RG59 Siamese Direct Burial Coaxial Cable - 20AWG BC, 95% Braid, 18/2 Power, CCTV
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Closeout, final sale. This cable is being discontinued and won't be restocked. Orders can't be cancelled once placed, and the cable isn't eligible for return, exchange, or refund. Please read the specifications below carefully before you order, and get in touch first if you have any questions.
This is the cable for a security camera at the end of a trench: the RG59 coax that carries the video and the 18/2 pair that powers the camera, joined side by side in one direct burial jacket, so a camera on a gate post, a light pole, or a detached building gets one pull instead of two. The coax is the all-copper CCTV construction, a 20 AWG solid bare copper center conductor in gas-injected foam polyethylene under a 95% bare copper braid, the shield that analog and HD-over-coax cameras are specified around because a baseband video return path wants low resistance from end to end. The power leg is two 18 AWG stranded bare copper conductors, insulated black and red, sized for 12 V DC or 24 V AC cameras.
The polyethylene jacket is rated for direct burial without conduit and UV stabilized for the stretch that runs above ground at each end. It comes on a 1000 ft wooden spool with descending footage marks, so you always know how much is left.
Features
- Coax and power in one jacket. RG59 video and an 18/2 power pair in a single siamese cable, so a buried camera run is one trench, one pull, and one entry point.
- Direct burial polyethylene jacket. Water-resistant, soil-resistant, and UV stabilized, so it goes straight into a trench without conduit and survives the exposed ends.
- 95% bare copper braid. The dense copper shield that CCTV, HD-TVI, HD-CVI, and AHD cameras call for, with the low shield resistance a baseband video signal needs.
- 20 AWG solid bare copper center conductor. Standard RG59 gauge in solid copper, for clean video and reliable BNC terminations.
- 18/2 stranded bare copper power pair. Black and red HDPE-insulated conductors for 12 V DC or 24 V AC camera power.
- 75 Ω, structural return loss tested to 1 GHz. Covers every analog and HD-over-coax camera format.
- -30 °C to 80 °C. Frozen ground to a sun-baked trench.
- 1000 ft wooden spool, black. Descending footage marks on the jacket; put it on a spool stand and it pays out cleanly.
Where It Fits
It suits buried runs to cameras on gate posts, driveway entrances, and perimeter fences, parking lot and light pole cameras fed from the building, camera runs to barns, sheds, guest houses, and detached garages, outdoor surveillance at farms, storage yards, and construction sites, analog CCTV and HD-over-coax (HD-TVI, HD-CVI, AHD) systems where the camera is powered from the DVR end, and any outdoor camera run that spends part of its life underground and part in the sun.
Good to Know
Work out the power leg before the video leg. An 18 AWG pair loses about 6.5 ohms per 1000 ft round trip, so a 12 V DC camera drawing half an amp has lost more than a volt by 200 ft and may be flaky beyond that; for a longer run, use a 24 V AC camera, a 24 V camera with a local regulator, or a power supply at the far end. RG59 is a step below RG6 in loss, which is fine for the distances a buried camera run usually covers, but for a 720p or 1080p HD-over-coax camera keep the run inside the DVR maker's RG59 distance rating, and use RG6 for anything longer. Bury the cable below the frost line where there is one, and deep enough to clear a shovel or a tiller; a run of sand or a warning tape above it is cheap insurance. Where it enters the building, bond the coax shield to the electrical service ground through a grounding block, and leave a drip loop so water runs off before the entry point. The polyethylene jacket has no indoor flame rating, so the NEC limits it to about 50 feet inside the building from the point of entry; past that, splice to a CM-rated siamese cable. Split the two legs by slitting the web a few inches back at each end, then use compression BNC connectors sized for RG59 on the coax and a DC pigtail or terminal on the power pair; outdoors, use weather-sealed connectors and a sealed camera housing.
Specifications
| Spec | Detail |
|---|---|
| Series | PC59AE |
| Type | RG59 siamese (coax plus 18/2 power), direct burial |
| Center Conductor | 20 AWG solid bare copper |
| Dielectric | Gas-injected foam polyethylene, 3.66 mm diameter |
| Shielding | 95% bare copper braid |
| Power Conductors | 2 × 18 AWG stranded bare copper, HDPE insulated, black and red |
| Impedance | 75 ± 3 Ω |
| Structural Return Loss | Tested 5 MHz to 1 GHz |
| Velocity of Propagation | 83% nominal |
| Capacitance | 16.3 pF/ft (53.5 pF/m) nominal |
| Conductor DC Resistance | 32.8 Ω/km nominal at 20 °C |
| Jacket | Polyethylene, UV stabilized, direct burial rated |
| Coax Outer Diameter | 6.1 mm (0.240 in) |
| Voltage Rating | 300 V RMS maximum |
| Operating Temperature | -30 °C to 80 °C |
| Storage Temperature | -30 °C to 80 °C |
| Packaging | 1000 ft wooden spool, descending footage marks |
| Color | Black |
| Availability | Closeout, final sale, not eligible for return or cancellation |
| Compliance | RoHS; outdoor and direct burial use |