Not sure what cable type to use or recommend for your installation?
Here’s an easy to read table that has attenuation figures for common cable types supplied by Commswest. You can click on the cable part number for more detailed information on each cable.
If you’re still not sure what type of cable to use, or can’t find what you are looking for, please feel free to contact us and we’ll be more than happy to give you a recommendation.
Attenuation (dB) over 100 metres |
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| Part Number | 70 MHz | 150 MHz | 450 MHz | 850 MHz | 1.8 GHz | 2.4 GHz | 5.8 GHz |
| RG11 | 5.0 | 8.0 | 14.0 | 20.0 | – | – | – |
| RG58 | 14.0 | 21.0 | 41.0 | 62.0 | |||
| CWD195 | 10.25 | 14.75 | 24.3 | 36.9 | |||
| RG59 | 9.0 | 13.0 | 24.0 | 33.0 | – | – | – |
| RG142 | 11.0 | 16.0 | 29.0 | 42.0 | 65.0 | 77.0 | 132.3 |
| RG174 | 24.0 | 35.0 | 61.0 | 85.0 | |||
| RG178 | 40.0 | 58.0 | 104.0 | 148.0 | |||
| RG179 | 20.5 | 30.0 | 54.0 | 76.0 | 116.0 | 137.0 | – |
| RG188 | 21.0 | 30.0 | 54.0 | 77.0 | 117.0 | 137.0 | – |
| RG213 | 5.0 | 7.0 | 14.0 | 20.0 | 22.0 | ||
| RG214 | 6.0 | 9.0 | 16.0 | 24.0 | 38.0 | 46.0 | 84.0 |
| RG223 | 11.0 | 16.0 | 29.0 | 41.0 | 64.0 | 76.0 | 133.0 |
| RG316 | 21.5 | 31.0 | 56.0 | 80.0 | 121.0 | 143.0 | |
| RG400 | 11.0 | 16.0 | 30.0 | 44.0 | 69.0 | 83.0 | 146.5 |
| SPUMA-195 | 10.0 | 15.0 | 26.0 | 35.0 | 52.0 | 61.0 | 97.0 |
| SPUMA-240 | 7.0 | 10.0 | 17.0 | 24.0 | 36.0 | 41.0 | 66.0 |
| SPUMA-400 / FR | 3.5 | 5.0 | 9.0 | 12.0 | 18.0 | 21.0 | 35.0 |
| SPUMA-400-UF | – | – | 11.0 | 15.0 | 23.0 | 27.0 | – |
| SPUMA-600 | 2.5 | 3.0 | 6.0 | 8.0 | 12.0 | 14.0 | 23.0 |
| SUCOFEED1/4HF | 5.0 | 7.0 | 13.0 | 18.0 | 27.0 | 31.0 | 51.8 |
| SUCOFEED3/8HF | 3.5 | 5.0 | 9.0 | 12.0 | 18.0 | 21.0 | 35.3 |
| SUCOFEED1/2 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 5.0 | 7.0 | 10.0 | 12.0 | 19.5 |
| SUCOFEED1/2HF | 2.5 | 4.0 | 7.0 | 10.0 | 15.0 | 18.0 | 29.3 |
| SUCOFEED7/8LA | – | 1.0 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 5.0 | 6.0 | 8.8 |
| SUCOFEED7/8HF | – | 1.0 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 6.0 | 7.0 | 9.8 |
| SUCOFEED11/4 | – | 1.0 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 5.0 | |
| SUCOFEED15/8LA | – | – | 1.0 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 4.0 | |
| Huber+Suhner Radiating Cables | |||||||
| SUCORAD1/2 | 3.3 | 6.6 | 9.5 | 13.1 | 15.7 | ||
| SUCORAD7/8 | 1.8 | 3.6 | 5.3 | 7.6 | 9.2 | ||