HCA550-50JFN
5-1/2" HELIFLEX^® Air-Dielectric Coaxial Cable, flame retardant/ halogen free jacket

Applications

TV & Radio

HF Defense

Cable Solutions

Cable Type

HCA

Size

5-1/2"

Jacket Option

Indoor

Inner Conductor Material

Corrugated Copper Tube

Dielectric Material

Helical Polyethylene Spacer

Outer Conductor Material

Corrugated Copper

Jacket Material

Black Polyethylene, Metalhydroxite Filling

Inner Conductor Diameter

58mm (2.28in)

Dielectric Diameter

127mm (5in)

Outer Conductor Diameter

140.5mm (5.53in)

Jacket Diameter

147.1mm (5.79in)

Cable Weight

7.5kg/m (5lb/ft)

Min Bending Radius, Single Bend

800mm (31in)

Min. Bending Radius, Repeated Bends

1,500mm (59in)

Bending Moment

580 Nm (428 lbf*ft)

Tensile Strength

4,000N (900lb)

Air Volume

14l/m (0.1507ft³/ft)

Recommended / Maximum Clamp Spacing

1 / 2 m (3.3 / 6.6 ) ft

Impedance

50 +/- 0.5 Ω

Max. Operating Frequency

0.86 GHz

Velocity

96 %

Capacitance

70pF/m (21.3pF/ft)

Inductance

0.175µH/m (0.053µH/ft)

Peak Power Rating

2,250 kW

RF Peak Voltage

15,000 V

Jacket Spark

8,000 V RMS

DC-Resistance Inner Conductor

0.2Ω/km (0.06Ω/kft)

DC-Resistance Outer Conductor

0.057Ω/km (0.017Ω/kft)

Return Loss (VSWR) Performance

Standard

Min. Return Loss (Max. VSWR)

Typical 20.8dBdB (1.2 VSWR or better within the operation bands of most global frequency ranges. Premium also available. Contact factory for options in your specific frequency band.VSWR)

Fire Performance

Flame Retardant, Halogen Free, Low Smoke

Compliance

RoHS 2011/65/EU China RoHS SJ/T 11364-2006 IEC 60754-1/-2 Halogen Acid Gases REACH (EC 1907/2006) IEC 60332-1 Single-Cable Flame Test IEC 61034-1, -2 Smoke Density Measurement EN 50575:2014 + A1:2016 Construction Products Regulation

Phase Stabilized

Phase matched cables and assemblies are available upon request.

Installation Temperature

-25°C to 60°C (-13°F to 140°F)

Storage Temperature

-70°C to 85°C (-94°F to 185°F)

Operation Temperature

-50°C to 85°C (-58°F to 185°F)

Frequency, MHz	dB per 100m	dB per 100ft	Power, kW
0.5	0.015	0.005	1890
1	0.021	0.006	1330
1.5	0.026	0.008	1090
2	0.03	0.009	940
10	0.067	0.021	418
20	0.096	0.029	294
30	0.118	0.036	239
50	0.153	0.047	184
88	0.205	0.062	138
100	0.219	0.067	129
108	0.228	0.069	124
150	0.27	0.082	105
174	0.292	0.089	97.7
200	0.314	0.096	91.1
300	0.39	0.119	74
400	0.455	0.139	64
450	0.485	0.148	60.3
500	0.513	0.156	57.2
512	0.52	0.158	56.5
600	0.567	0.173	52.2
700	0.616	0.188	48.5
800	0.663	0.202	45.4
824	0.674	0.206	44.7
894	0.706	0.215	43

Note	Standard Conditions: For attenuation: VSWR 1.0, cable temperature 20°C (68°F). For average power: VSWR 1.0, ambient temperature 40°C (104°F), inner conductor temperature 115°C (239°F). No solar loading.