• Connectors:Aꢀwideꢀvarietyꢀofꢀconnectorsꢀareꢀavailableꢀ
TIMES MICROWAVE SYSTEMS
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LMR -240
Flexible Low Loss Communications Coax
Ideal for…
ꢀ •ꢀJumperꢀAssembliesꢀinꢀWirelessꢀCommunicationsꢀSystems
ꢀ •ꢀShortꢀAntennaꢀFeederꢀrunsꢀ(e.g.ꢀWLL,ꢀGPS,ꢀLMR,ꢀ
ꢀ ꢀ MobileꢀAntennas)
•ꢀAnyꢀapplicationꢀ(e.g.ꢀWLL,ꢀGPS,ꢀLMR,ꢀWLAN,ꢀWISP,ꢀWiMax,ꢀ
ꢀ ꢀ SCADA,ꢀMobileꢀAntennas)ꢀrequiringꢀanꢀeasilyꢀrouted,ꢀ
ꢀ ꢀ lowꢀlossꢀRFꢀcable
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• LMR standardꢀisꢀaꢀUVꢀResistantꢀPolyethyleneꢀjacketedꢀ
cableꢀdesignedꢀforꢀ20-yearꢀserviceꢀoutdoorꢀuse.ꢀTheꢀ
bendingꢀandꢀhandlingꢀcharacteristicsꢀareꢀsignificantlyꢀbetterꢀ
thanꢀair-dielectricꢀandꢀcorrugatedꢀhard-lineꢀcables.
• Low LossꢀisꢀanotherꢀhallmarkꢀfeatureꢀofꢀLMR-240.
SizeꢀforꢀsizeꢀLMRꢀhasꢀtheꢀlowestꢀlossꢀofꢀanyꢀflexibleꢀcableꢀ
andꢀcomparableꢀlossꢀtoꢀsemirigidꢀhard-lineꢀcables.
• RF Shielding isꢀ50ꢀdBꢀgreaterꢀthanꢀtypicalꢀsingleꢀ
shieldedꢀcoaxꢀ(40ꢀdB).ꢀꢀTheꢀmulti-plyꢀbondedꢀfoilꢀouterꢀ
conductorꢀisꢀratedꢀconservativelyꢀatꢀ>ꢀ90ꢀdBꢀ(i.e.ꢀ>180ꢀ
dBꢀbetweenꢀtwoꢀadjacentꢀcables).ꢀ
•ꢀꢀWeatherability:ꢀ LMR-240ꢀcablesꢀdesignedꢀforꢀ
outdoorꢀexposureꢀincorporateꢀtheꢀbestꢀmaterialsꢀforꢀUVꢀ
resistanceꢀandꢀhaveꢀlifeꢀexpectancyꢀinꢀexcessꢀofꢀ20ꢀyears.
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• LMR - DB isꢀidenticalꢀtoꢀstandardꢀLMRꢀplusꢀhasꢀtheꢀ
advantageꢀ ofꢀ beingꢀ watertight.ꢀTheꢀ additionꢀ ofꢀ
waterproofingꢀcompoundꢀinꢀandꢀaroundꢀtheꢀfoil/braidꢀ
insuresꢀcontinuousꢀreliableꢀserviceꢀshouldꢀtheꢀjacketꢀbeꢀ
inadvertentlyꢀdamagedꢀduringꢀinstallationꢀorꢀinꢀtheꢀfuture.
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• LMR - FR isꢀaꢀnon-halogenꢀ(non-toxic),ꢀlowꢀsmoke,ꢀ
fireꢀretardantꢀcableꢀdesignedꢀforꢀin-buildingꢀrunsꢀthatꢀcanꢀ
beꢀroutedꢀanywhereꢀexceptꢀairꢀhandlingꢀplenums.ꢀ
LMR-FRꢀisꢀUL/NECꢀ&ꢀCSAꢀrated‘CMR’ꢀandꢀ‘FT4’ꢀ
respectively,ꢀmeetsꢀFAAꢀFAR25ꢀrequirementsꢀandꢀisꢀ
MSHA-Pꢀforꢀminingꢀapplications.
forꢀLMR-240ꢀcable,ꢀincludingꢀallꢀcommonꢀinterfaceꢀtypes,ꢀ
reverseꢀpolarity,ꢀandꢀaꢀchoiceꢀofꢀsolderꢀorꢀnon-solderꢀ
centerꢀpins.ꢀꢀMostꢀLMRꢀconnectorsꢀemployꢀcrimpꢀouterꢀ
attachmentꢀusingꢀstandardꢀhexꢀcrimpꢀsizes.
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• LMR - FR-PVC isꢀaꢀgeneral-purposeꢀindoorꢀcable
• Cable Assemblies:ꢀAllꢀLMR-240ꢀcableꢀtypesꢀareꢀ
availableꢀasꢀpre-terminatedꢀcableꢀassemblies.ꢀꢀReferꢀtoꢀ
theꢀsectionꢀonꢀFlexTechꢀforꢀfurtherꢀdetails.ꢀ
andꢀhasꢀaꢀUL/NECꢀ&ꢀCSAꢀratingꢀofꢀ‘CMR’ꢀandꢀ‘FT4’ꢀ
respectively.ꢀItꢀisꢀlessꢀexpensiveꢀthanꢀLMR-FR,ꢀhoweverꢀ
itꢀemitsꢀtoxicꢀfumesꢀ(HCL)ꢀandꢀgreaterꢀsmokeꢀdensityꢀ
whenꢀburned.
Part Description
Application
Stock
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• LMR - PVC isꢀdesignedꢀforꢀlowꢀlossꢀgeneral-purposeꢀ
Part Number
LMR-240
Jacket Color Code
applicationsꢀ andꢀ isꢀ somewhatꢀ moreꢀ flexibleꢀ
thanꢀtheꢀstandardꢀpolyethyleneꢀjacketedꢀLMR.
Outdoor
PE
PE
Black 54021
Black 54090
LMR-240-DB
Outdoor/Watertight
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LMR-240-FR Indoor/Outdoor Riser CMR FRPE Black 54029
• LMR -PVC-Wisꢀaꢀwhite-jacketedꢀversionꢀofꢀLMR-
LMR-240-FR-PVC Indoor/Outdoor Riser CMR FRPVC Black
54214
PVCꢀ forꢀ marineꢀ andꢀ otherꢀ applicationsꢀ
whereꢀcolorꢀcompatibilityꢀisꢀdesired.ꢀ
LMR-240-PVC
LMR-240-PVC-W
LMR-240-MA
General Purpose
General Purpose
PVC Black 54140
PVC White 54202
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• LMR - MA isꢀaꢀflexibleꢀcableꢀdesignedꢀspecifically
Indoor & Mobile Antenna PVC Black 54046
forꢀmobileꢀantennaꢀapplications.ꢀꢀItꢀhasꢀaꢀPVCꢀjacketꢀandꢀ
un-bondedꢀaluminumꢀtapeꢀtoꢀfacilitateꢀendꢀstrippingꢀwithꢀ
automatedꢀequipment.
Construction Specifications
Description
Material
In.
(mm)
Inner Conductor
Dielectric
Solid BC
Foam PE
0.056 (1.42)
0.150 (3.81)
0.155 (3.94)
0.178 (4.52)
0.240 (6.10)
•ꢀꢀFlexibilityꢀandꢀbendabilityꢀareꢀhallmarksꢀofꢀtheꢀLMR-
240ꢀcableꢀdesign.ꢀTheꢀflexibleꢀouterꢀconductorꢀenablesꢀ
theꢀtightestꢀbendꢀradiusꢀavailableꢀforꢀanyꢀcableꢀofꢀsimilarꢀ
sizeꢀandꢀperformance.
Outer Conductor
Overall Braid
Jacket
Aluminum Tape
Tinned Copper
(see table above)
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