141L-C-17/112A

AMENDMENT I
18 July 19B5

MILITARY SPECIFICATION SHEET

CABLE, RADIO FREQUENCY, FLEXIBLE, COAXIAL,
50 OHMS, MI7/112-RG304
This amendment forms a part of Military Specification Sheet ~IL-C-17/112A,
dated 27 April 19BI, and Is approved for use by all Departments and Agencies
of t~e Department of Defense.
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REQUIREMENTS, Envlronaental and mechanical, following entry for Outer conductor
Integrity, add:
"Cold bend:

-ssc 2"c.

REQUIREMENTS, Environmental and mechanical, entry for Weight:

and substitute g.4 pounds".

Delete "4.S pounds"

REQUIREMENTS, Electrical, entry for Spark test: Delete "2,000 Vrms, 25 percent,
-0 percent" and substitute "2,000 V ras 10\, -0\."
REQUIREMENTS, Electrical, entry for Voltage withstanding:

Delete the word

minimum and substitute tO\, .Q\.

Preparing activity:
Aroy - CR

Custodians:
Army - CR
Navy - EC
Air Force - BS

(Project 6145-0qll-24)

Review activities:
Army - AR, Ml
Navy - SH
Air Force - 11, 17, g9
DLA - ES, IS
User activities:
Army -AT, ME
Navy - AS, MC, OS
Air Force - 19
Agent:
DLA - ES

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HI L-C-1 7/II2A
27 Apdl 1061

SUPERSEDING
HIL-C-17/112
16 Hay 1961
MILITARY SPECIFICATION SHEET
CABLE, RADIO FREQUENCY, FLEXIBLE COAXIAL,
SO OHMS, HI7/IIZ-RG304
Thit toecification it aooroved for ute by all Deoartmentt

and

Agenciet

of

the

Deoartaent of Defente.

The comolete requirement for orocurins the cable deacribed herein thall
contilt of this document and the latest ietue of Soecification MlL-C-17.

JACKET
OUTER BRAID}
INNER BRAID OUTER CONDUCTOR
CABLE CORE

FIGURE 1.

Configuration.

Comoonento
ltnner conductor

Conotruction detail
Silver covered, coooer-covered

steel vire.
Overall diameter:

I
lcable core

inch

~-001.

Tyoe F-1:

Overall diameter:
Outer conductor

.0~9

.ISS inch. !OOS.

Double braid of AWG tice 34 lilverlcovered vire.

Overall diameter:
Inner braid

Carrier:

24

!ndt:
Picke/inch:

Outer braid

Jacket

.2SO inch maximum.

S
14.S !101

Carrier:
24
Endt:
6
Pick/inch: 11.5
Tyoe IX.
Overall diameter:
.280 inch !008.
Miniaum vall thickne11: .OlS inch.

Pogo 1 of S

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ENGINEERING INFORMATION:
Continuou~

2,200 Vrms, maximum.

working voltage:

Operating frequency:

12.4 GHz,

V@locity of proPagation:

maximum.

69.5 percent, nominal.

See figure 2.

Power rating:

Operating temPerature range:

Inner conductor Prooertie:

0.8 ohm

Elongation:

pe~

100 feet.

1 Percent, minimum.

Tensile strength:

110 klh/inch2,

minimum.

Engineering note:
This cable useful in general puroo1e, high temperature
aoolications (see connector aerie ''TNC'' and ''BNC'' per HIL-C-39012).
REQUIREMENTS:

See figure 1 and table I.

Dimenions, configuration, and descriotion:

Environmental and mechanical:
Adhesion of conductora:

4 pounds,

Inner conductor to core:

Aging !tability:
Strea! crack
diameter.

minimum; 30 pound, maximUm.

Not applicable.

re~i!tance:

+230 !,5c; mandrel 1ize aeven timea

Outer conductor integrity:

Not aPPlicable.

Dimenaional Rtability:
Inner conductor from core:

.250 inch,

Inner conductor from jacket:

Bendability:
Flammability:
Weight:

Not

maximum .

312 inch, maximum.

aPPlicabl~.

Applicable.

4.5 pounds per 100 feet,

maximum.

Electrical:
Spark test:

2,000

+25 percent, -0 percent.

Vrm~,

Voltage withtanding:
Insulation resistance:

5,000 Yrms,

Not applicable.

Corona extinction voltage:

Characteristic imoedance:
Attenuation:

3,000 Vrma,

minimum.

50 !,2 ohms.

See figure 2.

Structural return loa:

Capacitance:

minimum.

See figure 3.

32 pF per foot,

maximum.

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the jacket

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ATTENUATION
dB PER 100 FT

FREQUENCY
Tabulated values are for reference only.

IN

MtH

The values on the chart represent the requfrement.

Ma;drr.um attenuation at 25C. sea level

Frequency

MHz
50
100
400
1000
8000

Maximum power at 2soc. sea level

FIGURE 2.

Pow~-2:atlng

At ten
dB
1.8
2.7
6.4
11.1
40

and attenuation.

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Power
Watts
4600
3200
1450
870
210

RETURN
LOSS
_, ..

10

STRUCTURAL

RETURN LOSS

SWR

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17.3910
8. 7242

'

mt i':: ~:.m-1 ~.
~r~~f mi UH f!h f

,i:1;

1.

'

~ !!!t lt~: ~::.

.I

. MHZ
50
400
1000
8000

Ml:JIMUM

:r~

'

::' HJ;
G; !:i. ;;!i 'S !H: !~'' i!h :~:1 icii !lil'r"W. '"'ill 1i!
t,+ ~ H 1 ........ t..'l- ~t. 1. tH,t2't'!~ Bn H

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:::l g:: HU !H: ng

22

26

30
dB

26.6
25.2
23.2
13.2

FREQUENCY

IN

GHz

Tabulated values are for reference only. The values on the chart represent the requirements.
FIGURE 3. Structural return loss.

4.4194
3.5698

2
3
4
5

3.0095
2.6146
2.3229
2.0999
1.9250

.5012
.4467
.3981
.S548
.sl62

6
7
8
9
.10

1. 7849
1.6709
1.5769
1.4985
. 1.4326

.2818
.2512
.2239
.1995
. 1773

11
12
13
14
15

1. 3767
1. 3290
1.2880
1.2528
1.2222

.1585
.1413
.1259
.1122
.1000

16
17
18
19
20

1.1957
1.1726
1. 1524
1.1347
1.1192

.0891
.0794
.0708
.0631
.0562

21
22
23
24
25

1.1055
1.0935
1.0829
1.0736
1.0653

.0501
.0447
.0398
.0355
.0316

26
27
28
29
30

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RETURN
LOSS

.8913
.7943
.7079
.6310
.5623

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REFLECTION
COEFFICIENc

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capacitance unbalance:

L-~-17/112A

Not applicable.

Tranamiaaion unbalance:

Not appl icaoJle.

Mecnanicdlly induced naiae voltage:

Time delay:

Not appl icao1e.

Contamination:
Part number:

Not applicable.

t+ot applicable.

1117/112-KC3U4.

rH>TE:
Revi1ion letters ore nllt uaed tu denote
the changes.

~nan,e

due to the extenaivene111 of

Preparing activity:

Custodians:
Army - CR
Navy -

Army -

CR

EC

Alr Force -OS

Agent:

DLA - ES
Reviev activities:
Army -

AR, Hl

Navy

Sd,

(ProJeCt bi4S-0161J

EC

Air Force- II, 17,

DLA - ES. IS

~9

Uaer 4CtivitLea:
Army

HE,

AT

Navy -AS, OS, HC

Air

Force -

1'1

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