GLOSSARY

PTFE COATING

GROUNDING

ICING

RF CONTINUITY

INSTALLATION GUIDES

CABLE ATTENUATION

ATTACHMENT METHODS

Cable Attenuation Chart

Cable Type

Attenuation per 100 feet (dB)

Jacket Material

Shield

150 MHz

450 MHz

900 MHz

1800 MHz

Belden 9914

1.7

2.9

4.5

7.2

PVC

tinned copper 95%

RG 58

5.3

10.5

16

N/A

PVC

tinned copper 95%

RG 142

3.2

6.3

9.2

13

FG Braid

dual silver c/copper 95%

RG 11

1.7

3.3

5.2

N/A

PVC

copper 95%

RG 213U

2.5

5

7.6

10.2

Copolymer

standard cable

BW200

4

7

9.9

14.2

PE III-A

tinned copper 97%

jumper cable

BW240

3

5.3

7.6

10.9

PE III-A

tinned copper 97%

BW300

2.4

4.2

6.1

8.7

PE III-A

tinned copper 97%

BW400

1.5

2.7

3.9

5.7

PE III-A

tinned copper 97%

standard cable

BW500

1.2

2.2

3.1

4.6

PE III-A

tinned copper 97%

BW600

1

1.7

2.5

3.7

PE III-A

Times Ultraflex 400

1.8

3.2

4.7

6.9

TPE

tinned copper 90%

Ultraflex 600

1.2

2.1

3

4.5

TPE

tinned copper 90%

Key:

PVC

Poly Vinyl Chloride

PE III-A

Poly Ethylene - black

TPE

Thermo Plastic Elastomer

FG Braid

Fiberglass Impregnated