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decibel-primer

Decibel primer

The key things to remember:

  • dB is a ratio
  • m in dBm stands for milliwatt
  • W in dBW stands for Watt
  • 0dB is 1x of anything
  • 3dB is x2 of anything
  • 10dB is x10 of anything
  • dB can be added and subtracted freely and in any order

so…

  • 20dB is x100 (x 10 x 10) of anything, 30dB is x1000 (x10 x10 x10) of anything
  • 0dBW = 30dBm
decibel-primer.txt · Last modified: 2024/04/16 18:58 by m0lte