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I need to know this for work. I know what the maximum length for CAT 5 is but what is the maximum length for coaxial cable in a network? I did a search for coaxial and came up blank.

Don't attach coaxial cable to, or support it with, raceway (300.1). Support via “cable tie to conduit” isn't an acceptable method either (Fig. 2). However, there is one exception: You can support ...

Ordinary coaxial cable, or coax, consists of a central wire, surrounded by a layer of a nonconductive “dielectric” material – typically a plastic – all wrapped in a metal sheath.

Most wireless and test applications use 50-O cable. Cable TV and V I deo uses 75-O cable. Other available impedances are 93 and 125 O, but they aren’t as common.