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Technical Specifications
Product Line: RG8-CMP
Description
10 AWG solid core bare copper dual shielded RG8 coaxial cable
NEC type CMP and CEC type CMP FT6. Product manufactured compliant to the requirements of UL444 for
installations and applications in accordance with NEC articles 725, 800 and 820.
Conductor Electrical
10 AWG
Solid annealed bare copper conductors
Diameter: 0.108" | 2.74mm
DC resistance: 0.90 Ω / 1000' | 2.95 Ω/KM
Shield DCR: 2.92 Ω / 1000' | 9.58 Ω/KM
Mutual capacitance: 24.2 pF/FT | 79.4 pF/M
Impedance: 50 ± 3 Ω
Velocity of Propagation: 83%
Voltage rating: 300V
Cutoff frequency: 16.2 GHz
Insulation Regulatory
Cellular fluoropolymer
Wall thickness: 0.086" | 2.18mm
Diameter: 0.280" | 7.11mm
NEC: CMP 125˚C
CEC: CMP FT6 125˚C
EU RoHS 2002/95/EC Compliant
Color Code Packages
Natural Reel: 1000' | 305M
Weight: 93 Lbs/1000' | 138 Kg/KM
Assembly Installation
N/A Pull Tension: 174 Lbs | 773 N
Bend radius: 3.38" | 86mm unloaded
Bend radius: 6.76" | 172mm loaded
Plenum cable should be conditioned at room temperature for
24 hours prior to installation and never installed below 32˚F |
0˚C ambient temperature
Construct Applications
N/A Plenum Wireless Broadcast systems for RF400 sized cables
Plenum Antenna pigtails, Inventory control systems
Plenum Microwave, wireless microphones
Shield Performance
100% lightly bonded aluminum/poly
90% 24x10/36 AWG tinned copper braid shield
N/A
Jacket Final Outside Diameter (inches)
Polyvinylidene fluoride
Colors: Black
Wall thickness: 0.016" | 0.41mm
Diameter: 0.338" | 8.58mm
0.338
Specification Revision Date:
December 1, 2011
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RG8 Coaxial Sweep to 5.80 GHz
Frequency Attenuation
dB/100F T dB/100m Avg W atts
30 0.70 2.30 3300
50 0.90 2.95 2570
150 1.60 5.25 1480
220 1.90 6.23 1220
450 2.80 9.18 840
900 4.00 13.12 590
1500 5.20 17.06 450
1800 5.70 18.70 410
2000 6.10 20.01 390
2500 6.80 22.30 340
3400 8.00 26.24 290
5800 11.10 36.41 220
Technical Specifications
Product Line: RG8-CMP
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