RF Coaxial Cable Selection

Nominal Attenuation (dB / 100 ft) at Frequency (MHz)
RG-xx/U Cables1.01050100200400900100030005000
6A, 212.26.831.92.74.15.96.59.823.032.0
8-Mini, 8X
1.12.53.85.47.98.813.026.0
8X/92580.30.92.13.14.56.610.711.2
8, 8A, 10A, 213.15.551.31.92.74.17.58.016.027.0
9, 9A, 9B, 214.21.661.52.33.35.07.88.818.027.0
11, 11A, 12, 12A,
13, 13A, 216
.19.661.62.33.34.8
7.816.526.5
14, 14A, 217.12.411.01.42.03.1
5.512.419.0
17, 17A, 18, 18A,
218, 219
.06.24.62.951.52.4
4.49.515.3
55B, 223.301.23.24.87.010.014.316.530.546.0
58.331.23.14.66.910.514.517.537.560.0
58A, 58C.441.43.34.97.412.020.024.054.083.0
59, 59B.331.12.43.44.97.011.012.026.542.0
62, 62A, 71A, 71B.25.851.92.73.85.38.38.718.530.0
62B.31.902.02.94.26.2
11.024.038.0
141, 141A, 400
142, 142A
.30.902.13.34.76.9
13.026.040.0
1742.33.96.68.912.017.528.230.064.099.0
178B, 196A2.65.610.514.019.028.0
46.085.0100
188A, 3163.16.09.611.414.216.7
31.060.082.0
179B3.05.38.510.012.516.0
24.044.064.0
393, 235
.61.42.13.14.5
7.514.021.0
402
1.22.73.95.58.0
13.026.026.0
405






22.0

Industry Cables1.01050100200400900100030005000
8214
.601.21.72.74.2
7.814.222.0
9095

1.01.82.63.86.07.5

9913, 9086, 9096

0.91.41.82.64.24.5
13.0
4XL8IIA, Flexi-4XL

0.91.41.82.64.24.5
13.0
LMR-240.24.761.72.43.44.97.57.914.218.7
LMR-400

.91.2
2.54.14.3

LMR-500

.71.0
2.03.23.4

LMR-600

.6.8
1.42.52.7

LDF4-50A.06.21.47.68.981.42.22.34.35.9
LDF5-50A.03.11.25.36.53.781.21.42.53.5


Cable Type Diameter
RG-174 0.110 inch
RG-58/U 0.195
RG-142 0.195
RG-223 0.212
RG-58x 0.240
RG-8x/9258 0.242
RG-8 0.403
RG-213 0.405
RG-214 0.425