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Product Specifications

AVA5-50
AVA5­50, HELIAX® Andrew Virtual Air™ Coaxial Cable, corrugated copper, 7/8 in, black PE jacket 

CHARACTERISTICS

Construction Materials
Jacket Material  PE 
Outer Conductor Material  Corrugated copper 
Dielectric Material  Foam PE 
Flexibility  Standard 
Inner Conductor Material  Copper tube 
Jacket Color  Black 
  

Dimensions
Nominal Size  7/8 in 
Cable Weight  0.31 lb/ft   |   0.46 kg/m 
Diameter Over Dielectric  24.130 mm   |   0.950 in 
Diameter Over Jacket  27.940 mm   |   1.100 in 
Inner Conductor OD  9.398 mm   |   0.370 in 
Outer Conductor OD  25.400 mm   |   1.000 in 
  

Electrical Specifications
Cable Impedance  50 ohm ± 1 ohm 
Capacitance  22 pF/ft   |   73 pF/m 
dc Resistance, Inner Conductor  0.410 ohms/kft   |   1.435 ohms/km 
dc Resistance, Outer Conductor  0.340 ohms/kft   |   1.116 ohms/km 
dc Test Voltage  6000 V 
Inductance  0.184 µH/m   |   0.056 µH/ft 
Insulation Resistance  100000 MOhm 
Jacket Spark Test Voltage (rms)  8000 V 

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Product Specifications
AVA5-50

Operating Frequency Band  1 – 5000 MHz 
Peak Power  91.0 kW 
Pulse Reflection  0.5% 
Velocity  91% 
  

Environmental Specifications
Installation Temperature  ­40 °C to +60 °C (­40 °F to +140 °F) 
Operating Temperature  ­55 °C to +85 °C (­67 °F to +185 °F) 
Storage Temperature  ­70 °C to +85 °C (­94 °F to +185 °F) 
  

General Specifications
Brand  HELIAX® 
  

Mechanical Specifications
Bending Moment  19.0 N­m   |   14.0 ft lb 
Flat Plate Crush Strength  75.0 lb/in   |   1.3 kg/mm 
Minimum Bend Radius, Multiple Bends  254.00 mm   |   10.00 in 
Minimum Bend Radius, Single Bend  127.00 mm   |   5.00 in 
Number of Bends, minimum  15 
Number of Bends, typical  30 
Tensile Strength  159 kg   |   350 lb 
  

Standard Conditions
Attenuation, Ambient Temperature  20 °C   |   68 °F 
Average Power, Ambient Temperature  40 °C   |   104 °F 
Average Power, Inner Conductor Temperature  100 °C   |   212 °F 

Return Loss
Frequency Band VSWR Return Loss (dB)
806–960 MHz 1.13 24.30
1700–2000 MHz 1.13 24.30

Attenuation
Frequency (MHz) Attenuation (dB/100 m) Attenuation (dB/100 ft) Average Power (kW)
0.5 0.076 0.023 91.00
1 0.108 0.033 77.97
1.5 0.132 0.04 63.61
2 0.153 0.046 55.06
10 0.343 0.105 24.48
20 0.487 0.149 17.23
30 0.599 0.183 14.02
50 0.777 0.237 10.81
88 1.039 0.317 8.08

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Product Specifications
AVA5-50

100 1.11 0.338 7.57


108 1.155 0.352 7.27
150 1.369 0.417 6.14
174 1.479 0.451 5.68
200 1.591 0.485 5.28
300 1.968 0.6 4.27
400 2.292 0.698 3.67
450 2.44 0.744 3.44
500 2.581 0.787 3.25
512 2.614 0.797 3.21
600 2.846 0.868 2.95
700 3.093 0.943 2.72
800 3.325 1.014 2.53
824 3.379 1.03 2.49
894 3.533 1.077 2.38
960 3.673 1.119 2.29
1000 3.756 1.145 2.24
1250 4.247 1.294 1.98
1500 4.7 1.432 1.79
1700 5.04 1.536 1.67
1800 5.205 1.586 1.61
2000 5.523 1.683 1.52
2100 5.678 1.731 1.48
2200 5.83 1.777 1.44
2300 5.979 1.822 1.40
2500 6.27 1.911 1.34
2700 6.553 1.997 1.28
3000 6.963 2.122 1.21
3400 7.487 2.282 1.12
3700 7.866 2.397 1.07
4000 8.234 2.51 1.02
5000 9.396 2.864 0.89

Regulatory Compliance/Certifications
Agency Classification
RoHS 2002/95/EC Compliant
China RoHS SJ/T 11364­2006 Below Maximum Concentration Value (MCV)

 
 

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Telephone: 1-800-255-1479 Telephone: +1-708-873-2307 All specifications are subject to change. Please see page 3 of 3
Fax: 1-800-349-5444 Fax: +1-779-435-8579 www.andrew.com for the most current information. 2/8/2009

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