Cisco Systems Gateway 10 quick start Nominal Attenuation, Part Numbers, dB/100 ft, Description

Description	Part Numbers
Cisco RFGW-10 RF switch line card	RFGW-10-RFSW1
Cable kit (3m MCX to F cables)1	CAB-RFSW520QTPMF, Cisco Systems, Inc.
Quad-shielded 5x 5 bundle cable kit, 3 bundles with colors
R,W,B,G,Y and 2 with colors Vi,O,Bk,Gr,Br.
This cable kit will wire 2 RF switch cards of the 12.
Universal Cable Holder (UCH)	CAB-520-UCH2, Cisco Systems
UCH2
MCX fixed pin connector1	PN-MCXFPQ, White Sands Engineering2
Quad-shielded
75-ohm precision miniature video cable	YR50386, Belden, five pack
Quad-shielded five-pack (red, white, blue, green, yellow)	YR52310, Belden, five pack
Quad-shielded five-pack (violet, orange, black, gray, brown)
MCX connector strip tool1	PN-CPT-7538-200Q, White Sands Engineering
Quad-shielded cables
MCX connector to F connector adapter	PN-53140137, White Sands Engineering
F connector strip tool	PN-CPT7538Q
Quad-shielded cables
MCX and F connector crimper tool	PN-ACT- 483, White Sands Engineering
F connector1	PN-ASFPQ, White Sands Engineering
Quad-shielded

1The Cisco RFGW-10 UEQAM must use quad-shielded cables.

2White Sands Engineering at the following URL: http://www.whitesandsengineering.com/

Note Do not use shrink tubing with quad-shielded MCX Connectors.

Nominal Attenuation

Table 4 shows the nominal attenuation for specified cable lengths.

Table 4	Nominal Attenuation for a 75-Ohm Miniature Headend Coaxial Cable
MHz		dB/100 ft	MHz	dB/100 ft	MHz	dB/100 ft
1		0.39	71	3.06	270	5.40
3.58		0.78	88	3.16	360	6.20
5		0.92	100	3.33	540	7.70
7		1.08	135	3.81	720	9.47
10		143	143	3.92	750	9.59
67.5		2.83	180	4.38	1000	10.50

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