General Cable Coaxial Cable Solutions Guide
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CATV/MATV/DBS RG 59, RG 6 and RG 11 Ratings
Coax Solution Carol Belden Genesis West Penn Commscope
RG 6 CCS/Foil/60% AL Braid CATV/CM
C5775 9116/1829A 5303
841 5726
RG 6 CCS/Foil/60% AL Braid CATVR/CMR C5886 9116R — — —
RG 6 CCS/Quad/Foil/60%/40% AL Braid CATV/CM C5785 1189A 5307 Q841 5740
RG 6 CCS/Quad/Foil/60%/40% AL Braid CATVR/CMR C5889 1884A — — —
RG 6 CCS/Foil/60% AL Braid CMP - Plenum C3524 9116P — 25841 2275K
RG 6 CCS/Quad/Foil/60%/40% AL Braid CMP - Plenum C3525 1189AP — 25Q841 —
RG 11 CCS/Foil/60% AL Braid CATV/CM C5039 1525A — — 5913
RG 11 CCS/Foil/60% AL Braid CL2P/CMP - Plenum C3528 1523AP — — 2285K
*Note: DuPont™ trademark
General Cable offers a complete line of Carol® Brand Coaxial Cables for
today’s sophisticated high-speed, wide-bandwidth electronics products
that run over long distances with minimal signal loss or degradation.
General Cable has the right coaxial cable to serve every application,
including:
• CATV/MATV/DBS
• HDTV/SDI
• CCTV
The General Cable Coaxial Cable Solutions Guide is a quick-reference
tool to make it easier to specify and sell the right cable for the required
application–residential, commercial, entertainment and security.
Whatever the application calls for, we have a coaxial cable that delivers
the performance your customers need.
Broadband signal, 5MHz–3GHz, VHF/UHF, is traditionally transmitted as an analog signal received directly off air (MATV) or delivered as a community
access television (CATV) service and uses a 75 Ohm system.
Recommended Coaxial Cable Construction: Copper clad steel (CCS) conductor with a foam polyethylene or Teon* core, an aluminum/Mylar*
foil, a minimum of 60% braid, which is typically aluminum (AL) for this application, and a PVC jacket.
For home use, a CM rated coax should be used. A commercial application may require a National Electrical Code (NEC 800 or 725) Riser (CMR) or
Plenum (CMP) rated cable. Economical cable solutions use low smoke PVC (75˚C) jackets. Teflon* (FEP) and other fluoropolymer materials (150˚C)
may be used to provide a more durable and higher-temperature cable alternative.
It is a common misconception that RG 6 coax is “better” than RG 59. While RG 6 has become the industry standard and is an excellent value, it is
a larger cable than RG 59. RG 6 allows the same signal level to be delivered a greater distance. This is expressed as a decibel value at particular
frequencies. For example, at 100 MHz, General Cable’s Carol® Brand part number C5775 RG 6 coax cable has an attenuation value of 2.05 db/100'.
A similar construction Carol® Brand part number C5782 RG 59 coax cable exhibits an attenuation value (loss) at 100 MHz frequency of 2.70db/100'.
This may or may not be significant, depending on the input signal level and distance of the cable run.
For a longer cable run, or if the coax cable is planned for use as the backbone in a system, Carol® Brand part number C5039 RG 11 coax cable should
be used, because its attenuation at 100 MHz frequency is 1.30 db/100'.
CATV/MATV/DBS
Coaxial Cable
Solutions Guide
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HDTV/SDI—Interconnect Cables RG 59, RG 6 and RG 11 Ratings
Coax Solution Carol Belden Genesis West Penn Commscope
RG 59 SBC/Foil/95% TC Braid CMR
395025 1505A 5361
819 5553
RG 59 SBC/Foil/95% TC Braid CMP - Plenum 495023 1506A — — —
RG 6 SBC/Foil/95% TC Braid CMR 395011 1694A — — 5765
RG 6 SBC/Foil/95% TC Braid CMP - Plenum 495025 1695A — — —
RG 11 SBC/Foil/95% TC Braid CMR 395029 7731A — — —
RG 11 SBC/Foil/95% TC Braid CMP - Plenum 495027 7732A — — 2286K
HDTV/SDI
A DTV signal is a television signal provided in a digital form. Data bits, like in a computer, provide a dramatically better picture and better sound
quality called High Denition TV (HDTV). HDTV is the highest quality of DTV and is only one of the available formats. In addition to enhanced picture
quality, the DTV signal allows several program streams (multicasting) on one channel, providing more program potential, as well as interactive
services.
Serial Digital Interface (SDI) is the standard for digital video transmission over coaxial cable. The SMPTE 295M standard provides maximum distances
(300 meters; 140 meters for High Denition), typically at 270 Mbps with 540 Mbps possible over a coaxial cable.
Recommended Coax Cable Construction: Cable providing signal to and within the home/building will continue to be CCS construction (C5775,
C5785). Cables with SBC conductors (395011, 495025) are recommended for the interconnect between the decoder box and other electronic devices
(TV, DVD, DVR, CD, Bluray).
CCTV RG 59 and RG 11 Ratings
Coax Solution Carol Belden Genesis West Penn Commscope
RG 59 SBC/95% BC Braid CM
C1142 543945 5001
— —
RG 59 Stranded (7/30) BC/95% BC Braid CM C1103 9259 — — —
RG 59 Stranded (7/30) BC/95% BC Braid + 22 AWG (7/30)
Shielded Pair CM
C8025 9265 — — —
RG 59 SBC/95% BC Braid + 18 AWG (7/26)
Unshielded Pair CM
C8028 549945 — — —
RG 59 SBC/95% BC Braid + 18 AWG (7/26)
Unshielded Pair CMP - Plenum
C8030 649948 — — —
RG 59 SBC/95% BC Braid CMP - Plenum 495028 643948 5351 25815 2037V
RG 11 SBC/95% BC Braid CM 395058 513945 — 811 5905
RG 11 SBC/95% BC Braid CMP - Plenum 495015 613948 — — 2286K
RG 6 BC/95% BC Braid CMP - Plenum 495035 — — — 2277V
CCTV
Closed Circuit TV (CCTV) signals are typically lower-frequency analog signals. Attenuation increases as frequency increases, therefore lower
baseband signals are able to travel longer distances on an RG 59 type coaxial cable than a higher-frequency television signal. This is why RG 59 is
the most common coax for CCTV. It is becoming more common for Unshielded Twisted Pair (UTP) products, like Category 5e and 6 cables, to be used
for Closed Circuit over Twisted Pair (CCTP) or Web-enabled cameras implemented over a Power over Ethernet network architecture; however, these
solutions require the use of specialized equipment.
Recommended Coax Cable Construction: Solid bare copper (SBC) conductor and a bare copper (BC) braid shield with coverage of 90-95% to
minimize signal loss of both the horizontal and vertical sync signals. Stranded conductors are recommended for pan, zoom, tilt (PZT) cameras.
*Abbreviation Key AL - aluminum SBC - solid bare copper CCS- copper clad steel BC - bare copper TC - tinned copper
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