INCH-POUND
MIL-DTL-17/186C
22 May 2014
SUPERSEDING
MIL-C-17/186B
20 February 1991
DETAIL SPECIFICATION SHEET
CABLE, RADIO FREQUENCY, FLEXIBLE, TWIN,
78 OHMS, M17/186-00001
This specification is approved for use by all Departments
and Agencies of the Department of Defense.
The requirements for acquiring the product described herein shall
consist of this specification sheet and MIL-DTL-17.
FIGURE 1. Configuration.
TABLE I. Description.
Components
Construction details
Inner
Two conductors. Seven strands of tinned copper wire, each strand .0126 inch diameter. One
conductors
strand of one conductor shall be bare copper for identification. Overall diameter of each
conductor: .0378 inch ± .0020.
Dielectric
Two cores, twisted together with a right-hand lay of 2 1/2 ± 1/2 inches. Type A-1: Solid
cores
polyethylene, each core. Fill-to-round not applicable. Diameter of each core: .079 inch ± .003.
Outer
Single braid of AWG No. 36, tinned copper wire. Diameter .180 inch nominal.
conductor
Coverage: 86.8% nominal
Carriers:
16
Ends:
6
Picks/inch: 10.8 ± 10%
Barrier tape
A .001 inch thick polyester tape faced with a .002 inch thick layer of aluminum. The tape will be
applied with a 50% lap, aluminum face toward the outer conductor. Diameter: .190 inch
maximum.
Jacket
Cross-linked polyolefin. Diameter of major axis: .235 inch ± .010. Jacket thickness: .018 inch
minimum.`
AMSC N/A
FSC 6145
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