Agilent Technologies ENA Series

104 Appendix A
Cable Loss and Velocity Factors
Cable Loss and Velocity Factors
Cable Loss and Velocity Factors
The following table was reprinted from Times Wire and Cable, RF Transmission
Line Catalog and Handbook. Catalog TL-6, 1972.
Table A-1 Cable Loss and Velocity Factor Table
Coaxial Cable Nominal Loss Characteristics dB per Hundred Feet,
Frequency in GHz
1
RG/U
Relativ
e
Velocit
y
.01 .05 .10 .20 .40 1 3 5 10
5, 5A, 5B, 6A, 6B, 212 .659 .80 1.40 2.90 4.30 6.40 11.0
0
22.0
0
30.0
0
52.0
0
7 .659 .66 1.50 2.20 3.20 4.60 9.00 19.0
0
28.0
0
47.0
0
8, 8A, 10A, 70, 213, 215 .659 .66 1.50 2.20 3.20 4.60 9.00 19.0
0
28.0
0
47.0
0
9, 9A, 9B, 214 .659 .66 1.50 2.20 3.20 4.60 9.00 19.0
0
28.0
0
47.0
0
11, 11A, 12, 12A, 13,
13A, 216
.659 .66 1.50 2.20 3.20 4.60 9.00 19.0
0
28.0
0
–
14, 14A, 74, 74A, 217,
224, 293, 293A, 388
.659 .41 1.00 1.40 2.10 3.10 5.80 13.0
0
19.0
0
31.0
0
17, 17A, 18, 18A, 84A,
85A, 177, 218, 219, 295
.659 .23 .56 .81 1.20 1.90 3.80 9.00 13.5
0
–
19, 19A, 20, 20A, 147,
220, 221
.659 .17 .43 .63 .94 1.50 3.00 7.00 – –
21, 21A, 222 .659 4.40 9.40 12.9
0
18.2
0
26.5
0
44.0
0
87.0
0
– –
22, 22B, 111, 111A .659 1.20 2.80 4.20 6.30 9.60 – – – –