Product Specifications

Andrew Solutions

 FXL
FXL--1480  
FXL­1480, HELIAX® Flexible Coaxial Cable, smoothwall aluminum, 1­1/4 in, black PE 
jacket  

Construction Materials
Jacket Material  PE 
Outer Conductor Material  Smoothwall aluminum 
Dielectric Material  Foam PE 
Flexibility  Standard 
Inner Conductor Material  Copper 
Jacket Color  Black 
 

Dimensions
Nominal Size  1­1/4 in 
Cable Weight  0.45 lb/ft | 0.67 kg/m 
Diameter Over Jacket  39.878 mm | 1.570 in 
Inner Conductor OD  0.5500 in | 14.1000 mm 
Outer Conductor OD  1.480 in | 37.600 mm 
 

Electrical Specifications
Cable Impedance  50 ohm ±1 ohm 
Capacitance  22.9 pF/ft | 75.1 pF/m 
dc Resistance, Inner Conductor  0.450 ohms/kft | 1.480 ohms/km 
dc Resistance, Outer Conductor  0.150 ohms/kft | 0.490 ohms/km 
dc Test Voltage  9000 V 
Inductance  0.058 µH/ft | 0.190 µH/m 
Insulation Resistance  100000 Mohms•km 
Jacket Spark Test Voltage (rms)  10000 V 
Operating Frequency Band  100 – 3300 MHz 
Peak Power  205.0 kW 
Velocity  89% 
 

Environmental Specifications
Installation Temperature  ­40 °C to +60 °C (­40 °F to +140 °F) 
Operating Temperature  ­50 °C to +70 °C (­58 °F to +158 °F) 
Storage Temperature  ­55 °C to +80 °C (­67 °F to +176 °F) 
 

General Specifications
Brand  HELIAX® 
 

Mechanical Specifications
Bending Moment  75.0 ft lb | 102.0 N­m 
Flat Plate Crush Strength  200.0 lb/in | 3.6 kg/mm 

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Product Specifications
FXL
FXL--1480

Minimum Bend Radius, Multiple Bends  279.40 mm | 11.00 in 

Minimum Bend Radius, Single Bend  203.20 mm | 8.00 in 
Number of Bends, minimum  15 
Tensile Strength  1300 lb | 590 kg 
 

Note
Performance Note  Values typical, unless otherwise stated 
 

Standard Conditions
Attenuation, Ambient Temperature  20 °C | 68 °F 
Average Power, Ambient Temperature  40 °C | 104 °F 
Average Power, Inner Conductor Temperature  100 °C | 212 °F 

Return Loss/VSWR
Frequency Band VSWR Return Loss (dB)
800–960 MHz 1.10 26.40
1700–2000 MHz 1.10 26.40
2300–2500 MHz 1.10 26.40

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Attenuation
Frequency (MHz) Attenuation (dB/100 m) Attenuation (dB/100 ft) Average Power (kW)
0.5 0.054 0.017 146.77
1 0.077 0.023 103.66
1.5 0.094 0.029 84.57
2 0.109 0.033 73.18
10 0.244 0.074 32.51
20 0.347 0.106 22.87
30 0.427 0.13 18.61
50 0.555 0.169 14.33
88 0.742 0.226 10.70
100 0.793 0.242 10.02
108 0.825 0.252 9.63
150 0.98 0.299 8.11
174 1.059 0.323 7.51
200 1.139 0.347 6.98
300 1.411 0.43 5.63
400 1.645 0.501 4.83
450 1.753 0.534 4.53
500 1.855 0.565 4.28
512 1.879 0.573 4.23
600 2.048 0.624 3.88
700 2.227 0.679 3.57
800 2.396 0.73 3.32
824 2.435 0.742 3.26
894 2.547 0.776 3.12
960 2.649 0.808 3.00
1000 2.71 0.826 2.93
1250 3.069 0.935 2.59
1500 3.4 1.036 2.34
1700 3.65 1.113 2.18
1800 3.771 1.149 2.11
2000 4.006 1.221 1.98
2100 4.119 1.256 1.93
2200 4.231 1.29 1.88
2300 4.341 1.323 1.83
2500 4.556 1.389 1.74
2700 4.765 1.452 1.67
3000 5.068 1.545 1.57

* Values typical, guaranteed within 5%  

Regulatory Compliance/Certifications
Agency Classification
RoHS 2011/65/EU Compliant
China RoHS SJ/T 11364­2006 Below Maximum Concentration Value (MCV)
ISO 9001:2008 Designed, manufactured and/or distributed under this quality management system

   

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