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Zman
New member Username: Zman
Post Number: 2 Registered: 4-2009
| Posted on Wednesday, April 15, 2009 - 12:56 pm: |
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Im thinking of buying some of this coax cable for an antenna install. Does this coax have a solid center conductor or a stranded? Also does it have a foam insulator or a solid? |
Tech808
Moderator Username: Tech808
Post Number: 16789 Registered: 8-2002
| Posted on Wednesday, April 15, 2009 - 6:50 pm: |
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Zman, Welcome Back Eric, Good to see you posting again. H00-02006 Altelicon CA-400 Cable [H00-02006] $0.60 500+ $0.56 Low loss cable is a high performance alternative to RG8/U (500ft.) .55 ft. CommScope® WBC-400, Times Microwave Systems® LMR-400, Belden® 9914 / 9913 / 7810 and Andrew® CNT-400 coax cable. Altelicon CA-400 is a UV resistant polyethylene lacketed high performance flexible Low Loss coaxial cable. This coaxial cable has become a "standard" of the outdoor wireless LAN and WLL industries. This lightweight cable has excellent low loss characteristics and a durable UV protected black polyethylene jacket. The Altelicon CA-400 features equal performance and mechanical characteristics to cables from CommScope®, Times Microwave Systems®, Belden and Andrew®. Construction Specification (Layer - Material - Diameter) Inner Conductor - Copper/Aluminum - 2.74mm / 0.108in Dielectric - Physical Foam Polyethylene - 7.24mm / 0.285in Outer Conductor - Bonded Aluminum Foil + Tinned Copper Braid - 8.13mm / 0.320in Jacket - Black Polyethylene - 10.29mm / 0.405in Electrical Characteristics Capacitance : 77.1pF/m Impedance : 50ohm Velocity : 85% Inner Conductor DC Resistance : 2.92(Ω/km) Outer Conductor DC Resistance : 5.41(Ω/km) Shielding Effectiveness : > 90dB Cutoff Frequency : 16.2 GHz Peak Power : 16KW Mechanical and Environmental Characteristics Min. Bend Radius : 51mm / 2.0in Operating Temp. : -40°C to +80°C Tensile Strength : 72.6kg / 160lb Cable Weight : 0.099kg/m 0.068lb/ft RoHS Compliant : Yes Attenuation and Avg. Power (20°C) (Frequency - Attenuation dB - Avg. Power) 30MHz - (2.2@100m / 0.7@100ft) - 3.30KW 50MHz - (2.9@100m / 0.9@100ft) - 2.60KW 150MHz - (5.0@100m / 1.5@100ft) - 1.50KW 220MHz - (6.10@100m / 1.86@100ft) - 1.20KW 450MHz - (8.9@100m / 2.7@100ft) - 0.83KW 900MHz - (12.8@100m / 3.9@100ft) - 0.58KW 1500MHz - (16.8@100m / 5.13@100ft) - 0.44KW 1800MHz - (18.6@100m / 5.67@100ft) - 0.40KW 2000MHz - (19.6@100m / 6.0@100ft) - 0.37KW 2500MHz - (22.2@100m / 6.8@100ft) - 0.33KW 5800MHz - (35.5@100m / 10.8@100ft) - 0.21KW Hope this help's, Lon ~ Tech808 N9CEF ~ EN50mk
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Zman
New member Username: Zman
Post Number: 3 Registered: 4-2009
| Posted on Wednesday, April 15, 2009 - 10:39 pm: |
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Looks like what i need! .60 cents a foot that MUCH cheaper than LMR 400 or most 9913. |
Fishbones182
New member Username: Fishbones182
Post Number: 2 Registered: 4-2009
| Posted on Friday, April 24, 2009 - 9:03 pm: |
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is this stuff as flexable as say rg 8 or rg 213? |
Tech808
Moderator Username: Tech808
Post Number: 16818 Registered: 8-2002
| Posted on Saturday, April 25, 2009 - 12:21 pm: |
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Sorry but No as it is a Solid Core coax. Lon ~ Tech808 N9CEF ~ EN50mk
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