Product Specifications: Characteristics
Product Specifications: Characteristics
Product Specifications: Characteristics
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
Regulatory Compliance/Certifications
Agency Classification
RoHS 2002/95/EC Compliant
China RoHS SJ/T 113642006 Below Maximum Concentration Value (MCV)
From North America, toll free Outside North America © 2009 CommScope, Inc. All rights reserved.
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