RG 58
Coaxial cable – RG 58 / 50Ω
The standard cable in the 5 mm – 50 Ohm class up to 1 GHz
The RG 58 is a flexible and inexpensive coaxial cable for many applications (75 Ω see RG 59). This cable complies with UL standard MIL C 17.
RG 58 C/U: sheath colour: black, 50 Ω // temperature range from -20 / +70°C
| Material | Diameter | |
| Inner conductor | Copper stranded wire, tinned | 0,90 mm |
| Dielectric | Polyethylene | 2,95 mm |
| Cable screen | Tinned copper braiding | |
| Cable sheath | PVC | 5,00 mm |
RG 58 is a 4.95 mm thick, low-cost coaxial high-frequency cable. Simply shielded and suitable for the vast majority of applications, such as test leads and antennas.
The conductor is insulated from the shielding by the dielectric and is located in the centre of the cable. The geometry must be adhered to very precisely. If a coaxial cable is bent to a radius smaller than the permissible bending radius, the electrical values are no longer maintained and the cable is no longer suitable for certain applications.
| Comparison: | RG58 | RG400 | CLF200 |
| Inner conductor | 0,90 mm flexible | 0,99 mm stranded wire, vers. | 1,12 mm solid |
Ideal for the following connectors:
BNC plug | TNC plug | SMB jack | SMA plug | N plug | UHF/PL259 plug | Mini-UHF plug u.v.a
| description | format | size | Download |
| RG 58 cable – data sheet |  PDF | 68 kB | klick here |
RG 58 – Flexible coaxial cable – single shielded
Single shielded
Structure of a single shielded coaxial cable:
1 = Inner conductor – design as solid wire or stranded wire (1b)
2 = Dielectric / insulation
3 = Braided shield / foil
4 = Outer sheath
These include:
Characteristic impedance 50R
RG 178 | RG 196 A/U | RG 316 /C | RG 316 /U | RG 188 A/U | RG 174 AU LSNH | RG 174 AU | RG058 | RG 058 C/U | RG 58 C/U | RG 58 PUR
Characteristic impedance 75R
RG 179 | RG 187 A/U | RG 59/U | RG 11 A/U
As Low Noise
LN 5002 | LN5001 | RGL196 | RGL316 | MXR 0.45/1.4L
Overview of all available coaxial cables::
Coaxial cables 50Ohm:
RG 178 | RG 178 | RG 196_A/U | RG 196 A/U | LN 5001 LowNoise | RGL 196 LowNoise | RG 316 /C | RGL 316 LowNoise | RG 316 /U | RG 188 A/U | LN 5002 Low Noise | RG 174 AU LSNH | RG 174 AU | RG 174 AU | MXR 0,45L/1,4 | RG058 | RG 58 C/U | RG 058 C/U | RG 58 C/U | RG 58 PUR | RG 213 /U
Coaxial cables 75Ohm:
RG 179 | RG 179 B/U | RG 179 B/U | RG 187 A/U | RG 175 AF | RG 302 /U | 0.6/3.7 PVC | RG 59 B/U | RG 59 Flex | RG 11 A/U