{"id":1036,"date":"2012-12-26T18:05:26","date_gmt":"2012-12-26T18:05:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.raveon.com\/data_radio_info\/?p=1036"},"modified":"2014-12-26T18:06:17","modified_gmt":"2014-12-26T18:06:17","slug":"table-coax-cable-attenuation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.raveon.com\/data_radio_info\/table-coax-cable-attenuation-1036\/","title":{"rendered":"Table: Coax cable attenuation"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Coax cable attenuation.<\/h2>\n<p>All coax cable looses power.\u00a0 The amount of power loss in a coax cable depends upon the length of the cable, the type of cable, and the frequency it is being used at.<\/p>\n<p>The following tables are helpful for predicting the amount of signal loss through a coax cable.\u00a0 For example, if you use a 50 foot section of LMR-400 cable in your data radio modem system that operates a 450MH, you will loose 1.6dB.<\/p>\n<table width=\"488\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td rowspan=\"2\" width=\"141\"><strong><em>Cable Group<\/em><\/strong><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"7\" width=\"285\"><strong><em>Attenuation in dB per 100 feet<\/em><\/strong><\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"2\" width=\"61\">Outer Diameter (inches)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>30<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>50<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>100<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>150<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>450<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>1000<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>2400<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"141\"><strong>LMR-100A\u00ae<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"38\">3.9<\/td>\n<td width=\"44\">5.1<\/td>\n<td width=\"50\">7.2<\/td>\n<td width=\"33\">8.9<\/td>\n<td width=\"37\">15.8<\/td>\n<td width=\"40\">24.1<\/td>\n<td width=\"41\">38.0<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"141\"><strong>LMR-200\u00ae<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"38\">1.8<\/td>\n<td width=\"44\">2.3<\/td>\n<td width=\"50\">3.2<\/td>\n<td width=\"33\">4.0<\/td>\n<td width=\"37\">7.0<\/td>\n<td width=\"40\">10.4<\/td>\n<td width=\"41\">16.5<\/td>\n<td>0.195<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"141\"><strong>LMR-240 Ultra\u00ae<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"38\">1.3<\/td>\n<td width=\"44\">1.7<\/td>\n<td width=\"50\">2.9<\/td>\n<td width=\"33\">3.6<\/td>\n<td width=\"37\">5.3<\/td>\n<td width=\"40\">9.5<\/td>\n<td width=\"41\">12.7<\/td>\n<td>0.240<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"141\"><strong>LMR-240\u00ae<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"38\">1.3<\/td>\n<td width=\"44\">1.7<\/td>\n<td width=\"50\">2.4<\/td>\n<td width=\"33\">3.0<\/td>\n<td width=\"37\">5.2<\/td>\n<td width=\"40\">7.9<\/td>\n<td width=\"41\">12.7<\/td>\n<td>0.240<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"141\"><strong>LMR-400 Ultra\u00ae<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"38\">0.8<\/td>\n<td width=\"44\">1.1<\/td>\n<td width=\"50\">1.5<\/td>\n<td width=\"33\">1.5<\/td>\n<td width=\"37\">3.2<\/td>\n<td width=\"40\">5.0<\/td>\n<td width=\"41\">7.9<\/td>\n<td>0.405<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"141\"><strong>LMR-400\u00ae<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"38\">0.7<\/td>\n<td width=\"44\">0.9<\/td>\n<td width=\"50\">1.3<\/td>\n<td width=\"33\">1.5<\/td>\n<td width=\"37\">2.7<\/td>\n<td width=\"40\">4.1<\/td>\n<td width=\"41\">6.6<\/td>\n<td>0.405<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"141\"><strong>RG-174<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"38\">5.5<\/td>\n<td width=\"44\">6.6<\/td>\n<td width=\"50\">8.8<\/td>\n<td width=\"33\">10.3<\/td>\n<td width=\"37\">18.1<\/td>\n<td width=\"40\">27.4<\/td>\n<td width=\"41\">43.0<\/td>\n<td>0.100<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"141\"><strong>RG-213<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"38\">1.0<\/td>\n<td width=\"44\">1.5<\/td>\n<td width=\"50\">2.1<\/td>\n<td width=\"33\">2.8<\/td>\n<td width=\"37\">4.4<\/td>\n<td width=\"40\">7.1<\/td>\n<td width=\"41\">12.0<\/td>\n<td>0.405<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"141\"><strong>RG-214<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"38\">1.2<\/td>\n<td width=\"44\">1.6<\/td>\n<td width=\"50\">1.9<\/td>\n<td width=\"33\">2.4<\/td>\n<td width=\"37\">5.1<\/td>\n<td width=\"40\">8.0<\/td>\n<td width=\"41\">13.7<\/td>\n<td>0.405<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"141\"><strong>RG-316<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>4.3<\/td>\n<td>5.6<\/td>\n<td>7.9<\/td>\n<td>4.4<\/td>\n<td>17.2<\/td>\n<td>26.1<\/td>\n<td>45.0<\/td>\n<td>0.110<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"141\"><strong>RG-58A\/U<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"38\">2.5<\/td>\n<td width=\"44\">4.1<\/td>\n<td width=\"50\">5.3<\/td>\n<td width=\"33\">6.1<\/td>\n<td width=\"37\">10.6<\/td>\n<td width=\"40\">24.0<\/td>\n<td width=\"41\">38.9<\/td>\n<td>0.195<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"141\"><strong>RG-8\/U FOAM<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"38\">1.0<\/td>\n<td width=\"44\">1.2<\/td>\n<td width=\"50\">1.8<\/td>\n<td width=\"33\">2.4<\/td>\n<td width=\"37\">4.4<\/td>\n<td width=\"40\">7.1<\/td>\n<td width=\"41\">12.0<\/td>\n<td>0.400<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"141\"><strong>RG-8X<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"38\">2.0<\/td>\n<td width=\"44\">2.1<\/td>\n<td width=\"50\">3.0<\/td>\n<td width=\"33\">4.7<\/td>\n<td width=\"37\">8.6<\/td>\n<td width=\"40\">12.9<\/td>\n<td width=\"41\">21.6<\/td>\n<td>0.242<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"141\"><strong>RG218\/U<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>0.4<\/td>\n<td>0.6<\/td>\n<td>0.8<\/td>\n<td>1.0<\/td>\n<td>2.0<\/td>\n<td>3.8<\/td>\n<td>6.4<\/td>\n<td>0.870<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<table width=\"488\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td rowspan=\"2\" width=\"141\"><strong><em>Cable Group<\/em><\/strong><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"7\" width=\"285\"><strong><em>Attenuation in dB per 100 meters<\/em><\/strong><\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"2\" width=\"61\">Outer Diameter (mm)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>30<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>50<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>100<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>150<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>450<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>1000<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>2400<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"141\"><strong>LMR-100A\u00ae<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"38\">12.5<\/td>\n<td width=\"44\">16.3<\/td>\n<td width=\"50\">23.0<\/td>\n<td width=\"33\">28.5<\/td>\n<td width=\"37\">50.6<\/td>\n<td width=\"40\">77.1<\/td>\n<td width=\"41\">121.6<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"141\"><strong>LMR-200\u00ae<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"38\">5.8<\/td>\n<td width=\"44\">7.4<\/td>\n<td width=\"50\">10.2<\/td>\n<td width=\"33\">12.8<\/td>\n<td width=\"37\">22.4<\/td>\n<td width=\"40\">33.3<\/td>\n<td width=\"41\">52.8<\/td>\n<td>4.95<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"141\"><strong>LMR-240 Ultra\u00ae<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"38\">4.2<\/td>\n<td width=\"44\">5.4<\/td>\n<td width=\"50\">9.3<\/td>\n<td width=\"33\">11.5<\/td>\n<td width=\"37\">17.0<\/td>\n<td width=\"40\">30.4<\/td>\n<td width=\"41\">40.6<\/td>\n<td>6.10<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"141\"><strong>LMR-240\u00ae<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"38\">4.2<\/td>\n<td width=\"44\">5.4<\/td>\n<td width=\"50\">7.7<\/td>\n<td width=\"33\">9.6<\/td>\n<td width=\"37\">16.6<\/td>\n<td width=\"40\">25.3<\/td>\n<td width=\"41\">40.6<\/td>\n<td>6.10<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"141\"><strong>LMR-400 Ultra\u00ae<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"38\">2.6<\/td>\n<td width=\"44\">3.4<\/td>\n<td width=\"50\">4.8<\/td>\n<td width=\"33\">4.8<\/td>\n<td width=\"37\">10.2<\/td>\n<td width=\"40\">15.8<\/td>\n<td width=\"41\">25.3<\/td>\n<td>10.29<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"141\"><strong>LMR-400\u00ae<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"38\">2.2<\/td>\n<td width=\"44\">2.9<\/td>\n<td width=\"50\">4.0<\/td>\n<td width=\"33\">4.8<\/td>\n<td width=\"37\">8.6<\/td>\n<td width=\"40\">13.2<\/td>\n<td width=\"41\">21.1<\/td>\n<td>10.29<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"141\"><strong>RG-174<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"38\">17.6<\/td>\n<td width=\"44\">21.1<\/td>\n<td width=\"50\">28.2<\/td>\n<td width=\"33\">33.0<\/td>\n<td width=\"37\">57.9<\/td>\n<td width=\"40\">87.7<\/td>\n<td width=\"41\">137.6<\/td>\n<td>2.54<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"141\"><strong>RG-213<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"38\">3.3<\/td>\n<td width=\"44\">4.8<\/td>\n<td width=\"50\">6.7<\/td>\n<td width=\"33\">9.0<\/td>\n<td width=\"37\">14.1<\/td>\n<td width=\"40\">22.6<\/td>\n<td width=\"41\">38.4<\/td>\n<td>10.29<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"141\"><strong>RG-214<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"38\">3.8<\/td>\n<td width=\"44\">5.1<\/td>\n<td width=\"50\">6.1<\/td>\n<td width=\"33\">7.7<\/td>\n<td width=\"37\">16.3<\/td>\n<td width=\"40\">25.6<\/td>\n<td width=\"41\">43.8<\/td>\n<td>10.29<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"141\"><strong>RG-316<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"38\">13.8<\/td>\n<td width=\"44\">17.9<\/td>\n<td width=\"50\">25.3<\/td>\n<td width=\"33\">14.1<\/td>\n<td width=\"37\">55.0<\/td>\n<td width=\"40\">83.5<\/td>\n<td width=\"41\">144.0<\/td>\n<td>2.79<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"141\"><strong>RG-58A\/U<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"38\">8.0<\/td>\n<td width=\"44\">13.1<\/td>\n<td width=\"50\">17.0<\/td>\n<td width=\"33\">19.5<\/td>\n<td width=\"37\">33.9<\/td>\n<td width=\"40\">76.8<\/td>\n<td width=\"41\">124.5<\/td>\n<td>4.95<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"141\"><strong>RG-8\/U FOAM<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"38\">3.3<\/td>\n<td width=\"44\">3.8<\/td>\n<td width=\"50\">5.8<\/td>\n<td width=\"33\">7.7<\/td>\n<td width=\"37\">14.1<\/td>\n<td width=\"40\">22.7<\/td>\n<td width=\"41\">38.4<\/td>\n<td>10.16<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"141\"><strong>RG-8X<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"38\">6.4<\/td>\n<td width=\"44\">6.7<\/td>\n<td width=\"50\">9.6<\/td>\n<td width=\"33\">15.0<\/td>\n<td width=\"37\">27.5<\/td>\n<td width=\"40\">41.3<\/td>\n<td width=\"41\">69.1<\/td>\n<td>6.15<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"141\"><strong>RG218\/U<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"38\">1.3<\/td>\n<td width=\"44\">1.8<\/td>\n<td width=\"50\">2.6<\/td>\n<td width=\"33\">3.3<\/td>\n<td width=\"37\">6.5<\/td>\n<td width=\"40\">12.2<\/td>\n<td width=\"41\">20.5<\/td>\n<td>22.10<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Coax cable attenuation. All coax cable looses power.\u00a0 The amount of power loss in a coax cable depends upon the length of the cable, the type of cable, and the frequency it is being used at. The following tables are helpful for predicting the amount of signal loss through a coax cable.\u00a0 For example, if [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[63],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.raveon.com\/data_radio_info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1036"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.raveon.com\/data_radio_info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.raveon.com\/data_radio_info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.raveon.com\/data_radio_info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.raveon.com\/data_radio_info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1036"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.raveon.com\/data_radio_info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1036\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1037,"href":"https:\/\/www.raveon.com\/data_radio_info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1036\/revisions\/1037"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.raveon.com\/data_radio_info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1036"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.raveon.com\/data_radio_info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1036"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.raveon.com\/data_radio_info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1036"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}