Construction identity
Center metal, gauge, dielectric, shield layers, braid coverage, and jacket. If the print legend and the datasheet disagree, the quote should say which document governs.
QUOTATION BASIS
coaxial cable per meter price
A coaxial cable per meter price is a unit rate, not a delivered purchase. LinkScope Sourcing 24 lines up the exclusions before factories answer, so a cut-to-length offer is not scored against a full reel by accident.
- Length unit and minimum
- Connectors in or out
- Freight and destination
- Test documents named
Fields each factory quote should repeat
Commercial slice
Currency, Incoterm or equivalent delivery term, whether the rate is per meter, per foot, or per reel, and which charges sit outside that rate. A target budget can use the same slice.
Interface and length
Bulk cable, pre-terminated jumpers, or both. State connector series, length tolerance, and whether leftover on a reel returns or is billed.
Center and braid
Sort solid-copper offers apart from copper-clad steel. A 60 percent braid and a quad-shield stack also belong in different rows. The per-meter column becomes comparable after those labels match. Checked reference notes from 2026-10-27 stay question lists, not test data.
Evidence packet
Current datasheet, attenuation and return loss rows, jacket rating, and any sweep record offered for that construction. A sister product sheet does not transfer.
Start from the inquiry options if you still need to name the construction, then send the aligned brief through the RFQ form.
A comparable meter rate also names impedance at 75 ohm, an 18 AWG / 1.02 mm center, the frequency range the loss table covers, return loss of a finished end versus insertion loss of the cable, and VSWR when a jumper drawing requires it. Ask for attenuation at 50 MHz, 220 MHz, 550 MHz, 1000 MHz, and 2150 MHz, in dB per 100 m or dB per 100 ft. Outdoor F-ports may need an ingress protection figure for the connector, separate from the jacket compound.
Questions that keep the meter rate honest
- What length makes the rate valid?
- Ask for the minimum order and the reel length. A per-meter figure quoted on a 305 meter reel can change when you buy 40 meters of the same print legend.
- Are connectors inside the rate?
- Field-installed F connectors, compression tools, and return-loss of the finished end are separate from copper and jacket. Put them on their own lines if the factory did not include them.
- Which loss numbers travel with the price?
- Request dB per 100 m or dB per 100 ft at your frequencies. Insertion loss of a short jumper is not the same table as attenuation of a drop reel.
- What does the jacket rating cost?
- Plenum, riser, and outdoor polyethylene compounds are different purchases. Confirm the rating against the building path before you rank meter rates.
Send the meter basis with the construction
Include quantity, destination, and the timing window. Optional budget should say the currency and whether it is per meter or for the whole order. Supplier preference is your buying stance, not a grade this site has verified.