Product Specifications

FSJ4-50B
FSJ4­50B, HELIAX® Superflexible Foam Coaxial Cable, corrugated copper, 1/2 in, 
black PE jacket  

 
Construction Materials
Jacket Material  PE 
Outer Conductor Material  Corrugated copper 
Dielectric Material  Foam PE 
Flexibility  Superflexible 
Inner Conductor Material  Copper­clad aluminum wire 
Jacket Color  Black 
  

Dimensions
Nominal Size  1/2 in 
Cable Weight  0.14 lb/ft   |   0.21 kg/m 
Diameter Over Dielectric  8.890 mm   |   0.350 in 
Diameter Over Jacket  13.462 mm   |   0.530 in 
Inner Conductor OD  3.5560 mm   |   0.1400 in 
Outer Conductor OD  12.192 mm   |   0.480 in 
  

Electrical Specifications
Cable Impedance  50 ohm ±1 ohm 
Capacitance  25.2 pF/ft   |   82.7 pF/m 
dc Resistance, Inner Conductor  0.820 ohms/kft   |   2.690 ohms/km 
dc Resistance, Outer Conductor  1.000 ohms/kft   |   3.281 ohms/km 
dc Test Voltage  2500 V 
Inductance  0.207 µH/m   |   0.063 µH/ft 
Insulation Resistance  100000 Mohms•km 
Jacket Spark Test Voltage (rms)  5000 V 
Operating Frequency Band  1 – 10200 MHz 
Peak Power  15.6 kW 
Pulse Reflection  1% 
Velocity  81% 
  

Environmental Specifications
Installation Temperature  ­40 °C to +60 °C (­40 °F to +140 °F) 
Operating Temperature  ­55 °C to +85 °C (­67 °F to +185 °F) 
Storage Temperature  ­70 °C to +85 °C (­94 °F to +185 °F) 
  

General Specifications

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Product Specifications
FSJ4-50B
Brand  HELIAX® 
  

Mechanical Specifications
Bending Moment  2.7 N­m   |   2.0 ft lb 
Flat Plate Crush Strength  110.0 lb/in   |   2.0 kg/mm 
Minimum Bend Radius, Multiple Bends  31.75 mm   |   1.25 in 
Minimum Bend Radius, Single Bend  31.75 mm   |   1.25 in 
Number of Bends, minimum  20 
Tensile Strength  79 kg   |   175 lb 
  

Standard Conditions
Attenuation, Ambient Temperature  20 °C   |   68 °F 
Average Power, Ambient Temperature  40 °C   |   104 °F 
Average Power, Inner Conductor Temperature  100 °C   |   212 °F 

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FSJ4-50B

Attenuation
Frequency (MHz) Attenuation (dB/100 m) Attenuation (dB/100 ft) Average Power (kW)
0.5 0.231 0.07 15.60
1 0.327 0.1 15.60
1.5 0.401 0.122 15.60
2 0.463 0.141 15.60
10 1.044 0.318 10.14
20 1.485 0.453 7.12
30 1.828 0.557 5.79
50 2.377 0.724 4.45
88 3.187 0.971 3.32
100 3.406 1.038 3.11
108 3.546 1.081 2.98
150 4.214 1.285 2.51
174 4.558 1.389 2.32
200 4.908 1.496 2.16
300 6.095 1.858 1.74
400 7.121 2.17 1.49
450 7.592 2.314 1.39
500 8.042 2.451 1.32
512 8.148 2.483 1.30
600 8.891 2.71 1.19
700 9.683 2.951 1.09
800 10.431 3.179 1.01
824 10.605 3.232 1.00
894 11.101 3.383 0.95
960 11.555 3.522 0.92
1000 11.824 3.604 0.89
1250 13.423 4.091 0.79
1500 14.906 4.543 0.71
1700 16.027 4.885 0.66
1800 16.57 5.05 0.64
2000 17.624 5.371 0.60
2100 18.137 5.528 0.58
2200 18.641 5.682 0.57
2300 19.138 5.833 0.55
2500 20.11 6.129 0.53
2700 21.056 6.418 0.50
3000 22.432 6.837 0.47
3400 24.198 7.375 0.44
3700 25.478 7.765 0.42
4000 26.727 8.146 0.40
5000 30.693 9.355 0.34
6000 34.427 10.493 0.31
8000 41.403 12.619 0.26
8800 44.054 13.427 0.24
10000 47.914 14.604 0.22

* Values typical, guaranteed within 5% 

Regulatory Compliance/Certifications
Agency Classification
RoHS 2002/95/EC Compliant
China RoHS SJ/T 11364­2006 Below Maximum Concentration Value (MCV)

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FSJ4-50B
ISO 9001:2008 Designed, manufactured and/or distributed under this quality management system

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