AVA5-50

AVA5-50, HELIAX® Andrew Virtual Air™ Coaxial Cable, corrugated

copper, 7/8 in, black PE jacket (Halogen free jacketing non-fire-
retardant)

Product Classification
Product Type Coaxial wireless cable

Product Brand HELIAX®

Product Series AVA5-50

Ordering Note CommScope® standard product (Global)

General Specifications
Flexibility Standard

Jacket Color Black

Specification Sheet Revision Level B

Dimensions
Diameter Over Dielectric 24.13 mm   |   0.95 in

Diameter Over Jacket 27.991 mm   |   1.102 in

Inner Conductor OD 9.449 mm   |   0.372 in

Outer Conductor OD 25.4 mm   |   1 in

Nominal Size 7/8 in

Electrical Specifications
Cable Impedance 50 ohm ±1 ohm

Capacitance 73 pF/m   |   22.25 pF/ft

dc Resistance, Inner Conductor 1.435 ohms/km   |   0.437 ohms/kft

dc Resistance, Outer Conductor 1.116 ohms/km   |   0.34 ohms/kft

dc Test Voltage 6000 V

Inductance 0.184 µH/m   |   0.056 µH/ft

Insulation Resistance 100000 Mohms•km

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Jacket Spark Test Voltage (rms) 8000 V

Operating Frequency Band 1 – 5000 MHz

Peak Power 91 kW

Velocity 91 %

VSWR/Return Loss
Frequency Band VSWR Return Loss (dB)
680–800 MHz 1.13 24.3
800–960 MHz 1.13 24.3
1700–2200 MHz 1.13 24.3

Attenuation
Frequency (MHz) Attenuation (dB/100 m) Attenuation (dB/100 ft) Average Power (kW)
1.0 0.113 0.034 74.43
1.5 0.138 0.042 60.73
2.0 0.16 0.049 52.56
10.0 0.359 0.11 23.37
20.0 0.51 0.156 16.46
30.0 0.627 0.191 13.39
50.0 0.814 0.248 10.32
85.0 1.068 0.326 7.86
88.0 1.088 0.332 7.72
100.0 1.162 0.354 7.23
108.0 1.209 0.368 6.95
150.0 1.433 0.437 5.86
174.0 1.548 0.472 5.43
200.0 1.665 0.507 5.05
204.0 1.682 0.513 4.99
300.0 2.059 0.628 4.08
400.0 2.398 0.731 3.5
450.0 2.553 0.778 3.29
460.0 2.583 0.787 3.25
500.0 2.7 0.823 3.11
512.0 2.735 0.834 3.07
600.0 2.977 0.907 2.82

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700.0 3.235 0.986 2.6
800.0 3.478 1.06 2.42
824.0 3.534 1.077 2.38
894.0 3.694 1.126 2.27
960.0 3.841 1.171 2.19
1000.0 3.927 1.197 2.14
1218.0 4.377 1.334 1.92
1250.0 4.44 1.353 1.89
1500.0 4.912 1.497 1.71
1700.0 5.268 1.605 1.59
1794.0 5.429 1.655 1.55
1800.0 5.439 1.658 1.54
2000.0 5.771 1.759 1.46
2100.0 5.933 1.808 1.42
2200.0 6.091 1.856 1.38
2300.0 6.247 1.904 1.34
2500.0 6.55 1.996 1.28
2700.0 6.845 2.086 1.23
3000.0 7.272 2.217 1.15
3400.0 7.819 2.383 1.07
3600.0 8.083 2.464 1.04
3700.0 8.213 2.503 1.02
3800.0 8.342 2.542 1.01
3900.0 8.47 2.581 0.99
4000.0 8.596 2.62 0.98
4100.0 8.722 2.658 0.96
4200.0 8.846 2.696 0.95
4300.0 8.969 2.734 0.94
4400.0 9.092 2.771 0.92
4500.0 9.213 2.808 0.91
4600.0 9.333 2.845 0.9
4700.0 9.453 2.881 0.89
4800.0 9.572 2.917 0.88
4900.0 9.689 2.953 0.87
5000.0 9.806 2.989 0.86

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Material Specifications
Dielectric Material Foam PE

Jacket Material PE

Inner Conductor Material Copper tube

Outer Conductor Material Corrugated copper

Mechanical Specifications
Minimum Bend Radius, multiple Bends 254 mm   |   10 in

Minimum Bend Radius, single Bend 127 mm   |   5 in

Number of Bends, minimum 15

Number of Bends, typical 30

Tensile Strength 159 kg   |   350.535 lb

Bending Moment 19 N-m   |   168.164 in lb

Flat Plate Crush Strength 1.3 kg/mm   |   72.797 lb/in

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

Operating Temperature -55 °C to +85 °C (-67 °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

Cable weight 0.45 kg/m   |   0.302 lb/ft

Regulatory Compliance/Certifications
Agency Classification
CENELEC EN 50575 compliant, Declaration of Performance (DoP) available
CHINA-ROHS Below maximum concentration value
ISO 9001:2015 Designed, manufactured and/or distributed under this quality management system
REACH-SVHC Compliant as per SVHC revision on www.commscope.com/ProductCompliance
ROHS Compliant

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©2020 CommScope, Inc. All rights reserved. All trademarks identified by ® or ™ are registered trademarks,
respectively, of CommScope. All specifications are subject to change without notice. See www.commscope.com for the
most current information. Revised: September 25, 2020