1/2" Foam Dielectric,

LDF Series 50-ohm

LDF4-50A
Description

Type No.

Cable Ordering Information

Standard Cable
1/2" Standard Cable, Standard Jacket

LDF4-50A

Fire Retardant Cables

1/2" Fire Retardant Jacket (CATVX)
1/2" Fire Retardant Jacket (CATVR)

LDF4RN-50A
LDF4RN-50A

Low VSWR and Specialized Cables

1/2" Low VSWR, specify operating band
Phase Stabilized and Phase Measured Cable

LDF4P-50A-(**)
See page 590

Jumper Cable Assemblies See page 584

** Insert suffix number from Low VSWR Specifications table, page 498

Characteristics
Electrical
Impedance, ohms
Maximum Frequency, GHz
Velocity, percent
Peak Power Rating, kW
dc Resistance, ohms/1000 ft (1000 m)
Inner
Outer
dc Breakdown, volts
Jacket Spark, volts RMS
Capacitance, pF/ft (m)
Inductance, H/ft (m)

50 1
8.8
88
40
0.45 (1.48)
0.58 (1.90)
4000
8000
23.1 (75.8)
0.058 (0.19)

Mechanical
Outer Conductor
Copper
Inner Conductor
Copper-Clad Aluminum
Diameter over Jacket, in (mm)
0.63 (16)
Diameter over Copper Outer Conductor, in (mm)
0.55 (14)
Diameter Inner Conductor, in (mm)
0.189 (4.6)
Nominal Inside Transverse Dimensions, cm
1.11
Minimum Bending Radius, in (mm)
5 (125)
Number of Bends, minimum (typical)
15 (50)
Bending Moment, lb-ft (Nm)
2.8 (3.8)
Cable Weight, lb/ft (kg/m)
0.15 (0.22)
Tensile Strength, lb (kg)
250 (113)
Flat Plate Crush Strength, lb/in (kg/mm)
110 (2.0)

496

Attenuation and Average Power Ratings

Frequency
MHz

Attenuation
dB/100 ft

Attenuation
dB/100 m

Average
Power, kW

0.5
1
1.5
2
10
20
30
50
88
100
108
150
174
200
300
400
450
500
512
600
700
800
824
894
960
1000
1250
1500
1700
1800
2000
2100
2200
2300
3000
3400
4000
5000
6000
8000
8800

0.045
0.064
0.079
0.091
0.205
0.291
0.357
0.463
0.619
0.661
0.688
0.815
0.880
0.946
1.17
1.36
1.45
1.53
1.55
1.69
1.83
1.97
2.00
2.09
2.17
2.22
2.51
2.77
2.97
3.07
3.25
3.34
3.43
3.52
4.09
4.39
4.82
5.49
6.11
7.26
7.69

0.149
0.211
0.259
0.299
0.672
0.954
1.17
1.52
2.03
2.17
2.26
2.67
2.89
3.10
3.83
4.46
4.75
5.02
5.08
5.53
6.01
6.46
6.56
6.85
7.12
7.28
8.23
9.09
9.74
10.1
10.7
11.0
11.2
11.5
13.4
14.4
15.8
18.0
20.1
23.8
25.2

40.0
35.8
29.2
25.3
11.3
7.93
6.46
4.98
3.73
3.49
3.36
2.83
2.62
2.44
1.97
1.70
1.59
1.51
1.49
1.37
1.26
1.17
1.15
1.10
1.06
1.04
0.921
0.833
0.777
0.753
0.710
0.691
0.673
0.657
0.565
0.526
0.479
0.421
0.378
0.318
0.300

Standard Conditions:
For attenuation. VSWR 1.0, ambient temperature 20C (68F).
For Average Power, VSWR 1.0, ambient temperature 40C (104F), inner
conductor temperature 100C (212F), no solar loading.

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