PhaseTrack® Low Smoke Brochure

The PhaseTrack Low Smoke (PTLS) is an advanced, low-smoke, zero-halogen, phase-stable coaxial cable that features our proprietary foamed polyethylene dielectric, TF5™. This unique material ensures exceptional phase stability over a wide range of temperatures, making PTLS cable assemblies ideal for shipboard and other MIL-DTL-17 applications requiring stable phase performance in varying environmental conditions.

Key Features

• Low-Smoke Emission: In confined spaces such as ships and submarines, safety during a fire is paramount. PTLS cables emit smoke that is less optically dense, enhancing visibility. The use of halogen-free materials ensures that the smoke is clearer and whiter, preventing the release of toxic gases.
• Phase Stability: Designed to maintain consistent phase stability over a broad temperature range, these cables are perfect for critical applications where precise RF signal transmission is crucial.
• Versatile Sizes: Available in four cable diameter sizes, from 0.2 to 0.6 inches, PhaseTrack Low Smoke cables meet HF through K band frequency requirements, including an optimized version for minimal loss in the Ku band.
• Factory-Tested Assemblies: Supplied as complete, factory-tested assemblies, PTLS cables guarantee minimal loss and optimal performance, ensuring reliability in demanding environments.

Applications

• Shipboard and Naval
• Military and Defense

LMR® Cable Solutions

The LMR® cable solution offers a comprehensive line of highly flexible, rugged, low loss braided cables, designed for the fastest and easiest connector installation available. LMR cables outperform RG cables of similar sizes by providing superior performance, significantly better attenuation, shielding effectiveness, and UV resistance.

Key Features

• Superior Performance: LMR cables provide significantly better attenuation, shielding effectiveness, and UV resistance compared to similar-sized RG cables.
• Ease of Installation: Featuring the fastest and easiest connector installation, LMR cables simplify the setup process, saving time and effort.
• Complete Solution: LMR is not just a family of cables – it includes an extensive variety of connectors, including X-series EZ design connectors with non-solder center pins, easily terminated using Times Microwave Systems’ prep tools.

Applications

• Wireless Systems
• In-Building Feeder Runs
• Military and Defense

High-Power Interconnect Products Brochure

Times Microwave Systems’ high-power interconnect solutions deliver unmatched performance and reliability for critical applications. Designed to handle extreme power levels and harsh environments, these products ensure consistent signal integrity and durability under the most demanding conditions. With advanced engineering, they support a wide range of high-power RF and microwave systems, ensuring safety and efficiency.

Featured Products

• StripFlex®: Flexible, high-power cable assemblies designed for tight bend radii and superior shielding in dynamic environments.
• HP Series: High-power connectors offering excellent electrical performance and robust construction for seamless integration.
• HPL Series: Low-loss cables optimized for high-power handling and thermal management in harsh conditions.
• RG Series: Reliable coaxial cables built to withstand rigorous operational demands with proven durability and performance.

Applications

• Broadcast and Telecommunications Systems
• Radar and High-Power Amplification Systems
• Industrial and Scientific RF Applications
• Aerospace and Defense Communication Systems

LMR® Cable Solutions

The LMR® cable solution offers a comprehensive line of highly flexible, rugged, low loss braided cables, designed for the fastest and easiest connector installation available. LMR cables outperform RG cables of similar sizes by providing superior performance, significantly better attenuation, shielding effectiveness, and UV resistance.

Key Features

• Superior Performance: LMR cables provide significantly better attenuation, shielding effectiveness, and UV resistance compared to similar-sized RG cables.
• Ease of Installation: Featuring the fastest and easiest connector installation, LMR cables simplify the setup process, saving time and effort.
• Complete Solution: LMR is not just a family of cables – it includes an extensive variety of connectors, including X-series EZ design connectors with non-solder center pins, easily terminated using Times Microwave Systems’ prep tools.

Applications

• Wireless Systems
• In-Building Feeder Runs
• Military and Defense

Space Flight Cable Assemblies

Times Microwave Systems’ Space Flight cable solutions are engineered for high reliability and performance in the extreme conditions of space. Designed with advanced materials and precision manufacturing, these assemblies meet NASA and ECSS standards, ensuring low outgassing, radiation resistance, and exceptional phase stability for critical applications.

Featured Products

• SpaceFlight™ Assemblies: Lightweight, low-loss cables with high radiation resistance, designed for satellite and space exploration systems.
• PhaseTrack® Assemblies: Phase-stable cables using proprietary TF4® dielectric technology, optimized for minimal phase change over temperature.

Applications

• Satellite Communications
• Space Exploration Systems
• High-Frequency Testing and Measurement
• Spacecraft Internal and External Wiring Systems

Micro-Coaxial Brochure

At the forefront of advanced micro-coaxial cable technology, we cater to a diverse range of applications demanding precision, reliability, and innovation. Our micro-coaxial cables are meticulously designed to excel in the most challenging environments, providing unparalleled performance across various industries.

Featured Products

• PT-047: A low-loss, highly flexible, foam-core micro-coaxial cable, PT-047 was initially designed for space satellite programs. This high-performance cable is versatile, with applications spanning multiple markets due to its broad frequency range and strong durability.
• SF-047: The SF-047 is a ruggedized, small-diameter cable developed to operate in harsh environments. Its durable construction delivers high performance and reliability required in a wide range of applications, from high-precision device tests to spaceflight.
• InstaBend®: InstaBend are flexible, coaxial microwave assemblies designed for interconnects between RF circuit cards, modules, and enclosure panels. The cable can be bent very closely behind the connector, simplifying cable routing and enhancing installation efficiency.
• TF-047: A versatile micro-coaxial cable ideal for high-density applications, TF-047 is available in bulk or as cable assemblies with a wide selection of interfaces. It offers high performance and reliability within a compact footprint, making it suitable for various critical applications.
• XtendedFlex™ 045: The most compact cable in the XtendedFlex product family, XtendedFlex™ 045 is developed with the latest medical devices and minimally invasive procedures in mind. This versatile solution combines ultra-flexibility with low attenuation, ensuring optimal performance.

Applications

• Medical Devices
• Inside-the-Box Connectivity
• Test and Measurement
• Industrial Applications

InstaBend® Brochure

InstaBend microwave cable assemblies are for high-performance RF interconnects where flexibility and reliability are paramount. Designed to connect RF circuit cards, modules, and enclosure panels, InstaBend assemblies are built to perform across a wide operating frequency range, making them perfect for applications with space constraints. The low-profile bends supported by InstaBend connectors simplify cable routing, ensuring ease of installation and maintenance.

InstaBend Product Family

• InstaBend 047: Flexible coaxial microwave assemblies designed for interconnects between RF circuit cards, medical equipment, and enclosure panels. The low profile and flexibility allow for bending close behind the connector, simplifying cable routing.
• InstaBend 086: These flexible coaxial microwave assemblies are optimized for interconnects between RF circuit cards, modules, and enclosure panels. InstaBend 086 provides an optimal balance between flexibility, loss, and power handling, making it a reliable choice for demanding environments.
• InstaBend 141: Designed for interconnects between RF circuit cards, modules, and enclosure panels, InstaBend 141 offers low loss and excellent power handling. This assembly is ideal for applications where maintaining signal integrity and power efficiency is critical.

Applications

• Cellular Base Stations
• Radar Systems
• Satellite Communications
• Medical Imaging
• Test and Measurement Equipment

Commercial Space Brochure

Commercial space applications are engineered to provide high-performance, ultra-low-loss solutions for microwave coaxial cable applications. With unique design features and cutting-edge materials, these assemblies are ideal for high-frequency interconnect solutions, offering unmatched reliability and stability.

Featured Products

• MaxGain® Assemblies: MaxGain assemblies are high-performance, ultra-low-loss microwave coaxial cables.
• InstaBend® Assemblies: InstaBend are flexible coaxial microwave assemblies designed for interconnects between RF circuit cards, modules, and enclosure panels.
• InstaBend® PhaseStable: InstaBend PhaseStable are ultra-flexible, phase-stable coax assemblies featuring a proprietary fluorocarbon dielectric, TF4®. This innovation eliminates the PTFE phase change that typically occurs around 19 ºC.

Key Features

• Sold as Cable Assemblies: All products are available as fully assembled cables, ensuring ease of installation and reliability.
• Low Outgassing Materials: Compliant with ASTM E595 standards, making them suitable for sensitive environments.
• Clean Room Manufacturing: Produced in Class 100,000 clean rooms to maintain the highest standards of cleanliness and quality.
• Vented Connectors: Available if applicable, to enhance performance in specific applications.

High-Density Interconnect Multi-Port Systems Brochure

Times Microwave Systems is at the forefront of high-density interconnect technology, delivering solutions designed for precision, reliability, and innovation. Our products are meticulously engineered to excel in the most challenging environments, ensuring unparalleled performance across various industries.

Featured Products

• M8 Multi-Port Connector System: Designed for harsh environments, the M8 system offers excellent shielding and phase stability with low VSWR and insertion loss up to 20 GHz.
• Mini Multi-Port Connector (MMP) System: Qualified to MIL-T-81490 and MIL-C-87104, the MMP system provides shielding and phase stability with low VSWR and insertion loss up to 40 GHz.
• MilTech® Cable Assemblies: Optimized for commercial, military, and demanding applications, MilTech cables use a proprietary spiral strip conductor for low loss and superior phase tracking.
• MilTech®-Lite Cable Assemblies: Offering the same electrical performance as MilTech cables but with reduced weight, MilTech-Lite cables are ideal for applications where low loss and reduced weight are critical, such as airborne and shipboard environments.
• PhaseTrack® Cable Assemblies: Featuring TF4 dielectric material, PhaseTrack cables provide superior phase tracking without the “PTFE knee” in phase/temperature performance.

Applications

• Shipboard and Naval
• Military and Defense
• Wireless Base Station Interconnect
• Airborne

HPQD-MPQD Connectors Brochure

our HPQD™ and MPQD™ connector series deliver exceptional performance with a quick-disconnect mechanism, ensuring compatibility with other interfaces. These connectors are ideal for environments requiring high power and secure connections, providing innovative solutions across various industries.

Featured Products

• HPQD Connectors: Designed for very high power and voltage applications, HPQD connectors operate from DC to 1.0 GHz. They ensure a secure connection with cable-connector retention of ≥ 1,000 N (typ.) and feature an engagement force of ≤ 70 N and a disengagement force of ≥ 10 N.
• MPQD Connectors: MPQD connectors are suitable for high power and voltage applications, also operating from DC to 1.0 GHz. They provide a secure connection with cable-connector retention of ≥ 1,000 N (typ.) and feature an engagement force of ≤ 35 N and a disengagement force of ≥ 10 N.

Applications

• Wafer Manufacturing Equipment
• RF Generator
• Industrial Laser
• Industrial Cooking/Heating

Times Protect Grounding and Lighting Brochure

This paper examines the characteristics of cloud-to-earth lightning strikes and the resulting probability of damage to existing wireless infrastructure. Wireless networks often rely on tall communication towers, which have a high likelihood of being struck by lightning. With over 2,000 thunderstorms active worldwide at any moment, producing around 100 lightning flashes per second, the risk is significant. As society becomes more dependent on computers and communications networks, protection from system disruptions due to lightning becomes essential.

Protection Techniques for Equipment Connected to the Antenna Feeder Cable

The coaxial antenna feeder cable is a primary source of damaging lightning energy to equipment at a communications site. When struck by lightning, the tower acts like a voltage divider, creating a high peak voltage at the top relative to zero voltage at the base for a few nanoseconds. Current then flows through the tower and all attached conductors.

If the bottom coaxial cable ground kit is elevated above the earth, the overall inductance can cause a substantial peak voltage. This voltage on the coax shield drives current to the equipment, grounding through the equipment chassis.

Why Are Coaxial Cable Lightning Protectors Required?

During a lightning strike, a potential difference arises between the coaxial cable shield and the center conductor at the equipment end of the cable. While a coaxial cable efficiently transfers RF energy with minimal losses at the operating frequency, it attenuates higher frequencies over extended lengths, effectively acting as a low-pass filter. Understanding these parameters is crucial for analyzing and mitigating lightning impact on wireless infrastructure.

Rail and Transit Solutions Brochure

TMS has consistently developed new products and innovations, particularly within the Rail & Transit markets. Our cables are designed to be ultra-flexible, smaller, lightweight, and high-performance, ensuring signal integrity, electrical stability, and mechanical robustness in the most challenging transit environments.

Featured Products

• LMR®-FR: A non-halogen (non-toxic), low smoke, fire retardant cable designed for in-building and rail/transit applications. It offers excellent flexibility and bendability, superior RF shielding effectiveness, and much lower loss than any flexible cable
• LMR®-UF-FR: This cable features a stranded center conductor and is non-halogen (non-toxic), low smoke, and fire retardant, designed for in-building and rail/transit applications. It has the tightest bend radius, superior RF shielding effectiveness, and excellent temperature performance.
• LMR®-75-FR: A UV-resistant polyethylene jacketed cable designed for 20-year outdoor use. It offers excellent flexibility and bendability, superior RF shielding effectiveness, and significantly better bending and handling characteristics than smooth wall or corrugated hard-line cables.
• T-RAD®: Provides RF coverage in train cars, railway stations, and enclosed areas. It offers a broad range of frequency performance through 2.5GHz and a flexible, non-kinking design that ensures easier installation.
• Nu-Trac®: Designed for RF coverage in tunnels and enclosed areas, nu-Trac offers a broad range of frequency performance through 2.5GHz and features a flexible, non-kinking design for easier installation.

Applications

• Positive Train Control (PTCS)
• Locomotives, Light Rail, Metro, Subway, Buses
• Location
• Emergency Services

Microwave Cable Products Brochure

Featured Products

• MaxGain®: MaxGain cables offer the lowest insertion loss available, spanning DC to 50 GHz, with ultra-stable insertion loss, phase, and VSWR under flexing conditions. These cables exhibit excellent phase tracking performance across a wide temperature range (-55°C to +150°C), are extremely flexible with a low minimum bend radius, and provide superior shielding effectiveness (>90 dB). MaxGain assemblies are ideal for applications requiring minimal loss and good stability with bending, available as fully tested custom assemblies or for skilled assembly facilities.
• HeliFoil®: HeliFoil cables provide ultra-low loss and flexible microwave coaxial connections over the DC-18 GHz frequency range. Available in four sizes, with options for stranded center conductors, they offer the lowest attenuation, excellent phase stability, a broad operating temperature range, and high-power handling capabilities. HeliFoil is perfect for interconnect and testing applications in both field and laboratory conditions.
• StripFlex®-II (SFT): SFT cables deliver superior performance with lower loss than SF versions and superior shielding effectiveness (>95 dB). They are designed for low passive intermodulation (-155 dBc), stable loss and VSWR under flexing, and an excellent selection of connectors. The high-temperature dielectric and jacket enable use up to +200°C, and the innovative shielding systems ensure exceptional stability and performance.
• TFlex®: TFlex® cables meet all MIL-DTL-17 requirements and offer excellent shielding effectiveness, low passive intermodulation (PIM), and stable loss, phase, and VSWR with flexing. TFlex® employs a helical wrap of silver-plated copper tape and an overall braid, allowing the use of standard solder-on connectors. These cables provide the flexibility of a hand or precision machine bending, making them ideal for both commercial and military OEMs.

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Markets Served

• Military Aerospace: Times Microwave Systems coax cables are qualified for service on virtually every military aircraft platform for critical avionics and electronic warfare systems.
• Military and Government Research: National research laboratories throughout the country rely on the engineering expertise of Times Microwave Systems for microwave, RF, high voltage and high-power coax cables.
• Military Ground-Based Communication Systems: Crucial radar and RF systems rely on high performance coax cables from Times Microwave Systems.
• Commercial Aircraft: From navigational systems to TCAS (Traffic and Collision Avoidance Systems) and essentially every airborne avionics system, commercial passenger aircraft depend on coax cable from Times Microwave Systems.
• Wireless Telecommunications: Times Microwave Systems is a leader in providing flexible cabling solutions for the technological challenges of the rapidly evolving wireless industry.
• Shipboard: Safety aboard military vessels is assured with Times Microwave Systems LLSB and LSSB fire retardant low smoke generating coax cable.

Featured Cables

• High Performance Cables: M17 Select Cables, LSSB, LLSB®, StripFlex®, StripFlex® II, TCOM®, TFlex®, Coppersol, Coppersol Low
• M17 and RG Cables

PhaseTrack P-Flex Brochure

PhaseTrack PFlex® cable assemblies are specifically designed for applications that require minimal phase change over temperature. These assemblies provide a flexible interconnect solution, often serving as an excellent replacement for semi-rigid cables. Utilizing the proprietary TF4™ dielectric, PFlex cables avoid the abrupt phase shifts typically seen with solid or tape-wrapped PTFE products under normal ambient conditions. The PFlex cables also feature the same shield construction as the popular TFlex cables from Times Microwave Systems.

Key Features

• Superior Stability: Offers greater stability compared to low-density PTFE, ensuring consistent performance.
• No PTFE “Knee”: Unlike traditional PTFE products, the PFlex cables do not exhibit the abrupt phase shift known as the “knee,” providing more reliable performance.
• TF4™ Dielectric Technology: Utilizes advanced TF4™ dielectric technology, which is key to its exceptional phase stability and performance.