LDF4-50A

LDF4-50A, HELIAX® Low Density Foam Coaxial Cable, corrugated

copper, 1/2 in, black PE jacket Halogen free jacketing non-fire-retardant
(General propose cable for outdoor use only)

Product Classification
Product Type Coaxial wireless cable

Product Brand HELIAX®

Product Series LDF4-50A

Ordering Note CommScope® standard product (Global)

General Specifications
Flexibility Standard

Jacket Color Black

Performance Note Attenuation values typical, guaranteed within 5%

Dimensions
Diameter Over Dielectric 12.954 mm   |   0.51 in

Diameter Over Jacket 15.875 mm   |   0.625 in

Inner Conductor OD 4.826 mm   |   0.19 in

Outer Conductor OD 13.97 mm   |   0.55 in

Nominal Size 1/2 in

Electrical Specifications
Cable Impedance 50 ohm ±1 ohm

Capacitance 75.8 pF/m   |   23.104 pF/ft

dc Resistance, Inner Conductor 1.48 ohms/km   |   0.451 ohms/kft

dc Resistance, Outer Conductor 2.69 ohms/km   |   0.82 ohms/kft

dc Test Voltage 4000 V

Inductance 0.19 µH/m   |   0.058 µH/ft

Insulation Resistance 100000 MOhms-km

Jacket Spark Test Voltage (rms) 8000 V

Operating Frequency Band 1 – 8800 MHz

Peak Power 40 kW
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Velocity 88 %

VSWR/Return Loss
Frequency Band VSWR Return Loss (dB)
680–800 MHz 1.13 24.3
800–960 MHz 1.13 24.3
1700–2200 MHz 1.13 24.3
2300–2700 MHz 1.13 24.3

Attenuation
Frequency (MHz) Attenuation (dB/100 m) Attenuation (dB/100 ft) Average Power (kW)
1.0 0.211 0.064 36.11
1.5 0.259 0.079 29.46
2.0 0.299 0.091 25.5
10.0 0.672 0.205 11.35
20.0 0.954 0.291 7.99
30.0 1.172 0.357 6.51
50.0 1.521 0.463 5.02
85.0 1.995 0.608 3.82
88.0 2.031 0.619 3.76
100.0 2.169 0.661 3.52
108.0 2.256 0.688 3.38
150.0 2.673 0.815 2.85
174.0 2.887 0.88 2.64
200.0 3.103 0.946 2.46
204.0 3.135 0.956 2.43
300.0 3.835 1.169 1.99
400.0 4.462 1.36 1.71
450.0 4.749 1.447 1.61
460.0 4.804 1.464 1.59
500.0 5.021 1.53 1.52
512.0 5.085 1.55 1.5
600.0 5.533 1.686 1.38
700.0 6.009 1.831 1.27
800.0 6.456 1.968 1.18

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824.0 6.56 1.999 1.16
894.0 6.855 2.089 1.11
960.0 7.124 2.171 1.07
1000.0 7.284 2.22 1.05
1218.0 8.11 2.472 0.94
1250.0 8.226 2.507 0.93
1500.0 9.093 2.771 0.84
1700.0 9.744 2.97 0.78
1794.0 10.039 3.06 0.76
1800.0 10.058 3.066 0.76
2000.0 10.666 3.251 0.72
2100.0 10.961 3.341 0.7
2200.0 11.251 3.429 0.68
2300.0 11.535 3.516 0.66
2500.0 12.09 3.685 0.63
2700.0 12.627 3.849 0.6
3000.0 13.407 4.086 0.57
3400.0 14.401 4.389 0.53
3600.0 14.882 4.536 0.51
3700.0 15.118 4.608 0.5
3800.0 15.353 4.679 0.5
3900.0 15.585 4.75 0.49
4000.0 15.815 4.82 0.48
4100.0 16.042 4.889 0.48
4200.0 16.268 4.958 0.47
4300.0 16.492 5.027 0.46
4400.0 16.714 5.094 0.46
4500.0 16.934 5.161 0.45
4600.0 17.153 5.228 0.44
4700.0 17.37 5.294 0.44
4800.0 17.585 5.36 0.43
4900.0 17.798 5.425 0.43
5000.0 18.01 5.489 0.42
6000.0 20.055 6.113 0.38
8000.0 23.826 7.262 0.32

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8800.0 25.244 7.694 0.3

Material Specifications
Dielectric Material Foam PE

Jacket Material PE

Inner Conductor Material Copper-clad aluminum wire

Outer Conductor Material Corrugated copper

Mechanical Specifications
Minimum Bend Radius, multiple Bends 127 mm   |   5 in

Minimum Bend Radius, single Bend 50.8 mm   |   2 in

Number of Bends, minimum 15

Number of Bends, typical 50

Tensile Strength 113 kg   |   249.122 lb

Bending Moment 3.8 N-m   |   33.633 in lb

Flat Plate Crush Strength 2 kg/mm   |   111.995 lb/in

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)

Attenuation, Ambient Temperature 68 °F   |   20 °C

Average Power, Ambient Temperature 104 °F   |   40 °C

Average Power, Inner Conductor Temperature 212 °F   |   100 °C

Packaging and Weights

Cable weight 0.22 kg/m   |   0.148 lb/ft

Regulatory Compliance/Certifications
Agency Classification
CENELEC EN 50575 compliant, Declaration of Performance (DoP) available
CHINA-ROHS Below maximum concentration value
ISO 9001:2015 Designed, manufactured and/or distributed under this quality management system
REACH-SVHC Compliant as per SVHC revision on www.commscope.com/ProductCompliance
ROHS Compliant
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UK-ROHS Compliant

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trademarks and registered trademarks are property of their respective owners. Revised: June 10, 2023