[Microwave] Cable specs wanted
Dr. Gerald N. Johnson
geraldj at netins.net
Sat Dec 3 23:37:07 EST 2016
I found an older catalog on line, but catalog 26 didn't admit FSJ1-50,
so its not a benefit. I did find a few references to FSJ1-50 using
google but nothing to answer your questions.
73, Jerry, K0CQ
On 12/3/2016 10:32 PM, Dave Brown wrote:
> Tks Jerry- yes-I have that data on the FSJ1/50A. Getting data on the
> older cable type is what I want as I have a quantity of it here. Forgot
> I had it actually! Just came across a box of it when sorting out some
> other cables a few days back. I suspect it will be similar - as regards
> loss at 10 GHz- to the A suffix current cable, but really want to get
> that confirmed- else I'll have to connectorise a few meters of it and
> make some measurements.
> 73
> Dave, ZL3FJ
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dr. Gerald N. Johnson"
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>> I only found one Andrew catalog in my library, number 35 dated from
>> 1991. For FSJ1/50A it says good to 20.4 GHz and loss at 10 GHz is 21.8
>> dB / 100 feet.
>>
>> LMR240 is a similar size and a length I had measured at MUD 2014 had
>> half the dB loss per 100 feet as good UT-141 at 10 GHz, though the
>> catalog data stops at 6 GHz. The measurement was 1.75 dB loss for
>> 5'10" that would be 30 dB /100 feet. Extrapolating the LMR plotted
>> data shows 27.5 dB / 100 feet at 10 GHz.
>>
>> 73, Jerry, K0CQ
>>
>> On 12/3/2016 8:47 PM, Dave Brown wrote:
>>> Looking for the attenuation figures for Andrew FSJ1/50- this is the
>>> older cable type, NOT the current type FSJ1/50A. I suspect they are
>>> similar but would like to have this confirmed. Particularly interested
>>> in attenuation figures for 10 GHz. I can't find any references to cable
>>> loss figures in the microwave region for this older cable type anywhere
>>> on the internet. (so far!)
>>> 73
>>> Dave, ZL3FJ
>>>
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