What are Flexible RF Coaxial Cables?
Flexible Coaxial Cables are RF cables that have a high level of flexibility – they can be bent, twisted and turned and continue to transmit high-frequency signals with minimal signal distortion. These cables need to be specially designed to ensure that there is minimal performance degradation while a cable is bent. The bend radius of a cable can be used to determine the level of flexibility that a cable can exhebit.
Important parameters when looking for a Flexible Coaxial Cable:
Operating Frequency: Coaxial cables can transmit radio waves in a certain range of frequency according to their thickness, materials they are made of and length of transmission.
Bend Radius: This defines how much a cable can be bent without any signal degradation.
Shielding Effectiveness (dB): It is the relative ability of a cable’s shield to screen out undesirable interference. In coaxial cables, the outer conductor provides a shield to keep interfering signals from getting in and to keep signals from leaking out to become undesirable interference for nearby devices.
Power Handling (W/dBm): This is the maximum RF signal power that can be handled by a coaxial cable at a particular frequency.
Insertion Loss: Insertion loss is the loss of signal when traveling in and out of a coaxial cable. The Insertion loss in coaxial cables usually varies with the length of the cable and is measured in dB/foot or dB/m.
Connectors: Coaxial cables are usually terminated on either end with connectors. Each cable type can have a set of compatible connector types. It is important to know which connectors can be used with which cable.
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