AVA5-50FX
AVA5-50FX, HELIAX® Andrew Virtual Air™ Coaxial Cable, corrugated copper, 7/8 in, black PE jacket (Halogen free jacketing non-fire-retardant)
Technical Specifications
Specifications
Product classification
| Product Type | Coaxial wireless cable |
| Product Brand | HELIAX® |
| Product Series | AVA5-50FX |
| Ordering Note | ANDREW® non-standard product | Not available in the United States or Canada |
General specifications
| Product Number | 520096403/00 | SZ520096403/00 |
| Flexibility | Standard |
| Jacket Color | Black |
| Performance Note | Attenuation values typical, guaranteed within 5% |
Dimensions
| Diameter Over Dielectric | 24.13 mm | 0.95 in |
| Diameter Over Jacket | 27.991 mm | 1.102 in |
| Inner Conductor OD | 9.4488 mm | 0.372 in |
| Outer Conductor OD | 25.4 mm | 1 in |
| Nominal Size | 7/8 in |
Electrical specifications
| Cable Impedance | 50 ohm ±1 ohm |
| Capacitance | 73 pF/m | 22.25 pF/ft |
| dc Resistance, Inner Conductor | 3.1 ohms/km | 0.945 ohms/kft |
| dc Resistance, Outer Conductor | 1.53 ohms/km | 0.466 ohms/kft |
| dc Test Voltage | 6000 V |
| Inductance | 0.184 µH/m | 0.056 µH/ft |
| Insulation Resistance | 100000 MOhms-km |
| Jacket Spark Test Voltage (rms) | 8000 V |
| Operating Frequency Band | 1 – 5000 MHz |
| Peak Power | 91 kW |
| Velocity | 90 % |
Attenuation
Attenuation
| Frequency | Attenuation (db/100 m) | Attenuation (db/100 ft) | Average power (kw) |
| 1.0 MHz | 0.113 | 0.034 | 74.43 |
| 1.5 MHz | 0.138 | 0.042 | 60.73 |
| 2.0 MHz | 0.160 | 0.049 | 52.56 |
| 10.0 MHz | 0.359 | 0.110 | 23.37 |
| 20.0 MHz | 0.510 | 0.156 | 16.46 |
| 30.0 MHz | 0.627 | 0.191 | 13.39 |
| 50.0 MHz | 0.814 | 0.248 | 10.32 |
| 85.0 MHz | 1.068 | 0.326 | 7.86 |
| 88.0 MHz | 1.088 | 0.332 | 7.72 |
| 100.0 MHz | 1.162 | 0.354 | 7.23 |
| 108.0 MHz | 1.209 | 0.368 | 6.95 |
| 150.0 MHz | 1.433 | 0.437 | 5.86 |
| 174.0 MHz | 1.548 | 0.472 | 5.43 |
| 200.0 MHz | 1.665 | 0.507 | 5.05 |
| 204.0 MHz | 1.682 | 0.513 | 4.99 |
| 300.0 MHz | 2.059 | 0.628 | 4.08 |
| 400.0 MHz | 2.398 | 0.731 | 3.50 |
| 450.0 MHz | 2.553 | 0.778 | 3.29 |
| 460.0 MHz | 2.583 | 0.787 | 3.25 |
| 500.0 MHz | 2.700 | 0.823 | 3.11 |
| 512.0 MHz | 2.735 | 0.834 | 3.07 |
| 600.0 MHz | 2.977 | 0.907 | 2.82 |
| 700.0 MHz | 3.235 | 0.986 | 2.60 |
| 800.0 MHz | 3.478 | 1.060 | 2.42 |
| 824.0 MHz | 3.534 | 1.077 | 2.38 |
| 894.0 MHz | 3.694 | 1.126 | 2.27 |
| 960.0 MHz | 3.841 | 1.171 | 2.19 |
| 1000.0 MHz | 3.927 | 1.197 | 2.14 |
| 1218.0 MHz | 4.377 | 1.334 | 1.92 |
| 1250.0 MHz | 4.440 | 1.353 | 1.89 |
| 1500.0 MHz | 4.912 | 1.497 | 1.71 |
| 1700.0 MHz | 5.268 | 1.605 | 1.59 |
| 1794.0 MHz | 5.429 | 1.655 | 1.55 |
| 1800.0 MHz | 5.439 | 1.658 | 1.54 |
| 2000.0 MHz | 5.771 | 1.759 | 1.46 |
| 2100.0 MHz | 5.933 | 1.808 | 1.42 |
| 2200.0 MHz | 6.091 | 1.856 | 1.38 |
| 2300.0 MHz | 6.247 | 1.904 | 1.34 |
| 2500.0 MHz | 6.550 | 1.996 | 1.28 |
| 2700.0 MHz | 6.845 | 2.086 | 1.23 |
| 3000.0 MHz | 7.272 | 2.217 | 1.15 |
| 3400.0 MHz | 7.819 | 2.383 | 1.07 |
| 3600.0 MHz | 8.083 | 2.464 | 1.04 |
| 3700.0 MHz | 8.213 | 2.503 | 1.02 |
| 3800.0 MHz | 8.342 | 2.542 | 1.01 |
| 3900.0 MHz | 8.470 | 2.581 | 0.99 |
| 4000.0 MHz | 8.596 | 2.620 | 0.98 |
| 4100.0 MHz | 8.722 | 2.658 | 0.96 |
| 4200.0 MHz | 8.846 | 2.696 | 0.95 |
| 4300.0 MHz | 8.969 | 2.734 | 0.94 |
| 4400.0 MHz | 9.092 | 2.771 | 0.92 |
| 4500.0 MHz | 9.213 | 2.808 | 0.91 |
| 4600.0 MHz | 9.333 | 2.845 | 0.90 |
| 4700.0 MHz | 9.453 | 2.881 | 0.89 |
| 4800.0 MHz | 9.572 | 2.917 | 0.88 |
| 4900.0 MHz | 9.689 | 2.953 | 0.87 |
| 5000.0 MHz | 9.806 | 2.989 | 0.86 |
Return loss/vswr
| Frequency band | Vswr | Return loss (db) |
| 680–800 MHz | 1.130 | 24.30 |
| 800–960 MHz | 1.130 | 24.30 |
| 1700–2200 MHz | 1.130 | 24.30 |
Material specifications
| Dielectric Material | Foam PE |
| Jacket Material | PE |
| Inner Conductor Material | Copper |
| Outer Conductor Material | Corrugated copper |
Mechanical specifications
| Minimum Bend Radius, multiple Bends | 254 mm | 10 in |
| Minimum Bend Radius, Single Bend | 127 mm | 5 in |
| Number of Bends, minimum | 15 |
| Number of Bends, typical | 30 |
| Tensile Strength | 159 kg | 350.535 lb |
| Bending Moment | 19 N-m | 168.164 in lb |
| Flat Plate Crush Strength | 1.3 kg/mm | 72.797 lb/in |
Environmental specifications
| Installation temperature | -40 °C to +60 °C (-40 °F to +140 °F) |
| Operating Temperature | -55 °C to +70 °C (-67 °F to +158 °F) |
| Storage Temperature | -70 °C to +70 °C (-94 °F to +158 °F) |
| Attenuation, Ambient Temperature | 20 °C | 68 °F |
| Average Power, Ambient Temperature | 40 °C | 104 °F |
| Average Power, Inner Conductor Temperature | 100 °C | 212 °F |
Packaging and weights
| Cable weight | 0.41 kg/m | 0.276 lb/ft |
Regulatory compliance/certifications
| Agency | Classification |
CENELEC  | EN 50575 compliant, Declaration of Performance (DoP) available |
CHINA-ROHS  | Below maximum concentration value |
| ISO 9001:2015 | Designed, manufactured and/or distributed under this quality management system |
| ROHS | Compliant |
| UK-ROHS | Compliant |
| REACH-SVHC | Compliant as per SVHC revision on www.andrew.com/ProductCompliance |