MegaPhase GrooveTube Phase Defined Cable

GrooveTube® Phase Defined - Series 3 & 5:
Custom Phase & Power Applications

Photo: Unjacketed Series 3 & 5 Cable Assemblies during flexure show the smooth curves created by GrooveTube®, the flexible solid copper outer conductor.

Note: To indicate a High Power Requirement, please use Part Number suffix "-kW."

Features:

Phase & Amplitude Stable

Rugged

Small Bend Radii

Applications:

Thermal-VAC

Phased Array Radar

Electronic Warfare

Space

Typical Insertion Loss
Max. Attenuation vs. Frequency (GHz)		320		333		339		520		Conn. Loss dB	SWR (x.xx:1)
Max. Attenuation vs. Frequency (GHz)		dB/ft	dB/m	dB/ft	dB/m	dB/ft	dB/m	dB/ft	dB/m	Conn. Loss dB	SWR (x.xx:1)
0.045	VHF	0.02	0.07	0.02	0.07	0.02	0.07	0.03	0.10	0.01	1.02:1
0.512	UHF	0.06	0.20	0.04	0.13	0.04	0.13	0.08	0.27	0.02	1.04:1
0.900	UHF	0.09	0.30	0.06	0.20	0.07	0.23	0.11	0.36	0.02	1.05:1
1.000	L	0.09	0.30	0.06	0.20	0.07	0.23	0.12	0.39	0.02	1.05:1
1.900	L	0.13	0.43	0.09	0.30	0.08	0.26	0.17	0.56	0.03	1.10:1
2.000	S	0.14	0.46	0.10	0.33	0.08	0.26	0.17	0.57	0.03
3.000	S	0.18	0.59	0.10	0.33	0.11	0.36	0.22	0.73	0.04
4.000	C	0.21	0.69	0.14	0.46	0.13	0.43	0.26	0.86	0.04	1.20:1
5.000		0.24	0.79	0.16	0.52	0.14	0.45	0.29	0.95	0.05
6.000		0.27	0.89	0.18	0.59	0.16	0.52	0.34	1.10	0.06
7.000		0.29	0.95	0.19	0.62	0.18	0.59	0.37	1.20	0.06
8.000	X	0.31	1.02	0.21	0.69	0.19	0.62	0.40	1.31	0.07
9.000		0.33	1.08	0.23	0.75	0.22	0.72	0.44	1.44	0.07	1.25:1
10.000		0.36	1.18	0.25	0.82	0.23	0.75	0.46	1.50	0.08
12.000		0.39	1.28	0.28	0.92	0.27	0.89	0.50	1.64	0.08
12.400		0.40	1.31	0.28	0.92	0.27	0.89	0.53	1.74	0.09
14.000	Ku	0.44	1.44	0.29	0.95	0.30	0.98	0.58	1.89	0.09	1.30:1
15.000		0.46	1.51	0.30	0.98	0.32	1.05	0.61	2.00	0.10
16.000		0.48	1.57	0.32	1.05	0.33	1.08	0.66	2.17	0.10
18.000		0.51	1.67	0.34	1.12			0.69	2.26	0.11
20.000	K	0.57	1.87					0.74	2.44	0.12
22.000		0.61	2.00					0.79	2.61	0.13	1.35:1
24.000		0.64	2.10					0.86	2.82	0.14
26.500		0.68	2.23					0.91	2.99	0.15
28.000	Ka	0.75	2.46					0.95	3.11	0.16
30.000								1.00	3.27	0.17	1.40:1
32.000								1.05	3.43	0.18	1.40:1
38.000								1.19	3.90	0.22	1.45:1
40.000								1.24	4.06	0.25	1.45:1
50.000	mm							1.47	4.82	0.37	1.50:1

Note: Insertion Loss & SWR increases with non-precision or angle connector types and varies based on connector combination.

GrooveTube® Series 3 & 5 Electrical Data
	320	333	339	520
Maximum Frequency	28 GHz, nominal	18 GHz, nominal	16 GHz, nominal	50 GHz, nominal
Impedance	50 ohm, nominal
Propagation Velocity	72.5% nominal	80.0% nominal	80.0% nominal	69.0% nominal
Time Delay	1.40 ns/ft (4.59 ns/m)	1.27 ns/ft (4.17 ns/m)	1.27 ns/ft (4.17 ns/m)	1.47 ns/ft (4.82 ns/m)
Capacitance	28.0 pF/ft (95.1 pF/m)	27.0 pF/ft (88.6 pF/m)	27.0 pF/ft (88.6 pF/m)	29.0 pF/ft (95.1 pF/m)
Shielding Effectiveness	>-90 dBc, minimum
Dielectric Constant	1.90	1.56	1.60	2.10
Dielectric Withstdg. Voltage	10 kV at 60 Hz	15 kV at 60 Hz	15 kV at 60 Hz	10 kV at 60 Hz

* at Sea Level, 25 °C

GrooveTube® Series 3 & 5 Mechanical Data
	320	333	339	520
Inner Conductor	Solid Ag-Plated Cu
Dielectric	PTFE Spline	PTFE Spline	PTFE Spline	PTFE Solid
Outer Conductor	Copper GrooveTube®
Outer Jacket	Polyolefin - C
Outer Conductor Diameter	0.207 in (5.26mm)	0.335 in (8.51mm)	0.395 in (10.03mm)	0.201 in (5.26mm)
Bend Radius	0.50 in (1.27cm)	1.00 in (2.54cm)	1.50 in (3.8cm)	0.50 in (1.27cm )
Operating Temperature	-76 to 347°F (-60 to +175°C)
Jacketed Weight	0.040 lb/ft (0.060 kg/m)	0.088 lb/ft (0.132 kg/m)	0.395 lb/ft (0.167 kg/m)	0.045 lb/ft (0.067 kg/m)
Max. Assembly Length	25 ft (7.62 m)	40 ft (12.20 m)	75 ft (22.86 m)	25 ft (7.62 m)
Flex Rating Highest - 5.0	4.0	3.0	2.5	4.5

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