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AV HDSDI Plenum Cables

Summary: ProAV HDSDI Plenum Cables

ProAV low-voltage cabling built for commercial and industrial projects

Windy City Wire manufactures SmartWire low-voltage products and solutions that support reliable video transport for professional AV, broadcast, and production environments. Our ProAV offering focuses on consistent electrical performance, clean signal delivery, and efficient installation—qualities integrators depend on for camera, switcher, router, and display connections in conference facilities, campus environments, houses of worship, healthcare, hospitality, and venues.

SmartWire is the brand name of the low-voltage cable Windy City Wire manufactures in the United States. SmartWire cables come standard with SmartWire Glide lubrication applied to the jacket during manufacturing. This lubrication reduces friction during pulling by up to 70%, helping crews move faster through dense conduit and long pathways while maintaining jacket integrity.

Why choose this ProAV solution

  • Built for serial digital video over coax, supporting SDI and HD-SDI transport for 1080P workflows.
  • Type RG 6/U plenum construction with an 18 AWG solid bare copper center conductor for dependable signal integrity over longer runs.
  • Dual shielding (O/A aluminum foil and 95% tinned copper braid) to minimize interference and maintain consistent return loss in demanding commercial spaces.
  • Nominal 0.234 in OD supports straightforward connectorization and routing.
  • RoHS compliant.
  • Available lengths: 100, 250, 500, and 1000 ft.
  • Standard jacket color: black; custom jacket and stripe color options are available to help standardize identification across projects and sites.
  • Compatible connector: HOL-RCA6-MCV.

How this helps your team deliver

  • Repeatable, dependable results: Consistent materials and shielding deliver stable SDI performance across production spaces, control rooms, and distribution racks.
  • Installation efficiency: SmartWire Glide lubrication lowers pull force, helping reduce rework and streamlining installation in existing conduit and congested pathways.
  • Project standardization: Optional custom jacket and stripe colors make it easier to identify video paths, simplify service, and align with organizational standards.
  • ProAV focus: Inventory, specifications, and documentation tailored for contractors, integrators, and facility teams.

Applications

  • Camera-to-switcher and router links using SDI cable in production spaces
  • Backbone video runs for control rooms and AV headends
  • Commercial distribution for 1080P content in corporate, education, healthcare, and hospitality
  • Houses of worship, arenas, and event venues that rely on robust coax cables for signal transport

Available construction

  1. 18 AWG 1 Conductor Solid Plenum-rated dielectric Low Voltage: Type RG 6/U plenum SDI coax with O/A aluminum foil and 95% tinned copper braid. Suited for SDI and hdsdi wire and cable applications carrying 1080P video in commercial installations.

At-a-glance specifications

  • Type: RG 6/U Plenum, 18 AWG solid bare copper serial digital
  • Shielding: Tinned Copper Braid/OAS (foil + 95% tinned copper braid)
  • Nominal OD: 0.234 in
  • Compliance: RoHS
  • Lengths: 100, 250, 500, 1000 ft
  • Jacket: Black standard; custom jacket and stripe colors available
  • Compatible connectors: HOL-RCA6-MCV

How Windy City Wire adds value to your next project

When you choose SmartWire for ProAV distribution, you get a US-manufactured low-voltage pro av cable designed for commercial timelines and environments. The combination of stable electrical performance for SDI transport, durable plenum construction, practical shielding, and SmartWire Glide lubrication helps installers move faster while protecting signal quality. With optional custom jacket and stripe colors, your team can standardize labeling across sites and simplify ongoing maintenance.

Talk with our team about specifying SmartWire for your next ProAV upgrade or build. We’ll help you select the right sdi cable construction, lengths, and color options to streamline installation and support consistent results across your projects.

Solutions: ProAV HDSDI Plenum Cables

AV HDSDI Plenum Cables for Reliable SDI Signal Transport

Windy City Wire’s AV HDSDI Plenum Cables are purpose-built for commercial and industrial environments where consistent, standards-based SDI video matters. Engineered as RG 6/U plenum, each cable uses an 18 AWG solid bare copper center conductor and a dual-shield design—overall aluminum foil with a 95% tinned copper braid—to help maintain 75-ohm impedance, reduce attenuation, and protect signals from EMI/RFI in congested pathways. These features make the cable well-suited for hdsdi wire and cable applications, including 720p, 1080i, and 1080P workflows when matched with the appropriate equipment and distance requirements.

Where this pro av cable fits in your AV ecosystem

  • Broadcast and production: Camera-to-switcher links, studio router tie-lines, and patchbay interconnects where SDI reliability is critical.
  • Live events and rental/staging: Temporary or semi-permanent SDI feeds for IMAG, confidence monitors, LED walls, and replay systems.
  • Corporate campuses: Conference rooms, training centers, and town hall spaces moving SDI from cameras to encoders, switchers, or recorders for all-hands meetings.
  • Higher education and K–12: Lecture capture, distance learning studios, and overflow rooms that need dependable camera and program feeds.
  • Houses of worship: Camera runs to switchers, distribution to projectors and recorders, and balcony or satellite room feeds.
  • Healthcare and life sciences: Teaching theaters, simulation labs, and AV carts where plenum-rated sdi cable supports secure, high-quality video routing.
  • Hospitality and entertainment: Sports bars, casinos, theaters, and multipurpose venues feeding displays, projectors, and back-of-house monitoring.
  • Arenas and stadiums: Control room to concourse displays, replay systems, and scoreboard control with robust, shielded coax cables.
  • Government, defense, and public safety: Command centers, EOCs, and briefing rooms requiring stable SDI paths for situational awareness and recording.
  • Transportation and retail: Operations centers, security monitoring, and digital signage headends that benefit from predictable SDI performance.

Systems and integrations supported

  • SDI video transport: SD/HD/3G-SDI signal paths from cameras, switchers, and matrices to monitors, encoders, and recorders.
  • Hybrid SDI-to-IP workflows: Connect SDI sources to encoders/decoders for contribution and distribution over IP, while preserving baseband quality on local links.
  • Digital signage and video walls: Program feeds from headend gear to displays or processors, with controlled loss across typical copper distances.
  • Event and lecture capture: Reliable camera feeds to mixers and capture appliances for live streaming or content archiving.
  • Monitoring and confidence viewing: Point-to-point SDI links that remain stable in high-interference, code-compliant pathways.

Why choose this SDI-focused plenum cable

  • 18 AWG solid bare copper center conductor: Helps reduce attenuation for longer SDI runs compared to smaller gauges, supporting 1080P where system design and distance allow.
  • Dual shielding (O/A foil + 95% tinned copper braid): Strong EMI/RFI rejection to protect signal integrity in dense AV pathways, risers, and ceiling spaces.
  • 75-ohm RG 6/U construction: Consistent impedance and a nominal 0.234" OD for dependable termination with standard compression connectors.
  • Plenum-rated jacket: Suitable for use in air-handling spaces when required by local codes and AHJ guidance.
  • RoHS compliant: Meets current environmental compliance requirements for many enterprise and public sector projects.
  • Connector compatibility: Works with common 75-ohm compression terminations—including BNC for SDI workflows and RCA where needed. For RCA terminations, part HOL-RCA6-MCV is one example that aligns with RG 6 applications.

Length options

Available in multiple lengths to match job requirements and reduce waste: 100, 250, 500, and 1000 FT.

Design and installation considerations

  • Plan SDI path lengths according to the bit rate and devices in use; allowable distances vary by equipment, resolution, and equalization.
  • Follow recommended bend radius and pull tension to maintain cable geometry and 75-ohm impedance.
  • Maintain separation from high-voltage circuits and noisy sources; leverage the dual-shield to limit interference in congested pathways.
  • Use 75-ohm compression connectors and verify terminations for proper return loss and insertion loss.
  • Test links with SDI signal generators/monitors and verify end-to-end reliability at the target format (e.g., 1080P).

How this cable supports long-term AV value

  • Flexible deployment: Equally at home in control rooms, studios, classrooms, and venues, this pro av cable supports both permanent and semi-permanent installations.
  • Interoperability: Works across a wide range of SDI devices—cameras, switchers, routers, recorders, and encoders—so you can standardize on one sdi cable type for many roles.
  • Signal assurance: Solid copper conductor and robust shielding help maintain signal margins as systems evolve, minimizing rework during upgrades.

Whether you are building new infrastructure or refreshing existing pathways, Windy City Wire’s AV HDSDI Plenum Cables offer a dependable foundation for SDI transport across enterprise, education, broadcast, entertainment, and public sector environments.

Frequently Asked Questions: ProAV HDSDI Plenum Cables

  • What AWG conductors are available with this SmartWire AV HDSDI Plenum Cables cable?

    18 AWG.

  • What other colors is this SmartWire AV HDSDI Plenum Cables cable available in? (Available colors are )

    This item is offered with a Black jacket. No other stock jacket colors are listed; however, SmartWire cables can be made with custom jacket and stripe colors—contact Windy City Wire to discuss customization.

  • Is this SmartWire AV HDSDI Plenum Cables cable made with solid or stranded copper conductors?

    Solid bare copper (18 AWG).

  • What length is this SmartWire AV HDSDI Plenum Cables cable sold in? (Mention that at Windy City Wire we manufacture and stock SmartWire Building Wire in 1,000ft length as our standard length.)

    At Windy City Wire, we manufacture and stock SmartWire Building Wire in 1,000 ft as our standard length. This AV HDSDI plenum cable is also available in 100 ft, 250 ft, and 500 ft lengths.

  • How is your SmartWire ProAV cable sold on spools or in boxes?

    Our SmartWire ProAV wire is packaged in our patented RackPack carton for efficient pulls and jobsite productivity. Learn more about our RackPack: https://windycitywire.com/solutions/rackpack-overview

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