ClearPath™- Series A: Low Loss Jumpers

ClearPath™ part no. "A11" - 0.110 in. diameter shown. Solid center conductor, micro-porous PTFE tape dielectric, double shield flat braid/round braid outer conductor FEP jacket.
Features:

Low Loss

Very Flexible

Cost Effective



Applications:

ATE

Jumpers

Switch Box

Typical Insertion Loss
Max. Attenuation vs. Frequency (GHz) A06 dB/ft A08 dB/ft A11 dB/ft A15 dB/ft A18 dB/ft Conn. Loss dB SWR (x.xx:1)
0.450 VHF 0.26 0.15 0.10 0.08 0.06 0.01 1.05:1
0.900 UHF 0.36 0.22 0.15 0.11 0.08 0.02 1.12:1
1.000 L 0.38 0.23 0.16 0.12 0.09 0.02
2.000 S 0.55 0.33 0.23 0.17 0.13 0.03 1.25:1
3.000 0.67 0.41 0.28 0.21 0.16 0.04
6.000 C 0.96 0.59 0.41 0.31 0.23 0.06
12.000 Ku 1.37 0.86 0.60 0.45 0.34 0.08
18.000 1.69 1.07 0.75 0.56 0.43 0.11 1.35:1
Note: Insertion Loss & SWR increases with non-precision or angle connector types.

ClearPath™ Electrical Data

A06 A08 A11 A15 A18
Maximum Frequency 129 GHz, nominal 71 GHz, nominal 55 GHz, nominal 40 GHz, nominal 28 GHz, nominal
Impedance 50 ohm, nominal
Velocity of Propagation 74%, nominal 75%, nominal 76%, nominal 76.5%, nominal
Time Delay 1.37 ns/ft 1.35 ns/ft 1.34 ns/ft 1.33 ns/ft
Capacitance 32.0 pF/ft, nominal 27.0 pF/ft, nominal 26.9 pF/ft, nominal 26.7 pF/ft, nominal
Inductance 62 nH/ft, nominal 67 nH/ft, nominal 66 nH/ft, nominal
Shielding Effectiveness -85 dBc, minimum
Temperature Phase Stability 25 PPM
Voltage Breakdown 1 kW, minimum 3 kW, minimum 5 kW, minimum 7 kW, minimum 10 kW, minimum

ClearPath™ Mechanical Data

A06 A08 A11 A15 A18
Jacketed Outer Diam. 0.060 inches, nominal 0.090 inches, nominal 0.110 inches, nominal 0.150 inches, nominal 0.195 inches, nominal
Jacket Type FEP
Bend Radius 0.275 inches, nominal 0.400 inches, nominal 0.500 inches, nominal 0.800 inches, nominal 1.000 inches, nominal
Operating Temperature -65 to +200 °C
Weight 0.010 lbs/ft 0.015 lbs/ft 0.020 lbs/ft 0.040 lbs/ft 0.050 lbs/ft
Outer Conductor Flat Braid/Round Braid
Dielectric Micr-porous PTFE Tape
Inner Conductor Solid Ag-plated Copper Stranded Ag-plated Copper
Maximum Assembly Length 100 ft 100 ft 100 ft 100 ft 100 ft
Flex Rating
Highest - 5.0
4.5 4.5 4.5 4.5 4.5

ClearPath™ Standard Connectors

A06 A08 A11 A15 A18
SSMP

SMP

MCX


SMC


SMB


SMA to 26.5 GHz


Type N to 18 GHz


BNC


Other connectors available on request.


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