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WAVEGUIDE SIZES for MICROWAVE AMATEUR
RADIO
EIA designation
(Standard US)
and /RG number |
RCSC Designation
(Standard UK) |
Band |
Inside Dimensions
inches |
Outside Dimensions
inches (typ) |
Standard Freq Range, GHz |
Cutoff Freq GHz,
Source #1, (Source #2) |
Loss per foot
Low end - High end
of waveguide band |
Power Handling
Low to High freq
MW=Megawatts, kW=Kilowatts |
| WR650 /RG69 |
WG 6 |
- |
6.50, 3.25 |
6.66, 3.41 |
1.12 to 1.70 |
? (0.91) |
- |
- |
| WR430 /RG104 |
WG 8 |
- |
4.30, 2.15 |
4.46, 2.31 |
1.70 to 2.60 |
? (1.37) |
- |
- |
| WR340 |
WG 9A |
- |
3.40, 1.70 |
3.56, 1.86 |
2.10 to 3.00 |
? (1.6) |
- |
- |
| WR284 /RG48 |
WG 10 |
- |
2.84, 1.34 |
3.00, 1.50 |
2.60 to 3.95 |
? (2.08) |
- |
2.2 - 3.2 MW |
| WR229 |
WG11A |
- |
2.29, 1.145 |
2.418, 1.273 |
3.30 to 4.90 |
? (2.58) |
- |
1.6 - 2.2 MW |
| WR187 /RG49 |
WG12 |
- |
1.872, 0.872 |
2.000, 1.000 |
3.95 to 5.85 |
? (3.16) |
- |
1.4 - 2.0 MW |
| WR159 |
WG13 |
- |
1.590, 0.795 |
1.718, 0.923 |
4.90 to 7.05 |
? (3.71) |
- |
0.79 - 1.0 MW |
| WR137 /RG50 |
WG14 |
- |
1.372, 0.622 |
1.500, 0.750 |
5.85 to 8.20 |
? (4.31) |
- |
560 - 710 kW |
| WR112 /RG51 |
WG15 |
|
1.122, 0.497 |
1.250, 0.625 |
7.05 to 10.00 |
? (5.27) |
- |
350 - 460 kW |
| WR90 /RG52 |
WG16 |
X |
0.900, 0.400 |
1.000, 0.500 |
8.20 to 12.4 |
? (6.56) |
- |
200 - 290 kW |
| WR75 |
WG17 |
- |
0.750, 0.375 |
0.850, 0.475 |
10.0 to 15.0 |
? (7.87) |
- |
170 - 230 kW |
| WR62 /RG91 |
WG18 |
Ku |
0.622, 0.311 |
0.702, 0.391 |
12.4 to 18.0 |
9.50 (9.52) |
- |
120 - 160 kW |
| WR51 |
WG19 |
- |
0.510, 0.255 |
0.590, 0.335 |
15.0 to 22.0 |
? (11.57) |
- |
80 - 107 kW |
| WR42 /RG53 |
WG20 |
K |
0.420, 0.170 |
0.500, 0.250 |
18.0 to 26.5 |
14.08 (14.05) |
0.26 - 0.20 dB |
43 - 58 kW |
| WR28 /RG96 |
WG22 |
Ka |
0.280, 0.140 |
0.360, 0.220 |
26.5 to 40.0 |
21.08 (21.08) |
0.44 - 0.30 dB |
22 - 31 kW |
| WR22 /RG97 |
WG23 |
Q |
0.224, 0.112 |
0.304, 0.192 |
33.0 to 50.0 |
26.34 (26.82) |
0.62 - 0.42 dB |
14 - 20 kW |
| WR19 |
WG24 |
U |
0.188, 0.094 |
0.268, 0.174 |
40.0 to 60.0 |
31.36 (31.06) |
0.77 - 0.54 dB |
? kW |
| WR15 /RG98 |
WG 25 |
V |
0.148, 0.074 |
0.228, 0.154 |
50.0 to 75.0 |
39.87 (39.34) |
0.10 - 0.80 dB |
? kW |
| WR12 /RG99 |
WG 26 |
E |
0.122, 0.061 |
0.202, 0.141 |
60.0 to 90.0 |
48.35 (49.18) |
1.8 - 1.0 dB |
? kW |
| WR10 |
WG 27 |
W |
0.100, 0.050 |
0.180, 0.130 |
75.0 to 110.0 |
59.01 (59.01) |
2.0 - 1.4 dB |
? kW |
| WR8 |
WG 28 |
F |
0.080, 0.040 |
0.160, 0.120 |
90.0 to 140.0 |
73.77 (73.77) |
3.0 - 2.0 dB |
? kW |
| WR6 |
WG ? |
D |
0.065, 0.0325 |
0.145, 0.112 |
110 to 170 |
90.79 (84.31) |
3.8 - 3.0 dB |
? kW |
| WR5 |
WG ? |
G |
0.0510, 0.0255 |
0.131, 0.105 |
140 to 220 |
115.7 (118.03) |
6.1 - 3.8 dB |
? kW |
| WR3 |
WG ? |
Y |
0.034, 0.0170 |
0.114, 0.097 |
220 to 325 |
196.71 (196.71) |
10.0 - 0.7 dB |
? kW |
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