Product Specifications

A V A 5 R N - 50
AVA5­50, HELIAX® Andrew Virtual Air™ Coaxial Cable, corrugated copper, 7/8 in, gray 
non­halogenated, fire retardant polyolefin jacket 

CHARACTERISTICS

Construction Materials
Jacket Material Non-halogenated, fire retardant polyolefin
Dielectric Material Foam PE
Flexibility Standard
Inner Conductor Material Copper tube
Jacket Color Gray
Outer Conductor Material Corrugated copper

Dimensions
Nominal Size 7/8 in
Cable Weight 0.52 kg/m | 0.35 lb/ft
Diameter Over Dielectric 0.950 in | 24.130 mm
Diameter Over Jacket 1.100 in | 27.940 mm
Inner Conductor OD 0.370 in | 9.398 mm
Outer Conductor OD 1.000 in | 25.400 mm

Electrical Specifications
Cable Impedance 50 ohm ± 1 ohm
Capacitance 73 pF/m | 22 pF/ft
dc Resistance, Inner Conductor 0.410 ohms/kft | 1.435 ohms/km
dc Resistance, Outer Conductor 0.340 ohms/kft | 1.116 ohms/km
dc Test Voltage 6000 V
Inductance 0.056 µH/ft | 0.184 µH/m
Insulation Resistance 100000 MOhm
Jacket Spark Test Voltage (rms) 8000 V
Operating Frequency Band 1 – 5000 MHz
Peak Power 91.0 kW
Pulse Reflection 0.5%
Velocity 91%

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Environmental Specifications
Installation Temperature -25 °C to +60 °C (-13 °F to +140 °F)
Operating Temperature -30 °C to +80 °C (-22 °F to +176 °F)
Storage Temperature -30 °C to +80 °C (-22 °F to +176 °F)

Mechanical Specifications
Bending Moment 14.0 ft lb | 19.0 N-m
Flat Plate Crush Strength 1.1 kg/mm | 60.0 lb/in
Minimum Bend Radius, Multiple Bends 10.00 in | 254.00 mm
Minimum Bend Radius, Single Bend 5.00 in | 127.00 mm
Number of Bends, minimum 15
Number of Bends, typical 30
Tensile Strength 350 lb | 159 kg

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

Return Loss
Frequency Band VSWR Return Loss (dB)
806–960 MHz 1.13 24.30
1700–2000 MHz 1.13 24.30

Attenuation
Frequency (MHz) Attenuation (dB/100 ft) Attenuation (dB/100 m) Average Power (kW)
0.5 0.023 0.076 91.00
1 0.033 0.108 77.97
1.5 0.04 0.132 63.61
2 0.046 0.153 55.06
10 0.105 0.343 24.48
20 0.149 0.487 17.23
30 0.183 0.599 14.02
50 0.237 0.777 10.81
88 0.317 1.039 8.08
100 0.338 1.11 7.57
108 0.352 1.155 7.27
150 0.417 1.369 6.14
174 0.451 1.479 5.68
200 0.485 1.591 5.28
300 0.6 1.968 4.27
400 0.698 2.292 3.67
450 0.744 2.44 3.44

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500 0.787 2.581 3.25
512 0.797 2.614 3.21
600 0.868 2.846 2.95
700 0.943 3.093 2.72
800 1.014 3.325 2.53
824 1.03 3.379 2.49
894 1.077 3.533 2.38
960 1.119 3.673 2.29
1000 1.145 3.756 2.24
1250 1.294 4.247 1.98
1500 1.432 4.7 1.79
1700 1.536 5.04 1.67
1800 1.586 5.205 1.61
2000 1.683 5.523 1.52
2100 1.731 5.678 1.48
2200 1.777 5.83 1.44
2300 1.822 5.979 1.40
2500 1.911 6.27 1.34
2700 1.997 6.553 1.28
3000 2.122 6.963 1.21
3400 2.282 7.487 1.12
4000 2.51 8.234 1.02
5000 2.864 9.396 0.89

Regulatory Compliance/Certifications
Agency Classification
UL/ETL Certification CATVR
RoHS 2002/95/EC Compliant

From North America, toll free Outside North America © 2007 Andrew Corporation, Westchester, IL 60154 US
Telephone: 1-800-255-1479 Telephone: +1-708-873-2307 All specifications are subject to change. Please see page 3 of 3
Fax: 1-800-349-5444 Fax: +1-779-435-8579 www.andrew.com for the most current information. 8/29/2007