Product Specifications
LDF4.5-50
LDF4.550, HELIAX® Low Density Foam Coaxial Cable, corrugated copper, 5/8 in, black PE jacket
CHARACTERISTICS
Construction Materials
Jacket Material PE
Outer Conductor Material Corrugated copper
Dielectric Material Foam PE
Flexibility Standard
Inner Conductor Material Copperclad aluminum wire
Jacket Color Black
Dimensions
Nominal Size 5/8 in
Cable Weight 0.27 lb/ft | 0.40 kg/m
Diameter Over Dielectric 18.034 mm | 0.710 in
Diameter Over Jacket 22.098 mm | 0.870 in
Inner Conductor OD 7.1120 mm | 0.2800 in
Outer Conductor OD 19.812 mm | 0.780 in
Electrical Specifications
Cable Impedance 50 ohm ±1 ohm
Capacitance 23.2 pF/ft | 76.1 pF/m
dc Resistance, Inner Conductor 0.220 ohms/kft | 0.722 ohms/km
dc Resistance, Outer Conductor 0.420 ohms/kft | 1.378 ohms/km
dc Test Voltage 5000 V
Inductance 0.187 µH/m | 0.057 µH/ft
Insulation Resistance 100000 MOhm
Jacket Spark Test Voltage (rms) 8000 V
Operating Frequency Band 1 – 6100 MHz
Peak Power 62.0 kW
Pulse Reflection 0.5%
Velocity 88%
Environmental Specifications
Installation Temperature 40 °C to +60 °C (40 °F to +140 °F)
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LDF4.5-50
Operating Temperature 55 °C to +85 °C (67 °F to +185 °F)
Storage Temperature 70 °C to +85 °C (94 °F to +185 °F)
General Specifications
Brand HELIAX®
Mechanical Specifications
Bending Moment 12.5 Nm | 9.2 ft lb
Flat Plate Crush Strength 70.0 lb/in | 1.3 kg/mm
Minimum Bend Radius, Multiple Bends 203.20 mm | 8.00 in
Minimum Bend Radius, Single Bend 76.20 mm | 3.00 in
Number of Bends, minimum 15
Number of Bends, typical 40
Tensile Strength 363 kg | 800 lb
Standard Conditions
Attenuation, Ambient Temperature 20 °C | 68 °F
Average Power, Ambient Temperature 40 °C | 104 °F
Average Power, Inner Conductor Temperature 100 °C | 212 °F
Return Loss/VSWR
Frequency Band VSWR Return Loss (dB)
806–960 MHz 1.13 24.30
1700–2000 MHz 1.13 24.30
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LDF4.5-50
Attenuation
Frequency (MHz) Attenuation (dB/100 m) Attenuation (dB/100 ft) Average Power (kW)
0.5 0.105 0.032 62.00
1 0.149 0.045 53.90
1.5 0.183 0.056 43.97
2 0.211 0.064 38.04
10 0.476 0.145 16.88
20 0.678 0.207 11.86
30 0.834 0.254 9.64
50 1.084 0.33 7.41
88 1.453 0.443 5.53
100 1.553 0.473 5.17
108 1.617 0.493 4.97
150 1.921 0.586 4.18
174 2.078 0.633 3.87
200 2.237 0.682 3.59
300 2.778 0.847 2.89
400 3.244 0.989 2.48
450 3.459 1.054 2.32
500 3.664 1.117 2.19
512 3.712 1.131 2.17
600 4.049 1.234 1.99
700 4.41 1.344 1.82
800 4.75 1.448 1.69
824 4.829 1.472 1.66
894 5.054 1.54 1.59
960 5.261 1.603 1.53
1000 5.383 1.641 1.49
1250 6.109 1.862 1.32
1500 6.783 2.067 1.19
1700 7.292 2.222 1.10
1800 7.538 2.297 1.07
2000 8.017 2.443 1.00
2100 8.249 2.514 0.97
2200 8.478 2.584 0.95
2300 8.704 2.653 0.92
2500 9.145 2.787 0.88
2700 9.574 2.918 0.84
3000 10.198 3.108 0.79
3400 10.998 3.352 0.73
3700 11.579 3.529 0.69
4000 12.144 3.701 0.66
5000 13.942 4.249 0.58
6000 15.632 4.765 0.51
Regulatory Compliance/Certifications
Agency Classification
RoHS 2002/95/EC Compliant
China RoHS SJ/T 113642006 Below Maximum Concentration Value (MCV)
ISO 9001:2008 Designed, manufactured and/or distributed under this quality management system
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Product Specifications
LDF4.5-50
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