HJ9-50

HJ9-50, HELIAX® Standard Air Dielectric Coaxial Cable, corrugated

Product Classification
Product Type Air coaxial cable

Product Brand HELIAX®

Product Series HJ9-50

General Specifications
Flexibility Standard

Jacket Color Black

Dimensions
Diameter Over Jacket 132.08 mm   |   5.2 in

Inner Conductor OD 51.308 mm   |   2.02 in

Outer Conductor OD 127 mm   |   5 in

Nominal Size 5 in

Cable Volume 10,869.651 L/km   |   117 ft³/kft

Electrical Specifications
Cable Impedance 50 ohm ±0.5 ohm

Capacitance 71.194 pF/m   |   21.7 pF/ft

dc Resistance, Inner Conductor 0.328 ohms/km   |   0.1 ohms/kft

dc Resistance, Outer Conductor 0.131 ohms/km   |   0.04 ohms/kft

dc Test Voltage 27500 V

Inductance 1.87 µH/m   |   0.57 µH/ft

Insulation Resistance 100000 MOhms-km

Jacket Spark Test Voltage (rms) 12000 V

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Operating Frequency Band 1 – 960 MHz

Peak Power 1890 kW

Power Attenuation 6.661

Velocity 93 %

Attenuation
Frequency (MHz) Attenuation (dB/100 m) Attenuation (dB/100 ft) Average Power (kW)
1.0 0.024 0.007 898.9
1.5 0.03 0.009 732.78
2.0 0.034 0.011 633.76
10.0 0.078 0.024 279.96
20.0 0.111 0.034 196.17
30.0 0.137 0.042 159.06
50.0 0.179 0.055 121.87
85.0 0.237 0.072 92.12
88.0 0.242 0.074 90.44
100.0 0.259 0.079 84.49
108.0 0.269 0.082 81.09
150.0 0.322 0.098 67.97
174.0 0.348 0.106 62.72
200.0 0.376 0.115 58.14
204.0 0.38 0.116 57.51
300.0 0.47 0.143 46.51
400.0 0.552 0.168 39.6
450.0 0.59 0.18 37.06
460.0 0.597 0.182 36.6
500.0 0.626 0.191 34.91
512.0 0.635 0.193 34.44
600.0 0.695 0.212 31.45
700.0 0.759 0.231 28.78
800.0 0.821 0.25 26.62
824.0 0.835 0.255 26.17
894.0 0.876 0.267 24.95
960.0 0.914 0.278 23.92

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Material Specifications
Dielectric Material PE

Jacket Material PE

Inner Conductor Material Copper tube

Outer Conductor Material Corrugated copper

Mechanical Specifications
Minimum Bend Radius, multiple Bends 1270 mm   |   50 in

Number of Bends, minimum 15

Number of Bends, typical 30

Tensile Strength 454 kg   |   1,000.897 lb

Bending Moment 200 ft lb   |   271.164 N-m

Flat Plate Crush Strength 4.911 kg/mm   |   275 lb/in

Pressurization, maximum 0.207 N/mm²   |   30 psi

Environmental Specifications
Installation temperature -40 °C to +60 °C (-40 °F to +140 °F)

Operating Temperature -40 °C to +85 °C (-40 °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

Regulatory Compliance/Certifications
Agency Classification
ISO 9001:2015 Designed, manufactured and/or distributed under this quality management system

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respectively, of CommScope. All specifications are subject to change without notice. See www.commscope.com for the
most current information. Revised: December 8, 2020