Radio-Frequency and Microwave Communication Circuits: Analysis and Design

Devendra K. Misra
Copyright # 2001 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
ISBNs: 0-471-41253-8 (Hardback); 0-471-22435-9 (Electronic)

APPENDIX 3

SPECIFICATIONS OF SELECTED
COAXIAL LINES AND WAVEGUIDES

TABLE A3.1 Selected Computer, Instrumentation, and Broadcast Cables

Core Cable Attenuation

Cable type O.D. O.D. Capacitance (dB=100 ft)
RG() Insulation (In.) (In.) Zo (O) (pF=ft) at 400 MHz
8=U Polyethylene 0.285 0.405 50 26.0 3.8
9=U Polyethylene 0.280 0.420 51 30.0 4.1
11=U Polyethylene 0.285 0.405 75 20.5 4.2
58=U Polyethylene 0.116 0.195 53.5 28.5 9.5
59=U Polyethylene 0.146 0.242 75 17.3 5.6
122=U Polyethylene 0.096 0.160 50 30.8 16.5
141A=U Te¯on 0.116 0.190 50 29.0 9.0
142B=U Te¯on 0.116 0.195 50 29.0 9.0
174=U Te¯on 0.060 0.100 50 30.8 20.0
178B=U Te¯on 0.034 0.072 50 29.0 28.0
179B=U Te¯on 0.063 0.100 75 19.5 21.0
180B=U Te¯on 0.102 0.140 95 15.0 17.0
213=U Polyethylene 0.285 0.405 50 30.8 4.7
214=U Polyethylene 0.285 0.425 50 30.8 4.7
223=U Polyethylene 0.116 0.206 50 30.8 10.0
316=U Te¯on 0.060 0.098 50 29.0 20.0

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TABLE A3.2 Selected Semi-rigid Coaxial Lines

Center Maximum
MIL-C-17F Nominal Dielectric Conductor Operating Attenuation at
Designation Impedance Diameter Diameter Frequency Capacitance 1 GHz
(O) (in) (in) (GHz) (pF=ft) (dB=100 ft)
129 50 0.209 0.0641 18 29.6 7.5
130 50 0.1175 0.0362 20 29.9 12
133 50 0.066 0.0201 20 32 22
151 50 0.037 0.0113 20 32 40
154 50 0.026 0.008 20 32 60
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TABLE A3.3 Standard Rectangular Waveguides

TE10 Mode
EIA Inside Cutoff Recommended
Nomenclature Dimension Frequency Frequency Band
WR ( ) (in.) (GHz) for TE10 Mode
2300 23.0  11.5 0.2565046 0.32±0.49
2100 21.0  10.5 0.2809343 0.35±0.53
1800 18.0  9.0 0.3277583 0.41±0.62
1500 15.0  7.5 0.3933131 0.49±0.75
1150 11.5  5.75 0.5130267 0.64±0.98
975 9.75  4.875 0.6051054 0.76±1.15
770 7.7  3.85 0.7662235 0.96±1.46
650 6.5  3.25 0.9077035 1.14±1.73
510 5.1  2.55 1.1569429 1.45±2.2
430 4.3  2.15 1.3722704 1.72±2.61
340 3.4  1.7 1.7357340 2.17±3.30
284 2.84  1.34 2.0782336 2.60±3.95
229 2.29  1.145 2.5779246 3.22±4.90
187 1.87  0.872 3.1530286 3.94±5.99
159 1.59  0.795 3.7125356 4.64±7.05
137 1.372  0.622 4.3041025 5.38±8.17
112 1.122  0.497 5.2660611 6.57±9.99
90 0.9  0.4 6.5705860 8.20±12.5
75 0.75  0.375 7.8899412 9.84±15.0
62 0.622  0.311 9.4951201 11.9±18.0
51 0.51  0.255 11.586691 14.5±22.0
42 0.42  0.17 14.088529 17.6±26.7
34 0.34  0.17 17.415732 21.7±33.0
28 0.28  0.14 21.184834 26.4±40.0
22 0.244  0.112 26.461666 32.9±50.1
19 0.188  0.094 31.595916 39.2±59.6
15 0.148  0.074 40.058509 49.8±75.8
12 0.122  0.061 48.54910 60.5±91.9
10 0.1  0.05 59.35075 73.8±112
8 0.08  0.04 74.44066 92.2±140
7 0.065  0.0325 91.22728 114±173
5 0.051  0.0255 116.47552 145±220
4 0.043  0.0215 137.93866 172±261
3 0.034  0.017 174.43849 217±330