MISSION
TIMES MICROWAVE SYSTEMS designs and manufactures high
performance RF transmission line for the telecommunications industry.
These products consist of exible coaxial cable, connectors, accessories and
cable assemblies
We are committed to understanding the needs and requirements of our
customers and providing highly engineered, cost effective products.
TIMES MICROWAVE SYSTEMS is dedicated to total customer satisfaction
and superior results for our shareholders in all we do.
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TIMES MICROWAVE SYSTEMS
358 Hall Ave., Wallingford, CT, 06492-5039 U.S.A.
Phone: 203-949-8400 Fax: 203-949-8423
800-TMS-COAX • www.timesmicrowave.com
LMR WIRELESS PRODUCTS CATALOG
19
th
Edition
TIMES MICROWAVE SYSTEMS
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© 2016, Times Microwave Sytems, Wallingford, CT 06492
An Amphenol Company
An Amphenol Company
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The History of TMS
Times Microwave Systems (TMS)
was founded in 1948 as the Times
Wire and Cable Company.
TMS is an engineering
oriented organization
specializing in the design
and manufacture of high
performance exible and
semi-rigid coaxial cable,
connectors, and cable
assemblies for RF
transmission from HF through
Microwave frequencies.
TMS is committed to
continuous improvement with respect to ISO-9001
Quality Standards and ISO-14001 Environmental
Management Systems.
The expertise that pro-
vided cable solutions for the
demanding requirements of
airborne electronic warfare
systems and led the way in
the development of low
smoke cables for shipboard
applications is now yielding
high performance cables to meet the needs of the wire-
less communications market. The innovative product line
provides a better alternative to corrugated copper cables
for antenna feeders and system interconnects. Compared
to corrugated copper cables, LMR cables offer better
exibility, resistance to linking, comparable attenuation,
and easier connector attachment at a lower cost.
The work performed at TMS in the 60’s, 70’s, and
80’s forms the basis for today’s high performance coaxial
cables. TMS pioneered the development of closed cell
low loss polyethylene foam dielectric and low loss taped
PTFE dielectric coaxial cables. Through a thorough
understanding of transmission line theory and
manufacturing processes, TMS was the rst to produce
cables with reduced periodicity and impedance matched
interfaces, resulting in the rst transmission lines with low
VSWR over broadband frequency ranges up to 40 GHz.
The development of connector design and manufacturing
expertise allowed TMS to take full performance
responsibility for the entire cable assembly, which was
unprecedented at the time.
TMS has been instrumental in the development of
military specications, including MIL-C-17 for coaxial
cables. Times is the leading source of MIL-C-17 qualied
products, holding far more QPL’s (Qualied Product
Listings) than any other manufacturer in the world. Times
also helped the US Navy write the MIL-T-81490
Transmission Line Specication, and is qualied to supply
microwave transmission lines that meet MIL-T-81490
and MIL-C-87104 (US Air Force) requirements. These
are the specications that dene harsh military airborne
environments that Electronic Warfare transmission lines
must perform in, year after year.
TMS applies its expertise
to customer requirements
through a staff of Field
Application Engineers.
Unlike other cable
manufacturers with limited
product lines, who try to t
customer applications to their existing products, the
philosophy of TMS is to select or design the right product
for the application. This results in an optimal and cost
effective solution.
TMS is the leader in the design, qualication,
manufacture, and on-time delivery of high performance
cable and cable assembly products to the commercial
wireless and military marketplace. In 2003, TMS was
selected by Lockheed Martin Aeronautics to supply the
Broadband Airborne Cable Assemblies on the F-35 Joint
Strike Fighter (JSF). TMS was chosen to supply this
solution since its high performance cable assemblies are
able to handle high-speed data in extreme
avionics environments including wide
variations in temperature and
pressure.
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Contents
LMR
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Discussion ........................................................................................4
Installa tion Tools & Hardware Accessories .........................140
Engineered Products
Engineered Products Overview & Training Program ....153
TFT™ & TFT-LF™ Low PIM Coaxial Cables ........................230
T-RAD
®
50 Ohm Leaky Feeder Coaxial Cable .....................176
SilverLine
®
Test Cables ..................................................................182
IntraFle x™ System Interconnect Assemblies ...................212
LMR
®
-SW Smooth W all Aluminum, Lo w PIM Cable ..........216
Bundled Cable .....................................................................................238
Times-Protect
®
Lightning Protection.......................................242
Tec h Notes ...............................................................................................290
Communica tions Coax Selection Guide ..................................310
SPP™, SPO™, SPF™ Lo w PIM Coaxial Cables ...................218
LMR
®
Fle xible Low Loss Cable .........................................................10
LMR
®
- L W Lightw eight Low Loss Cable ..................................... 48
LMR
®
- UF Ultra Fle xible Low Loss Cable................................... 58
LMR
®
- LLPL Lo w Loss Plenum Cable ...........................................76
LMR
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- 75 Ohm Fle xible Low Loss Cable ...................................104
TCOM
®
Fle xible Low Loss Passive Intermod Cable ...........118