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CABLES, WIRE GAUGE,CONNECTORS

A series of technical articles from the RAFARS Technical Manager - G4DDM

POPULAR ATV CABLES
TYPE	Quickform	RG58C/U	RG213	Westflex	Andrews	Andrews	Andrews	EcoFlex	EcoFlex	Times Microwave
TYPE	141	(UR76)	(UR67)	103	FHJ2-50A	LDF4-50	LDF5-50	10	15	LMR 600
O/D mm Inner mm Minimum Bending Insulation	0.141"	5.0 19/0.18 Sn 25mm PE	10.3 7/0.75 Cu 50mm PE	10.3 1/2.7 Cu 55mm SAS	11.3 1/2.91 Cu 9.5cm LDC	16.0 1/4.76 Cu 12.5cm LDC	28.0 1/9.12 Cu 25cm LDC	10.2 3.0mm (7x1mm) 40mm	14.6 4.5 (7x1.55) 70mm PE	14.99 4.47 solid 38mm
Outer Conductor	semi-solid	Braid Cu	Braid Cu	Tape & Braid Cu	- Copper type Welded and - Ring Corrugated			Cu braid over cu foil	Cu braid over cu foil	Alum. tape Cu foil
Velocity Ratio Sheath	0.7 Sn	0.67 PVC	0.67 PVC	0.85 PVC	0.88 PE	0.88 PE	0.89 PE	0.86 PVC	0.86 PVC	0.87 PE or PVC
Loss per 10 Metres.
430Mhz		3.4db	1.58db	0.75db	0.86db	0.52db	0.28db	0.89 dB	0.61db	0.56db
1300Mhz	4db	6.0db	3.0db	1.5db	1.33db	0.89db	0.5db	1.65 dB	1.14db	0.109db
2400Mhz				2.5db				2.36 dB	1.63db	0.145db

KEY.
Cu = Copper FEP = Fluorinated Ethylene Propylene LDC = Low density cellular Polyethylene PE = Polyethylene (Polythene) PVC = Polyvinylchloride, non-migrating SAS = Semi Air Spaced Five cell extrusion Sn = Tinned Copper METRIC CONVERTOR

Useful cable loss calculator by VK1OD...
http://vk1od.net/calc/tl/tllc.php

UK/US WIRE GAUGES	SWG	AWG	Diam (mm)
	8	6	4.1
	10	8	3.2
	11	9	2.9
	12	10	2.5
	13	11	2.3
	14	12	2.0
	15	13	1.8
	16	14	1.6
	17	15	1.4
	18	16	1.3
	19	18	1.0
	20	19	0.9
	21	20	0.8
	22	21	0.72
	23	22	0.64
	24	23	0.57
	25	24	0.51
	26	25	0.45
	27	26	0.40
	28	-	0.38
	29	27	0.36
	30	28	0.32
	36	32	0.20
	38	34	0.15
	44	40	0.08

SCART CONNECTORS
PINOUT & VOLTAGE LEVELS

Fitting N PLUGS to Ecoflex cable

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