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ATTENUATION OF STANDARD COAXIAL CABLE
ATTENUATION OF STANDARD COAXIAL CABLE

By: Don McClatchie

Coaxial cable is used widely in most types of communication systems. The properties of the coaxial cable make for a good wide-band path for all kinds of electronic signals.
In fact, over 80 percent of the homes in the USA have one or more coaxial cables connected to them. Industries like Radio Broadcasting, Television Broadcasting, Cable
Television, Telephone Companies, Microwave Transmission, and Data communications over the internet all rely on this type of cable. Most Coaxial cable is made up of
copper wire and insulation material with some types of cable using copper plated steel as the conductors, so the signal loss can vary widely. The main factor in cable loss
comes from the type of insulator material used and the mechanical size and manufacturing methods so the loss can vary slightly from one manufacture to another. This
table shows the losses of signal through the cable at different frequencies in dB “decibels”. This frequency selective attenuation of signal level is also referred to as Cable
Slope Loss. The Capacity of the cable and the inductance along its length causes a greater roll off at higher frequencies.

dB ATTENUATION OF STANDARD COAXIAL CABLE

CABLE TYPE RG- RG- RG- RG- RG- RG- RG- RG- RG- RF9913 RF- LMR- LMR- LMR- LMR- LMR- LMR- LMR1200
174 58 58/U 58X 59 213 214 6 11 9914 195 200 240 400 600 900

dB LOSS PER 100

FEET

FREQUENCY

1 MHz 1.9 0.4 0.5 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.3

10 MHz 3.3 1.4 1.0 0.6 0.6 0.4 0.4 0.5

30 MHz 2.5 2.0 1.2 1.2 0.8 0.8 1.8 1.8 1.3 0.7 0.421 0.288 0.209

50 MHz 6.6 3.3 3.1 2.5 2.4 1.6 1.6 1.4 1.0 1.1 1.1 2.3 2.3 1.7 0.9 0.547 0.374 0.272

100 MHz 8.9 4.9 3.6 3.4 2.2 2.0 1.6 1.4 1.5

144 MHz 6.2 4.6 2.7 2.7 1.6 3.0 1.4 0.960

150 MHz 6.2 4.7 2.8 2.8 1.7 1.7 4.0 3.9 3.1 1.5 0.964 0.658 0.481

200 MHz 11.9 7.3 5.4 3.3 2.8 2.3 1.8 2.0 3.6
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220 MHz 7.4 7.4 6.0 3.5 3.5 2.1 2.1 4.8 4.8 3.7 1.8 1.180 0.803 0.589

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700 MHz 26.0 16.9 11.0 6.6 5.6 4.7 3.6 3.8

900 MHz 27.9 20.1 16.5 12.6 11.1 7.9 7.9 6.0 5.4 4.1 4.5 9.9 9.9 7.5 3.9 2.500 1.700 1.270

915 MHz 20.2 12.8 8.0 8.0 4.2 7.6 4.0 2.510

1 GHz 32.0 21.1 13.5 12.0 8.3 6.2 5.6 4.5 5.3

1.2 GHz 21.5 15.9 10.1 10.1 5.2 9.2 4.8 3.100

1.5 GHz 6.0 12.9 12.7 9.9 5.1 3.310 2.240 1.690

2.4 GHz 32.2 23.1 15.2 15.2 7.7 12.9 6.8 4.400

5.8 GHz 51.6 40.9 28.6 28.6 13.8 20.4 10.8 7.300

IMPEDENCE 50 50 50 50 75 50 50 75 75 50 50 50 50 50 50 50 50 50 Ohm
Ohm Ohm Ohm Ohm Ohm Ohm Ohm Ohm Ohm Ohm Ohm Ohm Ohm Ohm Ohm Ohm Ohm

CABLE TYPE RG- RG- RG- RG- RG- RG- RG- RG- RG- RF9913 RF- LMR- LMR- LMR- LMR- LMR- LMR- LMR1200
174 58 58/U 58X 59 213 214 6 11 9914 195 200 240 400 600 900

All the numbers in this table represent Loss and so by definition are all negative numbers.

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