RG / Aluminum Trunk Cables
RG 8 Coaxial Cable (50 Ω)
50 Ω 10 mm braided coaxial cable with copper-clad-aluminum inner conductor for higher-power / lower-attenuation applications than RG 58. Bonded aluminum foil plus Al-Mg braid delivers strong shielding.
Features & Characteristics
- ▪Copper-clad-aluminum inner conductor (2.74 mm)
- ▪Foam PE dielectric
- ▪Bonded aluminum foil plus Al-Mg braid outer
- ▪PE or LSZH jacket
- ▪50 ± 2 Ω characteristic impedance
Applications
- ▪Amateur and professional radio
- ▪Higher-power RF distribution than RG 58
- ▪Broadband data and antenna feed
Mechanical characteristics
- Inner conductor
- 2.74 ± 0.03 mm (CCA)
- Dielectric
- 7.24 ± 0.13 mm (foam PE)
- Outer conductor 1
- Bonded aluminum foil, Ø 27 mm
- Outer conductor 2
- Al-Mg braid, 0.12 × 8 × 24, H = 25 mm
- Jacket
- PE or LSZH, 10.16 ± 0.20 mm, black
- Bending radius (once)
- 25.4 mm
- Flexible application radius
- 101.16 mm
- Operating temperature
- -15 °C ~ +80 °C
Electrical characteristics
- Capacitance
- 78 pF/m nom.
- Impedance
- 50 ± 2 Ω
- Velocity
- 85 %
- Dielectric resistance
- 5000 MΩ·km
- Dielectric strength
- 2.5 kV
- Jacket spark test voltage
- 5.0 kV
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