AVA5-50, HELIAX® Andrew Virtual Air™ Coaxial Cable, corrugated copper, 7/8 in, black PE jacket
| Construction Materials |
| Jacket Material | PE |
| Outer Conductor Material | Corrugated copper |
| Dielectric Material | Foam PE |
| Flexibility | Standard |
| Inner Conductor Material | Copper tube |
| Jacket Color | Black |
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| Dimensions |
| Nominal Size | 7/8 in |
| Cable Weight | 0.30 lb/ft | 0.45 kg/m |
| Diameter Over Dielectric | 24.130 mm | 0.950 in |
| Diameter Over Jacket | 27.991 mm | 1.102 in |
| Inner Conductor OD | 9.4488 mm | 0.3720 in |
| Outer Conductor OD | 25.400 mm | 1.000 in |
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| Electrical Specifications |
| Cable Impedance | 50 ohm ±1 ohm |
| Capacitance | 22.0 pF/ft | 73.0 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 |
| Operating Frequency Band | 1 – 5000 MHz |
| Peak Power | 91.0 kW |
| Pulse Reflection | 0.5% |
| Velocity | 91% |
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| 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) |
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| General Specifications |
| Brand | HELIAX® |
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| Mechanical Specifications |
| Bending Moment | 19.0 N-m | 14.0 ft lb |
| Flat Plate Crush Strength | 75.0 lb/in |
| 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 |
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| 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/VSWR| Frequency Band | VSWR | Return Loss (dB) |
| 806–960 MHz | 1.13 | 24.30 |
| 1700–2170 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 |
| 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
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