LDF4-50A
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LDF4-50A, HELIAX® Low Density Foam Coaxial Cable, corrugated
copper, 1/2 in, black PE jacket (Halogen free jacketing non-fire-
retardant)
Product Classification
Product Type Coaxial wireless cable
Product Brand BrightWire® |HELIAX®
Product Series LDF4-50A
Ordering Note CommScope® standard product (Global)
General Specifications
Flexibility Standard
Jacket Color Black
Dimensions
Diameter Over Dielectric 12.954 mm|0.51 in
Diameter Over Jacket 15.875 mm|0.625 in
Inner Conductor OD 4.826 mm|0.19 in
Outer Conductor OD 13.97 mm|0.55 in
Nominal Size 1/2 in
Electrical Specifications
Cable Impedance 50 ohm ±1 ohm
Capacitance 75.8 pF/m|23.104 pF/ft
dc Resistance, Inner Conductor 1.48 ohms/km|0.451 ohms/kft
dc Resistance, Outer Conductor 2.69 ohms/km|0.82 ohms/kft
dc Test Voltage 4000 V
Inductance 0.19 µH/m|0.058 µH/ft
Insulation Resistance 100000 Mohms•km
Jacket Spark Test Voltage (rms) 8000 V
LDF4-50A
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most current information. Revised: April 27, 2020
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Operating Frequency Band 1 – 8800 MHz
Peak Power 40 kW
Velocity 88 %
VSWR/Return Loss
Frequency Band VSWR Return Loss (dB)
680–800 MHz 1.13 24.3
800–960 MHz 1.13 24.3
1700–2200 MHz 1.13 24.3
2300–2700 MHz 1.13 24.3
3400–3800 MHz 1.26 19
Attenuation
Frequency (MHz) Attenuation (dB/100 m) Attenuation (dB/100 ft) Average Power (kW)
1.0 0.211 0.064 36.11
1.5 0.259 0.079 29.46
2.0 0.299 0.091 25.5
10.0 0.672 0.205 11.35
20.0 0.954 0.291 7.99
30.0 1.172 0.357 6.51
50.0 1.521 0.463 5.02
85.0 1.995 0.608 3.82
88.0 2.031 0.619 3.76
100.0 2.169 0.661 3.52
108.0 2.256 0.688 3.38
150.0 2.673 0.815 2.85
174.0 2.887 0.88 2.64
200.0 3.103 0.946 2.46
204.0 3.135 0.956 2.43
300.0 3.835 1.169 1.99
400.0 4.462 1.36 1.71
450.0 4.749 1.447 1.61
460.0 4.804 1.464 1.59
500.0 5.021 1.53 1.52
512.0 5.085 1.55 1.5
600.0 5.533 1.686 1.38