Capability Brochure - Micro-Coax - #1

MICRO-COAX semi-rigid cables lead the industry in reducing loss, and provide unequaled VSWR performance. They

eliminate radiation leakage and are extremely easy to work with. Our semi-rigid cables are an excellent choice in any application, inside and outside the enclosure.

M ICRO-COAX semi-rigid cables are available in general-purpose types, and 26 models are MIL-C-17 QPL approved. Standard outer diameters range from 0.008 in. to 0.390 in. Special models are available for phase-stable, low or high impedance, spline, high-temperature, triaxial, and cryogenic feed and superconductive applications.

MICRO-COAX transmission line products are designed to meet the highest industry standards for performance and durability, while setting new standards in cost-effectiveness.

For traditional cabling applications, MICRO-COAX offers its family of semi­rigid cables and assemblies. When

flexibility is a necessity, our UTFLEX cables offer the best combination of reliability, performance, and long flex life. The new, breakthrough ultralight UTIFLEX is perfect for spaceflight, aerospace, and airframe application where lightweight microwave cables are a critical design element.

Our state-of-the-art products, designed for emerging PCS applications, offer solutions tailored to the specific needs of this exploding marketplace. Fnally, our delay lines can be designed to serve any signal-processing requirement.

For more than three decades, designers throughout the world have come to rely on RF and microwave transmission line products from MICRO-COAX. We've built our reputation on delivering reliable, high-performance, cost-effective solutions to the most challenging cable configuration problems.

reasonable prices. They realized that microwave cables, because they must often transfer very low-level signals, must be precision components that deliver consistent performance under widely varying conditions.

With these challenges before them, the team founded the M icro-Delay Division of Uniform Tubes to design and manufacture semi-rigid cables that compromise nothing in order to achieve the best possible combination of performance and durability.

VSWR (typically less than 1.25:1 to 40 GHz), and the ability to operate at

temperatures from -150 ° C to +165 ² C. They are available with many types of armor, in virtually any length and connector style.

t In addition, the UTiFLEX family i includes miniature cables that are perfect for applications in the tight confines of PCS and other space-critical systems. "They are high-performance alternatives to FG-type flexible and semi-rigid cables.

The UTiFLEX family of microwave cables is available in a wide variety of styles, from low-loss and ultra low-loss, to ultralight, miniature low-loss, and phase-stable cables for vector signal analysis. Each one delivers performance comparable to its most expensive competitors, but costs far less.

Our application engineers will work with you to custom configure a delay line that satisfies your unique electrical and packaging requirements.

Whether you're building radar systems, cellular base stations, or sophisticated test setups, MICRO-COAX delay lines offer an unbeatable combination of high performance, low-cost, and quick delivery.

MICRO-COAX transmission line products are designed to meet or exceed military and commercial standards while maintaining a price/performance ratio that is unequaled in the industry.

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^^Hl microwave signals across a circuit board, between subsystems, or from an instrument to a device under test, we have a transmission line solution for you.

All UTiFLEX assemblies have extremely low loss, low

Our semi-rigid cable, resonator, flexible cable, or delay line wireless products combine excellent performance with low cost, light weight, and compact size.

Our miniature semi-rigid and flexible microwave cables are well suited for PC board mounting in all types of subscriber equipment. And our delay lines are widely used in cellular base stations. M ICRO-COAX wireless products are a popular choice of cellular, PCS, paging, telemetry, and land mobile system designers worldwide.

MICRO-COAX offers a family of products designed to meet the unique requirements of wireless applications.

The success of this division led to the creation of MICRO-COAX, a wholly owned subsidiary, in 1985. Today, M ICRO-COAX continues its success, and now manufactures UTFLEX® flexible cable assemblies, semi-rigid assemblies, and delay lines, as well as the broadest range of semi-rigid cables in the industry.

The tensile strength of ARACON® fibers is up to ten times greater than that of traditional high-strength copper braid.

The mechanical and electrical properties of ARACON® are tailored for today's demanding aerospace and spaceflight applications where strength, flexibility, and light weight are critical.

Add to that UTFLEXs insertion loss which is as low as 0.2 dEVft at 18 GHz, and you have a unique combination of properties that simply can't be found in any other cable.

UTi FLEX microwave cables manufactured with ARACON® metal-clad fibers bring a whole new meaning to lightweight. Utilizing Dupont's® ARACON® ultra-thin fiber instead of heavier silver-plated copper wires, these new breakthrough cables are up to 25% lighter than comparable copper braided cables.

In 1962, the founders of UTI Corp. identified a need for a company that could supply high-performance, semi-rigid microwave transmission lines at