7/8" Foam Dielectric,

LDF Series 50-ohm

LDF5-50A
Description

Attenuation and Average Power

Type No.

Cable Ordering Information

Standard Cable
7/8" Standard Cable, Standard Jacket
Fire Retardant Cable
7/8" Fire Retardant Jacket (CATVR)
Low VSWR and Specialized Cables
7/8" Low VSWR, specify operating band

LDF5-50A
LDF5RN-50A
LDF5P-50A-(**)

** Insert suffix number from Low VSWR Specifications table, page 508.

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)
Mechanical
Outer Conductor
Inner Conductor
Diameter over Jacket, in (mm)
Diameter over Copper Outer Conductor, in (mm)
Diameter Inner Conductor, in (mm)
Nominal Inside Transverse Dimensions, cm
Minimum Bending Radius, in (mm)
Number of Bends, minimum (typical)
Bending Moment, lb-ft (Nm)
Cable Weight, lb/ft (kg/m)
Tensile Strength, lb (kg)
Flat Plate Crush Strength, lb/in (kg/mm)

50 1
5.0
89
91
0.32 (1.05)
0.36 (1.18)
6000
8000
22.8 (75.0)
0.057 (0.187)
Copper
Copper
1.09 (28)
0.98 (24.9)
0.355 (9.0)
2.11
10 (250)
15 (50)
12 (16.3)
0.33 (0.49)
325 (147)
80 (1.4)

* A 75-ohm 7/8" diameter cable is available. Contact Andrew for further

information.

506

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

0.025
0.035
0.043
0.050
0.112
0.159
0.195
0.254
0.340
0.364
0.378
0.449
0.486
0.523
0.649
0.758
0.808
0.855
0.866
0.945
1.03
1.11
1.13
1.18
1.23
1.25
1.42
1.58
1.70
1.75
1.86
1.92
1.97
2.02
2.37
2.55
2.81
3.23

0.081
0.115
0.141
0.163
0.366
0.521
0.641
0.833
1.12
1.19
1.24
1.47
1.59
1.72
2.13
2.49
2.65
2.81
2.84
3.10
3.37
3.63
3.69
3.87
4.02
4.12
4.67
5.18
5.56
5.75
6.11
6.29
6.46
6.63
7.76
8.37
9.23
10.6

91.0
78.6
64.1
55.5
24.6
17.3
14.1
10.8
8.08
7.56
7.26
6.12
5.66
5.26
4.24
3.63
3.41
3.22
3.17
2.91
2.67
2.48
2.44
2.34
2.24
2.19
1.93
1.74
1.62
1.57
1.48
1.44
1.40
1.36
1.16
1.08
0.978
0.853

Standard Conditons:
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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