Benefits of LMR Cable

Attenuation (dB per 100 feet)   LMR1200 LMR900 LMR600 1/2”
FSJ4-50B RFP400
LMR400 Belden
9913F7 9914 RG214
RG213 RFP240
LMR240 Belden
RG8X LMR200 LMR195 RG58/U Frequency/Size 1.200” 0.870” 0.590” 0.520” 0.405” 0.405” 0.400” 0.405” 0.240” 0.242” 0.195” 0.195” 0.195” 30 MHz 0.209 0.288 0.421 0.561 0.7 0.8 0.8 1.2 1.3 2.0 1.8 1.8 2.5 50 MHz 0.272 0.374 0.547 0.730 0.9 1.1 1.1 1.6 1.7 2.5 2.3 2.3 3.1 150 MHz 0.481 0.658 0.964 1.29 1.5 1.7 1.7 2.8 3.0 4.7 3.9 4.0 6.2 220 MHz 0.589 0.803 1.18 1.58 1.8 2.1 2.1 3.5 3.7 6.0 4.8 4.8 7.4 450 MHz 0.864 1.17 1.72 2.32 2.7 3.1 3.1 5.2 5.3 8.6 6.9 7.0 10.6 900 MHz 1.27 1.70 2.50 3.41 3.9 4.4 4.5 8.0 7.6 12.8 9.9 9.9 16.5 1,500 MHz 1.69 2.24 3.31 4.57 5.1 6.0     9.9   12.7 12.9   Power Handling (kW; +40C; Sea Level; Continuous Duty Cycle)   LMR1200 LMR900 LMR600 1/2”
FSJ4-50B RFP400
LMR400 Belden
9913F7 RG213 RFP240
LMR240 Belden
RG8X LMR195 RG58/U Frequency/Size 1.200” 0.870” 0.590” 0.520” 0.405” 0.405” 0.405” 0.240” 0.242” 0.195” 0.195” 30 MHz 12.6 8.9 5.5 5.75 3.3 2.2 1.8 1.49 0.35 1.02 0.40 50 MHz 9.7 6.8 4.3 4.42 2.6 1.7 1.2 1.15 0.28 .79 0.30 150 MHz 5.5 3.9 2.4 2.49 1.5 0.90 0.62 0.66 0.15 .45 0.16 220 MHz 4.5 3.2 1.9 2.04 1.2 0.60   0.54   .37   450 MHz 3.1 2.2 1.3 1.38 0.83 0.45 0.30 0.38 0.08 .26 0.08 900 MHz 2.1 1.5 0.93 0.944 0.58 0.28 0.18 0.26 0.05 .18 0.05 1,500 MHz 1.6 1.1 0.70 0.705 0.44 0.20   0.20   .14   Velocity (%) 88 87 87   85 83 66 84 80 80 66 Low Duty Cycle Transmissions – For less than 50% duty cycle. Power rating may be doubled. General Performance Properties   LMR1200 LMR900 LMR600 RFP400
LMR400 RFP240
LMR240 LMR195 Conductor: (note 1) 0.349” 0.262” 0.176” 0.109” 0.056” 0.037” Dielectric: Cellular PE (note 2) 0.920” 0.680” 0.455” 0.285” 0.150” 0.113” Shield: Aluminum Tape (note 3) 0.926” 0.686” 0.461” 0.291” 0.155” 0.118” Shield: Tinned Copper Braid 0.972” 0.732” 0.490” 0.320” 0.178” 0.141” Jacket: Black PE (note 4) 1.200” 0.870” 0.590” 0.405” 0.240” 0.195” Bend Radius (note 5) 6.5” 3.0” 1.5” 1.0” 0.75” 0.50” Weight (lbs/foot) 0.448 0.266 0.131 0.068 0.034 0.022” Temperature Range -40° to +85°