RF Coaxial Cables
HCAAY(Z) 50-12 (1/2″) RF Coaxial Cable
50 Ω 1/2″ corrugated copper-tube RF coaxial cable with foam PE dielectric. Standard base-station feeder used up to 3 GHz with peak power rating of 40 kW.
Features & Characteristics
- ▪Copper-clad-aluminum or copper inner conductor
- ▪Physically foamed polyethylene dielectric
- ▪Overlapping corrugated copper or aluminum outer conductor
- ▪PE or LSZH flame-retardant jacket
- ▪50 Ω characteristic impedance
- ▪Suitable for 2G / 3G / 4G / 5G base-station feeder use
Applications
- ▪Mobile communication base-station feeder lines
- ▪Antenna to radio jumper connections
- ▪Point-to-point microwave links
- ▪Indoor and outdoor RF trunk feeder installations
Mechanical characteristics
- Diameter over dielectric
- 12.3 mm
- Diameter over jacket
- 15.7 mm
- Inner conductor OD
- 4.8 mm
- Outer conductor OD
- 13.9 mm
- Weight
- 0.24 kg/m
- Min bending radius (single)
- 80 mm
- Min bending radius (repeated)
- 125 mm
- Tensile strength
- 1130 N
- Operating temperature
- -40 °C ~ +70 °C
Electrical characteristics
- Characteristic impedance
- 50 ± 1 Ω
- Relative propagation velocity
- 88 %
- Capacitance
- 76 pF/m
- Min insulation resistance
- 5000 MΩ·km (DC 500 V, 1 min)
- Peak power rating
- 40 kW
- VSWR (800–1000 MHz)
- ≤ 1.07
- VSWR (1700–2300 MHz)
- ≤ 1.07
Attenuation & power rating
| Frequency (MHz) | Attenuation (dB/100 m) | Power rating (kW) |
|---|---|---|
| 100 | 2.22 | 2.60 |
| 150 | 2.74 | 2.10 |
| 200 | 3.20 | 1.81 |
| 300 | 3.96 | 1.46 |
| 450 | 4.92 | 1.18 |
| 800 | 6.70 | 0.87 |
| 900 | 7.15 | 0.82 |
| 1000 | 7.60 | 0.77 |
| 1500 | 9.55 | 0.61 |
| 1800 | 10.55 | 0.55 |
| 2000 | 11.22 | 0.53 |
| 2100 | 11.54 | 0.51 |
| 2200 | 11.84 | 0.50 |
| 2400 | 12.43 | 0.46 |
| 2500 | 12.73 | 0.45 |
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