LWC-2400-MM-03 5m RG58 SMA Male Coaxial Cable

This cable is compatible with any wireless device featuring a standard female SMA jack operating in the 2.4GHz ISM band. This includes many Wi-Fi routers, external Wi-Fi and Bluetooth adapter dongles, Zigbee gateways, and development boards like those based on ESP32 or nRF52 series that have an SMA antenna connector. Ensure your device's connector is a female SMA port to accept this male plug.

No, this specific LWC-2400-MM-03 model is optimized and specified only for the 2400-2483 MHz (2.4GHz) frequency range. Using it for 5GHz Wi-Fi (typically 5150-5850 MHz) will result in significantly higher signal attenuation and degraded performance because the cable's electrical characteristics are not designed for that higher frequency band. For 5GHz applications, you would need a cable rated for those frequencies, such as RG213 or LMR-400.

While the provided specs list a gain figure, coaxial cables inherently cause signal loss (attenuation). For standard RG58 cable, typical attenuation at 2.4GHz is approximately 0.6 to 0.8 dB per meter. Over a 5-meter length, you can expect an insertion loss of roughly 3 to 4 dB. The '4 dBi gain' mentioned likely refers to the system gain when used with a matched antenna, not the cable itself. Always account for this loss in your RF link budget calculations.