AL4RPV-50R
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AL4RPV-50, HELIAX® Plenum Rated Air Dielectric Coaxial Cable,
corrugated aluminum, 1/2 in, Red PVC jacket
This product is part of the CommScope Wired for Wireless® Solution
Product Classification
Product Type Air coaxial cable
Product Brand HELIAX®
Product Series AL4-50
Ordering Note CommScope® standard product (Global)
General Specifications
Flexibility Standard
Jacket Color Red
Dimensions
Diameter Over Jacket 15.748 mm|0.62 in
Inner Conductor OD 4.572 mm|0.18 in
Outer Conductor OD 14.046 mm|0.553 in
Nominal Size 1/2 in
Electrical Specifications
Cable Impedance 50 ohm ±2 ohm
Capacitance 75.459 pF/m|23 pF/ft
dc Resistance, Inner Conductor 1.575 ohms/km|0.48 ohms/kft
dc Resistance, Outer Conductor 1.575 ohms/km|0.48 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) 5000 V
1 – 6000 MHz
AL4RPV-50R
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most current information. Revised: December 7, 2020
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Operating Frequency Band
1 – 6000 MHz
Peak Power 40 kW
Power Attenuation 2.325
Pulse Reflection 0.5%
Velocity 88 %
VSWR/Return Loss
Frequency Band VSWR Return Loss (dB)
700–894 MHz 1.13 24.3
806–960 MHz 1.13 24.3
1700–2200 MHz 1.13 24.3
Attenuation
Frequency (MHz) Attenuation (dB/100 m) Attenuation (dB/100 ft) Average Power (kW)
1.0 0.216 0.066 35.37
1.5 0.264 0.081 28.84
2.0 0.306 0.093 24.95
10.0 0.691 0.211 11.04
20.0 0.985 0.3 7.75
30.0 1.213 0.37 6.29
50.0 1.581 0.482 4.83
85.0 2.087 0.636 3.66
88.0 2.126 0.648 3.59
100.0 2.274 0.693 3.35
108.0 2.368 0.722 3.22
150.0 2.821 0.86 2.7
174.0 3.054 0.931 2.5
200.0 3.292 1.003 2.32
204.0 3.327 1.014 2.29
300.0 4.104 1.251 1.86
400.0 4.808 1.465 1.59
450.0 5.134 1.565 1.49
460.0 5.197 1.584 1.47
500.0 5.445 1.659 1.4
512.0 5.517 1.682 1.38
6.032 1.839 1.26