblies. Sectional specification for flexible coaxial cable assemblies
BS EN 60966-2-1:2003Radio frequency and coaxial cable assemblies. Sectional specification for flexible coaxial cable assemblies
BS EN 60966-2-2:1996* IEC 60966-2-2:1992Radio frequency and coaxial cable assemblies. Blank detail specification for flexible coaxial cable assemblies
BS EN 60966-2-2:2003Radio frequency and coaxial cable assemblies. Blank detail specification for flexible coaxial cable assemblies
BS EN 60966-2-3:1999* IEC 60966-2-3:1996Radio frequency and coaxial cable assemblies. Detail specification for flexible coaxial cable assemblies
BS EN 60966-2-3:2003Radio frequency and coaxial cable assemblies. Detail specification for flexible coaxial cable assemblies
BS EN 60966-2-4:1998* IEC 60966-2-4:1997Radio frequency and coaxial cable assemblies. Detail specification for cable assemblies for radio and TV receivers
BS EN 60966-2-4:2003Radio frequency and coaxial cable assemblies. Detail specification for cable assemblies for radio and TV receivers Frequency range 0 to 3000 MHz, IEC 61169-2 connectors
BS EN 60966-2-5:1999* IEC 60966-2-5:1998Radio frequency and coaxial cable assemblies. Detail specification for cable assemblies for TV and radio receivers. Frequency range 0 to 1000 MHz, IEC 60169-2 connectors
BS EN 60966-2-5:2003Radio frequency and coaxial cable assemblies. Detail specification for cable assemblies for radio and TV receivers. Frequency range 0 to 1000 MHz, IEC 61169-2 connectors
BS EN 60966-2-6:1999* IEC 60966-2-6:1998Radio frequency and coaxial cable assemblies. Detail specification for cable assemblies for TV and radio receivers. Frequency range 0 to 3000 MHz, IEC 60169-24 connectors
BS EN 60966-2-6:2003Detail specification for cable assemblies for radio and TV receivers. Frequency range 0 to 3000 MHz, IEC 61169-24 connectors
BS EN 60966-3-1:1996* IEC 60966-3-1:1992Radio frequency and coaxial cable assemblies. Blank detail specification for semi-flexible coaxial cable assemblies
BS EN 60966-3-1:2003Radio frequency and coaxial cable assemblies. Blank detail specification for semi-flexible coaxial cable assemblies
BS EN 60966-3-2:1999* IEC 60966-3-2:1996Radio frequency and coaxial cable assemblies. Detail specification for flexible coaxial cable assemblies for GSM use (0, 8 GHz - 1 GHz)
BS EN 60966-3-2:2003Radio frequency and coaxial cable assemblies. Detail specification for semi-flexible coaxial cable assemblies for GSM use (0,8 GHz - 1 GHz)
BS EN 60966-3:1996* IEC 60966-3:1992Radio frequency and coaxial cable assemblies. Sectional specification for semi-flexible coaxial cable assemblies
BS EN 60966-3:2003Radio frequency and coaxial cable assemblies. Sectional specification for semi-flexible coaxial cable assemblies
BS EN 60966-4-1:1996* IEC 60966-4-1:1992Radio frequency and coaxial cable assemblies. Blank detail specification for semi-rigid coaxial cable assemblies
BS EN 60966-4-1:2003Radio frequency and coaxial cable assemblies. Blank detail specification for semi-rigid coaxial cable assemblies
BS EN 60966-4:1996* IEC 60966-4:1992Radio frequency and coaxial cable assemblies. Sectional specification for semi-rigid coaxial cable assemblies
BS EN 60966-4:2003Radio frequency and coaxial cable assemblies. Sectional specification for semi-rigid coaxial cable assemblies
BS EN 61196-2:1997* IEC 61196-2:1993Radio-frequency cables. Specifications. Semi-rigid radio-frequency and coaxial cables with polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) insulation. Sectional specification
BS EN 61196-2:2003Radio-frequency cables. Specifications. Sectional specification for semi-rigid radio-frequency and coaxial cables with polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) insulation
BS EN 61196-3-2:1998* IEC 61196-3-2:1997Radio-frequency cables. Specifications. Coaxial cables for digital communication in horizontal floor wiring. Detail specification for coaxial cables with solid dielectric for local area networks of 185 m reach and up to 10 Mb/s
BS EN 61196-3-3:1998* IEC 61196-3-3:1997Radio-frequency cables. Specifications. Coaxial cables for digital communication in horizontal floor wiring. Detail specification for coaxial cables with foamed dielectric for local area networks of 185 m reach and up to 10 Mb/s
BS EN 61196-3:1999* IEC 61196-3:1998Radio-frequency cables. Specifications. Sectional specification for coaxial cables for local area networks
BS EN 61196-4:2004Coaxial communication cables. Sectional specification for radiating cables
BS EN 61338-1-3:2000* IEC 61338-1-3:1999Waveguide type dielectric resonators. General information and test conditions. Measurement method of complex relative permittivity for dielectric resonator materials at microwave frequency
BS EN 61580-1:1997* IEC 61580-1:1996Methods of measurement for waveguides. Decoupling and rotation of the plane of polarization
BS EN 61580-2:1997* IEC 61580-2:1996Methods of measurement for waveguides. Level of intermodulation products
BS EN 61580-3:1997* IEC 61580-3:1997Methods of measurement for waveguides. Variation of group delay
BS EN 61580-4:1998* IEC 61580-4:1997Methods of measurement for waveguides. Attenuation of waveguide and waveguide assemblies
BS EN 61580-6:1997* IEC 61580:1995Methods of measurement for waveguides. Return loss on waveguide and waveguide assemblies
BS EN 61580-7:1997* IEC 61580-7:1996Methods of measurement for waveguides. Graphical method for the determination of waveguide performance
BS EN 61580-8:1997* IEC 61580-8:1996Methods of measurement for waveguides. Waveguide power holding capability
BS EN 61580-9:1997* IEC 61580-9:1996Methods of measurement for waveguides. Reflection coefficient at rectangular waveguide interfaces
BS EN 61726:2000* IEC 61726:1999Cable assemblies, cables, connectors and passive microwave components. Screening attenuation measurement by the reverberation chamber method
BS EN 61935-1:2001* IEC 61935-1:2000Generic cabling systems. Specification for the testing of balanced communication cabling in accordance with EN 50173. Installed cabling
BS EN 61935-1:2005Testing of balanced communication cabling in accordance with standards series EN 50173. Installed cabling
BS EN 62153-1-1:2004Metallic communication cables test methods. Electrical. Measurement of the pulse/step return loss in the frequency domain using the inverse discrete fourier transformation(IDFT)
BS EN 62153-4-2:2004Metallic communication cable test methods. Electromagnetic compatibility. Screening and coupling attenuation. Injection clamp method
BS EN 62153-4-7:2006Metallic communication cables test methods. Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC). Test method for measuring the transfer impedance and the screening, or the coupling attenuation. Tube in tube method
DD IEC PAS 62255-1:2001Multi-pair cables used in high bit rate digital access telecommunication networks. Outdoor Cables
DD IEC/PAS 62260:2001* IEC/PAS 62260:2001Pulse/step return loss from measurement in the frequency domain using the inverse discrete fourier transformation (IDFT)
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