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News Release from: Smiths Interconnect - Florida RF Labs | Subject: Phase-matched RF cables
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial
Team on 13 January 2003
RF cables meet their (phase) match
A wide range of phase-matched RF cables is available from Florida RF Labs for many popular series including Lab-Flex, Semi-Rigid, BJ085/BJ141 as well as Standard Solid Dielectric Flexible cable.
A wide range of phase-matched RF cables is available from Florida RF Labs for many popular series including Lab-Flex, Semi-Rigid, BJ085/BJ141 as well as Standard Solid Dielectric Flexible cable Several variations are offered, the most common of which include: phase matched in sets, where all of the cable assemblies are matched to each other; phase matched in pairs that are selected from large groups of phase-matched cables; cables phase matched to a standard, which, for example, may have been established from a previous lot or provided by the customer; phase matched to an electrical length (determined by the customer or provided by Florida RF Labs); or phased offset matching (one or more cables are delivered with a defined phase offset when compared to other cable assemblies)
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 4 Jun 2002 at 8.00am (UK)
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Lab-Flex, Standard Solid Dielectric Flexible, BJ085/BJ141 and Semi-Rigid cables feature a standard phase tolerance of +/-1deg/GHz or 2.8ps.
Lab-Flex features a low-loss, tape-wrapped dielectric that provides up to 40% lower loss than conventional cables.
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Shipped to customer specification drawings, Semi-Rigid cables offer the best shielding performance of all cable assemblies.
Unbent assemblies can be provided for final shaping at the installation site.
The Conformable BJ family offers the option of a hand-formable replacement to Semi-Rigid cable with only a slight isolation and loss penalty.
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