Product Specifications

AVA5-50
AVA550,HELIAXAndrewVirtualAirCoaxialCable,corrugatedcopper,7/8in,blackPEjacket

CHARACTERISTICS

Construction Materials
JacketMaterial

PE

OuterConductorMaterial

Corrugatedcopper

DielectricMaterial

FoamPE

Flexibility

Standard

InnerConductorMaterial

Coppertube

JacketColor

Black

Dimensions
NominalSize

7/8in

CableWeight

0.30lb/ft|0.45kg/m

DiameterOverDielectric

24.130mm|0.950in

DiameterOverJacket

27.991mm|1.102in

InnerConductorOD

9.4488mm|0.3720in

OuterConductorOD

25.400mm|1.000in

Electrical Specifications
CableImpedance

50ohm1ohm

Capacitance

22.0pF/ft|73.0pF/m

dcResistance,InnerConductor

0.410ohms/kft|1.435ohms/km

dcResistance,OuterConductor

0.340ohms/kft|1.116ohms/km

dcTestVoltage

6000V

Inductance

0.184H/m|0.056H/ft

InsulationResistance

100000MOhm

JacketSparkTestVoltage(rms)

8000V

OperatingFrequencyBand

15000MHz

PeakPower

91.0kW

PulseReflection

0.5%

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Product Specifications
AVA5-50
Velocity

91%

Environmental Specifications
InstallationTemperature

40Cto+60C(40Fto+140F)

OperatingTemperature

55Cto+85C(67Fto+185F)

StorageTemperature

70Cto+85C(94Fto+185F)

General Specifications
Brand

HELIAX

Mechanical Specifications
BendingMoment

19.0Nm|14.0ftlb

FlatPlateCrushStrength

75.0lb/in

MinimumBendRadius,MultipleBends

254.00mm|10.00in

MinimumBendRadius,SingleBend

127.00mm|5.00in

NumberofBends,minimum

15

NumberofBends,typical

30

TensileStrength

159kg|350lb

Standard Conditions
Attenuation,AmbientTemperature

20C|68F

AveragePower,AmbientTemperature

40C|104F

AveragePower,InnerConductorTemperature 100C|212F

Return Loss/VSWR
FrequencyBand
806960MHz
17002170MHz

VSWR
1.13
1.13

ReturnLoss(dB)
24.30
24.30

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Product Specifications
AVA5-50

Attenuation
Frequency(MHz)
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
2500
2700
3000
3400
3700
4000
5000

Attenuation(dB/100m)
0.076
0.108
0.132
0.153
0.343
0.487
0.599
0.777
1.039
1.11
1.155
1.369
1.479
1.591
1.968
2.292
2.44
2.581
2.614
2.846
3.093
3.325
3.379
3.533
3.673
3.756
4.247
4.7
5.04
5.205
5.523
5.678
5.83
5.979
6.27
6.553
6.963
7.487
7.866
8.234
9.396

Attenuation(dB/100ft)
0.023
0.033
0.04
0.046
0.105
0.149
0.183
0.237
0.317
0.338
0.352
0.417
0.451
0.485
0.6
0.698
0.744
0.787
0.797
0.868
0.943
1.014
1.03
1.077
1.119
1.145
1.294
1.432
1.536
1.586
1.683
1.731
1.777
1.822
1.911
1.997
2.122
2.282
2.397
2.51
2.864

AveragePower(kW)
91.00
77.97
63.61
55.06
24.48
17.23
14.02
10.81
8.08
7.57
7.27
6.14
5.68
5.28
4.27
3.67
3.44
3.25
3.21
2.95
2.72
2.53
2.49
2.38
2.29
2.24
1.98
1.79
1.67
1.61
1.52
1.48
1.44
1.40
1.34
1.28
1.21
1.12
1.07
1.02
0.89

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