AVA6-50

AVA6-50, HELIAX® Andrew Virtual Air™ Coaxial Cable, corrugated

copper, 1-1/4 in, black PE jacket (Halogen free jacketing non-fire-
retardant)

Product Classification
Product Type Coaxial wireless cable

Product Brand HELIAX®

Product Series AVA6-50

Ordering Note CommScope® standard product in Asia Pacific | CommScope® standard

product in the United States and Canada

General Specifications
Flexibility Standard

Jacket Color Black

Dimensions
Diameter Over Dielectric 34.036 mm | 1.34 in

Diameter Over Jacket 39.624 mm | 1.56 in

Inner Conductor OD 14.021 mm | 0.552 in

Outer Conductor OD 36.068 mm | 1.42 in

Nominal Size 1-1/4 in

Electrical Specifications
Cable Impedance 50 ohm ±1 ohm

Capacitance 72 pF/m | 21.946 pF/ft

dc Resistance, Inner Conductor 1.74 ohms/km | 0.53 ohms/kft

dc Resistance, Outer Conductor 0.75 ohms/km | 0.229 ohms/kft

dc Test Voltage 8500 V

Inductance 0.187 µH/m | 0.057 µH/ft

Insulation Resistance 100000 Mohms•km

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Jacket Spark Test Voltage (rms) 10000 V

Operating Frequency Band 1 – 3700 MHz

Peak Power 180 kW

Velocity 92 %

VSWR/Return Loss
Frequency Band VSWR Return Loss (dB)
680–800 MHz 1.13 24.3
806–960 MHz 1.13 24.3
1700–2170 MHz 1.13 24.3

Attenuation
Frequency (MHz) Attenuation (dB/100 m) Attenuation (dB/100 ft) Average Power (kW)
1.0 0.079 0.024 82.63
1.5 0.097 0.03 67.41
2.0 0.113 0.034 58.33
10.0 0.253 0.077 25.89
20.0 0.36 0.11 18.21
30.0 0.443 0.135 14.8
50.0 0.576 0.176 11.39
85.0 0.758 0.231 8.66
88.0 0.772 0.235 8.51
100.0 0.825 0.251 7.96
108.0 0.858 0.262 7.65
150.0 1.019 0.311 6.44
174.0 1.102 0.336 5.96
200.0 1.186 0.361 5.53
204.0 1.198 0.365 5.48
300.0 1.471 0.448 4.46
400.0 1.717 0.523 3.82
450.0 1.829 0.558 3.59
460.0 1.851 0.564 3.54
500.0 1.937 0.59 3.39
512.0 1.962 0.598 3.34
600.0 2.14 0.652 3.07

2.329 0.71 2.82 Page 2 of 4

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700.0 2.329 0.71 2.82
800.0 2.507 0.764 2.62
824.0 2.548 0.777 2.58
894.0 2.666 0.813 2.46
960.0 2.774 0.846 2.37
1000.0 2.838 0.865 2.31
1218.0 3.171 0.967 2.07
1250.0 3.218 0.981 2.04
1500.0 3.569 1.088 1.84
1700.0 3.835 1.169 1.71
1794.0 3.955 1.206 1.66
1800.0 3.963 1.208 1.66
2000.0 4.212 1.284 1.56
2100.0 4.333 1.321 1.51
2200.0 4.452 1.357 1.47
2300.0 4.569 1.393 1.44
2500.0 4.798 1.462 1.37
2700.0 5.021 1.53 1.31
3000.0 5.345 1.629 1.23
3400.0 5.76 1.755 1.14
3600.0 5.961 1.817 1.1
3700.0 6.06 1.847 1.08

Material Specifications
Dielectric Material Foam PE

Jacket Material PE

Inner Conductor Material Corrugated copper tube

Outer Conductor Material Corrugated copper

Mechanical Specifications
Minimum Bend Radius, multiple Bends 203.2 mm | 8 in

Minimum Bend Radius, single Bend 152.4 mm | 6 in

Number of Bends, minimum 15

Number of Bends, typical 40

Tensile Strength 154 kg | 339.511 lb

29.8 N-m | 263.752 in lb Page 3 of 4

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Bending Moment 29.8 N-m | 263.752 in lb

Flat Plate Crush Strength 1.3 kg/mm | 72.797 lb/in

Environmental Specifications
Installation temperature -40 °C to +60 °C (-40 °F to +140 °F)

Operating Temperature -55 °C to +85 °C (-67 °F to +185 °F)

Storage Temperature -70 °C to +85 °C (-94 °F to +185 °F)

Attenuation, Ambient Temperature 68 °F | 20 °C

Average Power, Ambient Temperature 104 °F | 40 °C

Average Power, Inner Conductor Temperature 212 °F | 100 °C

Packaging and Weights

Cable weight 0.68 kg/m | 0.457 lb/ft

Regulatory Compliance/Certifications
Agency Classification
CENELEC EN 50575 compliant, Declaration of Performance (DoP) available
CHINA-ROHS Below maximum concentration value
ISO 9001:2015 Designed, manufactured and/or distributed under this quality management system
REACH-SVHC Compliant as per SVHC revision on www.commscope.com/ProductCompliance
ROHS Compliant

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respectively, of CommScope. All specifications are subject to change without notice. See www.commscope.com for the
most current information. Revised: September 25, 2020