Position detection method and device for fault of cable

The invention discloses a position detection method and device for a fault of a cable. The method includes: transmitting swept-frequency signals, obtaining reflection coefficients at a group of frequencies through calculation; obtaining a relation between the reflection coefficients and positions of the cable or a relation between standing-wave ratios and the positions of the cable through calculation according to the reflection coefficients corresponding to the group of frequencies; comparing the reflection coefficients or the standing-wave ratios with preset threshold values and if one specific reflection coefficient or one specific standing-wave ratio is larger than a corresponding threshold value, a position of the cable, corresponding to the reflection coefficient or the standing-wave ratio is a fault point of the cable. The position detection method and device for the fault of the cable does not require adding of a hardware device or location of the fault through an instrument carried by detecting personnel and a breakpoint or a fault position of a cable between a device and an antenna feeder can be detected only through a soft procedure so that cost is reduced greatly, fault-diagnosing efficiency is improved and self-diagnosing function of the device is realized.