MIL-PRF-39012/59H
w/AMENDMENT 1
Voltage standing wave ratio (VSWR): From 500 MHz to 12.4 GHz, or approximately 80 percent of the
upper cutoff frequency of the cable, whichever is lower.
Cable group VSWR
I 1.20 + 0.025 (F) GHz
II, IIa, III, IV 1.15 + 0.02 (F) GHz
VI, VIa, VIb 1.15 + 0.01 (F) GHz
Swept frequency VSWR test setup:
Item 6: VSWR shall be less than 1.025 +.002F (F in GHz).
Item 16: VSWR shall be less than 1.025 +.002F (F in GHz).
Second step of VSWR checkout procedure – VSWR shall be less than 1.080 +.005F (F in GHz).
Group B inspection: Use step 5, long cable method.
Qualification and group C inspection: Use step 5, long cable method.
Connector durability: 500 cycles minimum at 12 cycles per minute maximum. The connector shall
meet mating characteristics and force to engage and disengage requirements.
Contact resistance: In milliohms, maximum.
Initial After environment
Center contact: 3.0 4.0
Outer contact: 2.0 Not applicable
Braid to body: .5 Not applicable
NOTE: Five milliohms are permissible on passivated steel bodied connectors.
Dielectric withs ta ndi ng volt age at sea le ve l: In accordance with MIL-STD-202-301.
Cable group V rms
I 500
II, IIa, III, IV 750
VI, VIa, VIb 1,000
Vibration, high frequency: In accordance with MIL-STD-202-204, test condition D.
Shock: In accordance with MIL-STD-202-213, test condition I.
Thermal shock: In accordance with MIL-STD-202-107, except test high temperature shall be +85°C.
High temperature shall be +200°C for connectors using +200°C cables (see tables I and V).
Moisture resistance: In accordance with MIL-STD-202-106. No measurements at high humidity.
Insulation resistance shall be at least 200 mega ohms within 5 minutes after removal from humidity.