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Microwave cable assemblies

Microwave cable assemblies

Product catalog summary

General Information
HUBER+SUHNER specializes in coaxial cables and connectors, ensuring products meet IEC, MIL, and CECC standards. They offer custom design services for microwave cable assemblies, eliminating the need for training personnel and capital investment for assembly provisions.

Assembly Shop Capability
The assembly shop features automatic bending, laser stripping, temperature-controlled soldering, and clean room facilities for high-quality production.

Care and Handling Instructions
Proper handling of microwave cable assemblies is crucial. Guidelines include storing in original packaging, avoiding kinks, keeping connectors clean, and ensuring proper installation without excessive pressure.

Qualified High-Performance Microwave Cable Assemblies
The SUCOFLEX series offers superior performance up to 50 GHz, ideal for test and measurement applications and defense systems, with benefits like low loss and phase stability.

SUCOFLEX Series Overview
The SUCOFLEX series includes models like SUCOFLEX 100, 200, 300, and 500, each designed for specific applications with features like ultra-low loss and lightweight design.

Advantages of SUCOFLEX
SUCOFLEX assemblies provide vibration stability, low weight, wide frequency range, minimized losses, and chemical stability, suitable for space, airborne, naval, and defense applications.

Qualifications
The SUCOFLEX family is certified to various standards, including MIL-STD for temperature, mechanical shock, vibration, and chemical resistance.

Product Features
SUCOFLEX cables maintain stable electrical characteristics under bending and temperature changes, available with various connectors and ruggedization options.

Recommended Connectors
Connectors include SF101/SF101P: SMA, SK, PC2.4; SF102: SMA, BMA, N, TNC, PC3.5, SK, PC2.4; SF103: BNC, SMA, BMA, N, TNC, PC7, PC3.5; SF126, SF104: BNC, 7/16, SMA, BMA, QMA, TNC, N, QN, PC7, PC3.5; SF106, SF118: 7/16, SMA, N, QN, TNC.

Technical Data
Technical specifications for SUCOFLEX cable types include operating frequency, temperature range, outer diameter, nominal attenuation, bending radii, and weight.

Performance Characteristics
Phase stability vs. flexure and temperature is maintained across all models, with consistent insertion loss stability under bending, temperature changes, and shaking.

Stock Assemblies
Stock assemblies are listed with item numbers, types, lengths, frequencies, maximum insertion loss, and RoHS compliance.

Conclusion
The SUCOFLEX series offers high-performance microwave cable assemblies with a focus on stability, low loss, and a wide range of connector options, suitable for demanding applications in various industries.

SUCOFLEX® 302
Lightweight, high-performance microwave cable assembly designed for optimal performance up to 40 GHz, emphasizing stability and low loss.

SUCOFLEX® 304
Lightweight, high-end cable assemblies for optimal performance up to 18 GHz, with a focus on stability and low loss.

SUCOFLEX® 307
High-performance microwave cable assembly for applications up to 8 GHz, emphasizing high power and low loss.

SUCOFLEX® 329
Lightweight, phase-stable assembly for space and airborne applications up to 29 GHz, with triple shielding for improved screening attenuation.

Product Features
SUCOFLEX 340 is a high-performance microwave cable assembly with a 50 Ω impedance, applicable up to 40 GHz, lightweight, MIL-DTL-17 qualified, and offers low loss with high phase stability versus temperature.

SUCOFLEX 526 Series
Designed for test and measurement applications, offering best-in-class phase and amplitude stability versus flexure, movement, temperature, and tensile stress.

Comparison of SUCOFLEX 526V and 526S
Both variants are suitable for vector network analyzers, critical laboratory conditions, and RF production testing, with high screening effectiveness and RoHS and REACH compliance.

Ordering Information
Various configurations are available for both SUCOFLEX 526V and 526S, with different lengths and connector types.

Minibend Series Overview
Designed for low profile, internal point-to-point interconnections, replacing custom semi-rigid cables with flexible alternatives.

Microbend Series
Offers flexibility, reduced loss, and ruggedized designs suitable for internal interconnections in microwave and optical fiber systems.

Technical Data and Performance
Includes detailed technical data for each cable type, such as maximum operating frequency, velocity of propagation, weight, bending radius, temperature range, and attenuation.

Standards and Compliance
The cables comply with various standards, including MIL-STD-810 for solar radiation, MIL-C-87104 for flammability, and British Standards for chemical resistance.

Coaxial Cable Design Considerations
Consider temperature requirements, cable style, impedance, signal transmission, capacitance, shielding, power handling, and connector considerations.

High Power Applications
Uses Fluoroloy H® in connectors for high power applications, allowing for better heat dissipation and increased power handling capability.

Intermodulation Distortion
Caused by internal nonlinearities, leading to new output signals from mixed input signals, particularly concerning in telecommunications systems.

Space Applications
Space environments impose severe stress on components, requiring careful selection and manufacturing processes.

Phase Stability and Matching
Phase stability is affected by flexure and temperature, with microporous dielectric cables offering better stability.

Attenuation
Measures a component's ability to carry an RF signal efficiently, influenced by dielectric and conductor losses.

Selection Guide
Provides a selection matrix for quick assembly selection, detailing cable types, frequency ranges, attenuation, power handling, and temperature limits.

Catalog excerpts

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General assembly information Qualified, high performance 8 microwave cable assemblies > SUCOFLEX 100/200/300 /500 Qualified, low profile, high performance 86 microwave cable assemblies > Minibend family Microwave test cable assemblies 114 > Sucotest/TL-8A/TL-P Flexible microwave cable assemblies 1 28 microwave cables assemblies > Sucoform/Cobra-flex/Semi-rigid Engineering information 180 Your partner for system solutions HUBER+SUHNER makes a significant contribution to simplifying processes by supplying cables assembled with connector according to customer requirements. The assemblies...

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General assembly information Cables and connectors from the same manufacturer HUBER+SUHNER develops and manufactures coaxial cables and connectors for most applications and in a multitude of versions. The connector series comprise over 1700 different types which prove their qualities daily worldwide. Demanding customers trust the reliability and quality of HUBER+SUHNER products. These products have been tested to IEC, MIL, CECC and other standards. Our extensive know-how in RF technology enables reliable and competent technical consulting and support. You stand to benefit from a well matched...

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Assembly shop capability Automatic bending Automatic stripping Automatic laser stripping Temperature controlled soldering Clean room Laser marking HUBER+SUHNER Microwave assemblies General assembly information

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General assembly information Connector reference Connector reference Length definition and assembly design The assembly lengths are measured using the connector reference plane of straight plug and jack connectors and the pin centerline of right angle connectors. D-shape flat Assembly length Assembly length Standard assembly length tolerances SUCOFLEX®, Sucotest Semi-rigid, Boa-flex, Ever-flex, Steel-flex, Cobra-flex ± 3.0 mm ± 5.0 mm ± 8.0 mm ± 0.4 % Tighter assembly tolerances are available on special request. Please ask your local HUBER+SUHNER partner. Connector A Angular displacement and...

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Care and handling instructions HUBER+SUHNER microwave cable assemblies of all types offer a long service life providing they are treated with the appropriate care and attention. Microwave cable assemblies are high precision system components and require proper handling in order to ensure that measured performance values are maintained. To achieve the maximum installed performance the following guidelines should be followed: 1. Assemblies should remain in their original packaging for delivery and storage. Storage temperature should be between −50 and +80 °C and the relative humidity should not...

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Qualified, high performance microwave cable assemblies The flexible SUCOFLEX® series microwave cable assemblies offer superior electrical and mechanical performance for static and dynamic applications. This series is a high-end product designed to provide optimal performance up to 50 GHz, where stringent electrical requirements, in particular electrical stability and low loss, are important. Ideally suited for test and measurement applications and defense systems. Additional lightweight high end versions are designed to meet the stringent needs of space flights systems (i. e. satellites) and...

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• Introduction • Overview The low loss, high performance microwave cable assembly • For static and dynamic applications up to 50 GHz • Excellent return loss • A balanced range of connectors is available, including types which feature NWA–specific interfaces, and can be provided with various ruggedisations to protect the assembly against different environmental influences • Stock assemblies available The loss revolution for dynamic applications • For static and dynamic applications up to 40 GHz • Ultra low loss • Outstanding phase stability vs. temperature • Excellent return loss • Stock assemblies...

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Introduction SUCOFLEX® What are SUCOFLEX assemblies? SUCOFLEX are flexible microwave cable assemblies offering better transmission characteristics than semi-rigid cables. SUCOFLEX comprises an entire system of optimally matched components such as: • Microwave cables • Connectors • Ruggedisations • Marking sleeves • ... SUCOFLEX is manufactured by highly qualified HUBER+SUHNER employees and tested against strict quality standards under controlled conditions. This results in microwave cable assemblies meeting all of your needs for top quality and high precision reproducibility. SUCOFLEX is always...

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Test+Measurement Wide range of connectors and ruggedisation PC 2.4, PC 3.5, SK, SMA, BMA, QMA, QN, BNC, TNC, N, PC7 and various ruggedisations Electrical stability Thanks to their special design, types like SUCOFLEX 101, SUCOFLEX 101P, SUCOFLEX 102, SUCOFLEX 126, SUCOFLEX 526V and SUCOFLEX 526S are particularly phase stable when subjected to flexure. High speed digital testing High speed digital chip verification Lowest loss, best signal integrity, dense and space saving PCB connectivity, proven and tested solutions and components High speed digital hardware and system verification Mulitcoax...

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Advantages of SUCOFLEX® Defense Wide temperature range −55 to +165 °C for most cable types −55 to +125 °C for most connector types Mechanical protection A wide range of ruggedisations are available for most SUCOFLEX cable types. Rugged connectors Insulators and inner conductors fully captivated, patented connector assembly techniques. High packing density Easy connection and disconnection of up to 8 assemblies with multiport connectors according to MIL-C-38999. Naval Chemical stability Thanks to excellent materials (FEP) and inert surfaces. High power performance SUCOFLEX 106 with more than 400...

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