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RF Microwave Cable Assemblies Coaxial Components

RF Microwave Cable Assemblies Coaxial Components

Product catalog summary

Overview: Florida RF Labs, part of Smiths Interconnect, specializes in RF and microwave cable assemblies, offering products like Lab-Flex® cables and Thermopad® attenuators. The company is recognized for its advanced technology solutions across various sectors.

Certifications: The company is certified with AS 9100, Nadcap, ISO 9001 & 14001, and OSHAS 18001, ensuring high standards in manufacturing and environmental management.

Product Offerings:

Lab-Flex® Cables: Low-loss, flexible cables for aerospace and defense applications.
Thermopad® Attenuators: Patented products offering temperature variable and fixed attenuation.
Diamond RF Resistives®: High-performance terminations and resistors.
HybriX® Components: Signal distribution components including hybrids and couplers.

Key Features:

Custom engineered solutions and application-specific designs.
High-reliability testing and tighter tolerances.
Design, prototyping, and manufacturing centers in Florida, UK, and Costa Rica.

Applications: Products are used in space, defense, industrial markets, and wireless telecommunication networks.

Customer Service: Emphasis on extraordinary customer service, design, and technical support.

Table of Contents Highlights:

Cable Selection: Detailed sections on cable selection by application, critical parameters, attenuation, and power.
Product Specifications: Comprehensive specifications and performance data for various cable series.
Options and Ordering: Information on connector selection, options, and ordering details.
Application Notes: Guidance on cable length definitions, tolerances, and care and handling.

Engineering Data: Information on phase stability concerning temperature and materials abbreviations.

Coaxial Components: Covers various coaxial components with specifications and applications.

Cable Selection Guide: Organized by application, critical parameters, attenuation, and power, providing a comprehensive list of cables suitable for different applications.

Applications and Specifications: Lists various applications and corresponding cable types with detailed specifications.

Attenuation and Power Handling: Detailed tables showing attenuation and power handling for different cable types.

Connectors: Guide on connectors, detailing maximum frequency capabilities and compatibility with various cable families.

Introduction: Comprehensive guide on various cable types and their specifications, focusing on the ASR Series Family of High-Performance VNA test port cables.

Specifications: ASR and ASR-F cables operate up to 50 GHz with a nominal impedance of 50 ohms, featuring expanded PTFE dielectric and stainless steel armor.

Performance: Detailed performance metrics such as attenuation and average power rating across various frequencies.

Connector Options: Various connector types available for the ASR series, including phase-matched sets.

Procedures and Recommendations: Outlines procedures for maintaining cable integrity and emphasizes the importance of using torque wrenches.

Applications: Suitable for production and lab testing, as well as environmental testing.

Conclusion: ASR series provides a reliable solution for high-frequency testing needs.

Lab-Flex® Family: High-performance flexible cable assemblies with low insertion loss and high frequency response.

Specifications: Includes models like Lab Flex 100, 125, 160, 200, 290, and 335, each with specific diameter, frequency range, and loss characteristics.

Performance: Detailed graphs and tables showing attenuation vs frequency and power handling vs frequency.

Connector Selection & Options: Lists various connector types available for the Lab-Flex® series.

Ordering Information: Options for cable assembly include armorized, weatherized, extended boots, and phase matching.

Conclusion: ASR-F and Lab-Flex® series offer robust solutions for high-frequency applications.

Lab-Flex® 235SP: Flexible and durable test cable suitable for applications up to 26 GHz.

Lab-Flex® 335SP: Offers superior performance up to 18 GHz with excellent durability.

Lab-Flex® 490S: Designed for high power applications up to 10 GHz.

Lab-Flex® AF Family: Upgraded version for harsh environments, qualified to meet MIL-T-81490 standards.

Lab-Flex® Q Family: Designed for space applications, meeting NASA outgassing requirements.

Semi-Rigid, Conformable® & Flexible Family: Describes additional cable types with specifications for different diameters and applications.

Specifications: Outlines specifications for different cable series, including attenuation, power handling, and phase stability.

Performance Data: Performance charts illustrate attenuation vs. frequency and power handling vs. frequency.

Connector Options: A variety of connectors are available for each cable series.

Ordering Information: Includes a part numbering code for ordering cables with specific options.

Applications: Suitable for high-frequency interconnects, RF power generators, and satellite component interconnects.

LMR® Cable Assemblies: Designed for interconnect applications up to 5.8 GHz, offering low loss and high shielding.

Specifications: LMR cables come in different diameters and are suitable for frequencies up to 5.8 GHz.

Performance: Performance metrics include attenuation and power handling across different frequencies.

Connector Selection & Options: Various connector types are available, including SMA, TNC, and Type N.

Applications: Used in jumpers, short antenna feeder runs, mobile antennas, GPS, WLAN, and WiMax applications.

Cable Assembly Options: Options include armorized protective covering, weather-proof sealing, and weatherized jacket.

Specifications: Temperature rating, tensile strength, flammability, corrosive effect, solvent resistance, water absorption, fungus resistance, and specifications met.

Procedures: Heat aging, heat shock, and low temperature flexibility.

Norms and Standards: Crush strength test and RoHS compliance.

Recommendations: Suitable for production and lab testing, environmental testing, outdoor installations, and harsh chemical environments.

Key Data from Tables: Cable options and typical properties.

Critical Information: Material properties, compliance, and consultation.

Overview: Technical details on various connectors and cables, focusing on SMA right angles and other connector types.

SMA Right Angles: Pre-bent cables using Semi-Rigid or Conformable® cables to form right angles.

Connector Product Codes: Lists various connectors with their product codes, types, and maximum frequency capabilities.

Material and Plating: High-performance connectors are typically made from stainless steel, with options for gold plating.

Interseries Mating: Details the mechanical and electrical properties of connectors.

Care and Handling: Proper maintenance of connector interfaces is crucial for longevity and accurate measurements.

Phase Stability and Temperature: Method for calculating phase changes in Lab-Flex cables over temperature variations.

Materials Abbreviations: List of material abbreviations used in the manufacturing of connectors and cables.

Introduction: Comprehensive line of rugged and versatile coaxial components, including fixed and temperature variable attenuators, terminations, and remote terminations.

Features: High frequency and wideband performance, shock and vibration resistant construction.

Coaxial Attenuators: Precision coaxial attenuators for power applications up to 2 watts.

Coaxial Thermopads®: Temperature variable attenuators with an SMA plug to SMA jack interface.

Coaxial Terminations: Compatible with SMA, 3.5mm, and 2.9mm interfaces.

Coaxial Remote Terminations: Designed for high power applications requiring remote location.

Coaxial Fixed Attenuators: Available in various series, offering reliable performance up to 40 GHz.

Specifications: Impedance, power, operating temperature, and materials.

Adapters: Rugged stainless steel coaxial adapters available in in-series and between-series options.

Circulators and Isolators: Range of circulators and isolators covering 400 MHz to 26 GHz.

Coaxial to Waveguide Transitions: Support frequencies from 1 to 46 GHz.

Company Overview: Florida RF Labs, EMC Technology, and TRAK Microwave Ltd. are leaders in RF/MW cable assemblies and components.

Key Business Principles: Extraordinary customer service, custom engineered solutions, unique technologies, high-reliability testing, and tighter tolerances.

Centers of Excellence: Design, prototyping, and mid-volume manufacturing in Florida, USA, and Dundee, UK.

Product and Service Expansion: Expanding portfolio with new products and emphasizes customer, design, and technical services.

Certifications: Holds several certifications, including AS 9100, Nadcap, ISO 9001 & 14001, and OSHAS 18001.

Contact Information: Florida RF Labs, Stuart, FL, USA and Trak Europe, Dundee, Scotland.

Product Focus: Highlights test cable assemblies and coaxial passive components with a frequency range of DC-65 GHz.

Catalog excerpts

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8851 SW Old Kansas Ave. Stuart, FL 34997, USA +1 772-286-9300 +1 800-544-5594 Email: [email protected] EMC CAGE Code: 24602 FRFL CAGE Code: 2Y194 AS 9100, Nadcap, ISO 9001 & 14001 and OSHAS 18001 Certified Test Cable Assemblies and Coaxial Passive Components Space Heritage RF & Microwave Cable Assemblies & Coaxial Components 8851 SW Old Kansas Ave. Stuart, FL 34997 USA +1-772-286-9300 +1-800-544-5594 [email protected] www.emc-rflabs.com © Smiths Interconnect Microwave Components, Inc. 2015 Catalog-Cable Rev 1/2015 RF & MICROWAVE CABLE ASSEMBLIES & COAXIAL COMPONENTS Space Test & Measurement Aerospace & Defense Mobile Communications

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Florida RF Labs is an international best-in-class supplier of high performance RF/MW cable assemblies featuring the Lab-Flex® brand of low loss, flexible cable assemblies and coaxial components based on Thermopad® and Diamond RF Resistives® technologies. EMC Technology is an internationally recognized leader in the development and manufacturer of thin and thick film RF and Microwave resistive components, featuring the Thermopad® brand of compensated attenuators, signal distribution products and the HybriX® brand of ultra low loss SMT hybrids and couplers. Stuart, FL, USA TRAK Microwave Ltd. is...

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LMR ® is a registered trademark of Times Microwave Systems *Waterproof Sealing is Standard with Options W, AW, & N

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Cable Selection Guide

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Cable Selection Guide

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Cable Selection Guide

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Cable Selection Guide

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Cable Selection Guide To select a cable first determine the maximum frequency the cable assembly needs to operate at Cables under that frequency are listed by lowest (dB/100 ft) attenuation first

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Cable Selection Guide

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Cable Selection Guide Note: CW Power in watts at sea level and 25°C | Consult Sales Department for Ratings To select a cable first determine the maximum frequency the cable assembly needs to operate at Cables under that frequency are listed by Maximum Power Handling (Watts) first.

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Cable Selection Guide

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Cable Selection Guide

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Cable Selection Guide Cable Family

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Introduction ASR Series Family of High-Performance VNA test port cables. These high frequency assemblies are available individually, in pairs and phase-matched pairs as needed. They are manufactured using the finest materials currently available; offering durable interfaces for repeated matings and special low-loss cable construction for stability over temperature. These high quality assemblies are protected by a stainless steel armor for long-lasting performance in your lab or production test environment. All ASR assemblies are guaranteed to have a minimum return loss of 16 dB at their highest...

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Average Power Rating (Watts)

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* Phase Matched Sets Available: +/- 2.8 picosecond!

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smiths microwave 8851 SW Old Kansas Avenue, Stuart FL 34997, USA Phone: 800-554-5594 Fax: 772-283-5286 The product listed below has been built and/or calibrated in accordance with the Florida RF Labs Standard Operating Procedures and is certified in compliance with ISO 17025 and ANSI/NCSL Z540.1. Accuracy of test equipment and standards is traceable to national and/or international standards, national metrology institutes (e.g., NIST, NPL, NMIJ, NIM), or derived from ratio type self calibration techniques. RF Labs suggested calibration interval is 12 months. Product Information Test Equipment...

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Standard Connectors: Connector Code Description: The ASR series of VNA test cables offers a high performance assembly for precision test applications. It provides a test setup which will maintain its configuration for a very repeatable test platform. The NMD connectors allow direct mating to the test port when a permanent test setup is desired. Features/Benefits: Designs up to 50 GHz Phase Stability over Temperature High Mating Cycles Low Loss Construction Superior Shielding Effectiveness Phased Matched Sets Available Available in Standard Lengths of 12, 18 and 24 inches Applications: Production...

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Standard Connectors: Connector Code Description: The ASR-F series of VNA test cables offers a flexible alternative to the original high performance ASR design. It offers durable construction for long-lasting and repeatable test results. The NMD connectors allow for direct mating to the test port when a more permanent test setup is desired Features/Benefits: Flexible Designs up to 50 GHz Phase Stability over Temperature and Flexure High Mating Cycles Low Loss Construction Superior Shielding Effectiveness Phased Matched Sets Available Available in Standard Lengths of 12 to 72 inches Applications: Production...

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Introduction The Lab-Flex® Family of cables offers you high performance flexible cable assemblies with the lowest insertion loss and highest frequency response when compared with other cables of similar diameters. They are designed with stainless steel connectors along with the strongest cable to connector termination of all the cables types. A wide selection of diameters, protective coverings and electrical options are available. Low PIM Assemblies are also available. Features: • Up to 50 GHz • 40% Lower Loss than Solid Dielectrics • Superior Shielding Effectiveness • Direct Solder Sleeve to...

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Lab-Flex® Family

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Lab-Flex® Family Average Power Rating (Watts) Attenuation vs Frequency Frequency (GHz) Average Power Rating Frequency (GHz) Phase vs Flexure www.emc-rflabs.com

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Lab-Flex® Family Gender of the connector is determined by center pin. Consult sales department for other connectors and options not shown. * Max Frequency of connectors may be limited by the cable selected. Connector Options

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Options & Ordering Information MC - Monocoil-Silicone Ordering Information Part Numbering Code CONNECTOR #1 KMS = 2.9mm Male Straight SMS = SMA Male Straight SMR = SMA Right Angle OPTION (Connector #1) Blank = None E = Extended Boot OPTION Blank = None W = Weatherized KMS = 2.9mm Male Straight SMS = SMA Male Straight SMR = SMA Right Angle (Connector #2) Blank = None E = Extended Boot

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