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Ham Radio - RF Units Conversion / l: g+ n7 S, A# i
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4 A0 C8 }* n- @( YdB = 10 log [P2/P1]
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% p" w7 ~) Z& n$ X( P1 q# [; lDecibels relative to Power5 a B% H( X, a2 k" M
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1 k0 Q- F8 _1 ?% }- W0 TDecibels relative to Voltage across same resistance
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dB = 20 log [I1/I2]
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: _; b- P d+ t0 c0 nDecibel Conversions& a$ _$ w' s% l5 f5 N& ?3 B/ k
: @0 m O8 \8 r; x6 pdBmV = 20 log [Signal (mV)/1mV]/ P: E* O' m1 b" u- W: I" d
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/ I+ B. A2 y7 q; K- [' }Decibel Conversions
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dBm = 10 log [Signal (mW)/1mW]
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Decibels relative to one milliwatt
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Decibel Conversions4 L% G& j5 L. z8 O4 W& P
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dBmA = 20 log [Signal (mA)/1mA]
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Power Conversions
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dBm = dBw + 30
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2 E/ ?+ b4 i$ z3 R% YConversion from dBw to dBm.
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Conversion from dBv to dBuv.0 ?- b4 m; ]1 Z' t# y2 n+ R$ h/ @+ S4 A& \
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Voltage to Power& n4 t8 o) ?. J9 a
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Where the constant 107 is as follows:
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10Log10[P] = 20Log10[V] - 10Log10[50W]
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For a resistance of 50W and a power of 1 mW:
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' Q$ h: D* ?) \: i/ A5 @Where the constant 30 is the decibel equivalent of the factor 1000 used to convert between W and mW:
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Conversion Units
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m = milli = 10E-3
3 o9 i! n: Y; ydBw = decibels relative to one watt8 K5 O5 F/ N! I8 }4 P
dBm = decibels relative to one milliwatt
$ C- T9 [% D5 A: U& c9 KdBV = decibels relative to one volt
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V = Volts3 q0 J6 B: _0 ?9 a% n! S
A = Amps9 e# `8 A/ s( ?* T. z
I = Current
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W = Watts
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