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Coaxial Cable Statistics

In the following tables, MBR = Minimum Bend Radius in inches, VF = Velocity Factor in percent. Attenuation is in dB per 100 feet at the indicated frequency. Certain product types (identifiers) are trademarked terms of various companies.

Andrew Heliax:

			Attenuation at indicated MHz
Size and Type	MBR	VF	100	400	800	1000
1/4 SUPERFLEX FOAM	1	0.84	1.81	3.70	5.33	6.00
1/2	1.25	0.82	1.05	2.18	3.17	3.58
3/8 FOAM	3.75	0.87	1.05	2.16	3.16	3.50
1/2	5	0.88	0.684	1.42	2.07	2.34
1/2 HI TEMP FOAM		0.85	0.826	1.97	3.17	3.71
7/8 FOAM	10	0.89	0.369	0.781	0.979	1.28
7/8 HI TEMP FOAM		0.89	0.442	1.08	1.75	2.06
1-1/4 FOAM	15	0.89	0.275	0.578	0.851	0.967
1-5/8 FOAM	20	0.88	0.225	0.482	0.718	0.819
1/2 AIR	5	0.914	0.830	1.67	2.05	2.65
1/2 HI TEMP AIR		0.920	0.888	1.92	2.89	3.31
5/8 AIR	7	0.920	0.488	1.00	1.45	1.64
7/8 AIR	10	0.916	0.370	0.772	1.12	1.27
7/8 HI TEMP AIR		0.925	0.419	0.972	1.53	1.78
1-5/8 AIR	20	0.921	0.207	0.422	0.619	0.700
2-1/4 AIR	22	0.931	0.169	0.354	0.519	0.589
3 AIR	30	0.933	0.131	0.317	0.488	0.560
4 AIR	40	0.920	0.113	0.252	0.379	0.430
5 AIR	50	0.931	0.079	0.168	0.250	0.278

Andrew Rigid Hard-line:

Size	VF
1-5/8	0.998
3-1/8	0.998
6-1/8	0.998

Cablewave Coaxial Line:

Size and Type	VF
3/8 Foamflex FXA	0.810
1/2 Foamflex FXA	0.810
7/8 Foamflex FXA	0.810
3/8 Cellflex FCC	0.810
1/2 Cellflex low loss FLC	0.880
7/8 Cellflex low loss FLC	0.880
1-5/8 Cellflex low loss FLC	0.880
3/8 Spirafil SLA	0.900
1/2 Spirafil SLA	0.900
7/8 Spirafil SLA	0.900
1/2 Air Flexwell HCC	0.915
7/8 Air Flexwell HCC	0.915
1-5/8 Air Flexwell HCC	0.950
3 Air Flexwell HCC	0.960
3-1/2 Air Flexwell HCC	0.960
4-1/8 Air Flexwell	0.970

F & G:

Size and Type	VF
4-1/8 Styroflex (dielectric const 1.20)	0.833
4-1/2 Styroflex (dielectric const 1.20)	0.833

Other Coaxial Cable:

			Attenuation at indicated MHz
Size and Type	MBR	VF	100	200	400	700	1000
Belden RG-8/U (9913)	3	0.83	1.5	2.0	2.8	3.9	4.8
Belden RG-213/U (8267)	5	0.66	1.9	2.7	4.1	6.5	8.0
Belden RG-214/U (8268)	5	0.66	1.9	2.7	4.1	6.5	8.0

Generic Coaxial Cable:

		Attenuation at indicated MHz
Type	VF	10	50	100	200	400	1000
5,5A,5B,6A,6B,212	0.659	0.80	1.40	2.90	4.30	6.40	11.00
7	0.659	0.66	1.50	2.20	3.20	4.60	9.00
8,8A,10A,70,213,215	0.659	0.66	1.50	2.20	3.20	4.60	9.00
9,9A,9B,214	0.659	0.66	1.50	2.20	3.20	4.60	9.00
11,11A,12,12A,13,13A,216	0.659	0.66	1.50	2.20	3.20	4.60	9.00
14,14A,74,74A,217,224,293,293A,338	0.659	0.41	1.00	1.40	2.10	3.10	5.80
17,17A,18,18A,84A,85A,177,218,219,295	0.659	0.23	0.56	0.81	1.20	1.90	3.80
19,19A,20,20A,147,220,221	0.659	0.17	0.43	0.63	0.94	1.50	3.00
21,21A,222	0.659	4.40	9.40	12.90	18.20	26.50	44.00
22,22B,111,111A	0.659	1.20	2.80	4.20	6.30	9.60	- -
29	0.659	1.35	3.00	4.30	6.00	8.80	16.50
34,34A,34B	0.659	0.32	0.90	1.40	2.10	3.30	5.80
35,35A,35B,164	0.659	0.24	0.60	0.90	1.30	2.00	3.70
54,54A	0.659	0.90	2.20	3.30	4.60	6.90	13.10
55,55A,55B,223	0.659	1.35	3.00	4.30	6.00	8.80	16.50
57,57A,130,131,294,294A	0.659	0.65	1.60	2.40	3.60	5.20	10.00
58,58B	0.659	1.20	3.10	4.60	7.00	10.00	17.50
58A,58C	0.659	1.40	3.30	4.90	7.30	11.00	20.00
59,59A,59B	0.659	1.10	2.30	3.30	4.70	6.70	11.50
62,62A,71,71A,71B	0.840	0.84	1.90	2.80	3.70	5.20	8.50
63,63B,79,79B	0.840	0.50	1.10	1.50	2.30	3.40	5.70
87A,115,115A,116,165,166,225,227,393,397	0.695	0.60	1.40	2.10	3.10	1.50	7.50
94	0.695	0.60	1.30	2.00	2.90	4.20	7.10
94A,226	0.695	0.40	1.00	1.50	2.10	3.00	5.00
108,108A	0.659	2.30	5.20	7.50	11.00	16.00	26.20
117,117A,118,211,211A,228,228A	0.695	0.25	0.61	0.90	1.40	2.00	3.40
119,120	0.695	0.50	1.05	1.60	2.20	3.10	5.10
122	0.659	1.60	4.40	6.90	11.00	16.60	29.20
140,141,141A,142,142B,159,302,303,400,402	0.695	1.20	2.70	3.90	5.50	8.00	13.00
143,143A,304,401	0.695	0.85	1.80	2.50	3.80	5.70	9.70
144	0.695	0.38	1.00	1.60	2.30	3.80	7.00
161,179,179A,179B,187,187A	0.695	5.00	7.20	9.80	12.70	15.80	25.00
174,174A	0.659	3.80	6.50	8.90	12.00	17.50	31.00
178,178A,178B,196,196A,403,404	0.695	5.30	10.00	13.30	20.00	27.50	45.00
180,180A,180B,195,195A	0.695	3.10	4.20	5.10	7.30	10.40	16.50
183	0.910	0.18	0.38	0.53	0.78	1.20	1.90
188,188A,316	0.695	3.80	7.90	11.50	15.00	20.00	30.00
235	0.695	0.60	1.40	2.10	3.10	4.50	7.50
306,306A,336	0.800	0.15	0.33	0.52	0.80	1.30	2.30
307,307A	0.800	1.20	2.70	3.80	5.40	7.50	12.00
323,324,332,333,376	0.800	0.15	0.32	0.50	0.75	1.20	2.10
334,335	0.800	0.25	0.60	0.85	1.20	1.90	3.50
360	0.800	0.18	0.40	0.60	0.90	1.50	2.50