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Typical Conversion Formulas

This document provides typical conversion formulas between logarithmic and linear units for voltage, current, power, and field strength measurements. It includes conversions between decibel microvolts (dBμV), volts (V), decibel milliwatts (dBmW), watts (W), and other units used in antenna and radio frequency testing and analysis. Correction factors are also listed for different antenna types and measurement setups.

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Typical Conversion Formulas

This document provides typical conversion formulas between logarithmic and linear units for voltage, current, power, and field strength measurements. It includes conversions between decibel microvolts (dBμV), volts (V), decibel milliwatts (dBmW), watts (W), and other units used in antenna and radio frequency testing and analysis. Correction factors are also listed for different antenna types and measurement setups.

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TYPICAL CONVERSION FORMULAS

LOG -> LINEAR VOLTAGE


dBV to Volts Volts to dBV dBV to Volts Volts to dBV dBV to dBV dBV to dBV dBA to uA A to dBA dBA to A A to dBA dBA to dBA dBA to dBA dBm to Watts Watts to dBm dBW to Watts Watts to dBW dBW to dBm dBm to dBW V = 10 V = 10
((dBV 120) / 20)

FIELD STRENGTH & POWER DENSITY


dBV/m to V/m V/m to dBV/m dBV/m to dBmW/m dBV/m to dBA/m dBA/m to dBV/m dBA/m to dBpT dBpT to dBA/m W/m to V/m V/m to W/m2 T to A/m A/m to T Correction Factor Field Strength Required Power
2 2 V/m = 10 (((dBV/m) -120) / 20)

dBV = 20 log(V) + 120


(dBV / 20)

dBV/m = 20 log(V/m) + 120 dBmW/m2 = dBV/m 115.8 dBV/m = dBmW/m2 + 115.8 dBA/m = dBV/m 51.5 dBV/m = dBA + 51.5 DBpT = dBA/m + 2 dBA/m = dBpT 2 V/m = SQRT(W/m2 * 377) W/m2 = (V/m)2 / 377 A/m = T / 1.25 T = 1.25 * A/m

dBV = 20log(V) dBV = dBV +120 dBV = dBV - 120 A = 10 (dBA / 20) dBA = 20 log(A) A = 10 (dBA / 20) dBA = 20log(A) dBA = dBA + 120 dBA = dBA -120 W = 10
((dBm 30)/10)

dBmW/m2 to dBV/m

LOG -> LINEAR CURRENT

E-FIELD ANTENNAS
dBV/m = dBV + AF V/m = 30 * watts * Gain meters Watts = (V/m * meters)2 30 * Gain numeric
numeric

LOG -> LINEAR POWER

dBm = 10log(W) + 30 W = 10(dBW / 10) dBW = 10log(W) dBm = dBW + 30 dBW = dBm - 30

LOOP ANTENNAS
Correction Factors Assumed E-field for shielded loops dBA/m = dBV + AF dBV/m = dBA/m + 51.5 dBpT = dBV + dBpT/V

TERM CONVERSIONS
dBm to dBV dBV to dBm dBm to dBA dBA to dBm dBA to dBV dBV to dBA dBV = dBm + 107 (50) dBV = dBm + 10log(Z) + 90 dBm = dBV 107 (50) dBm = dBV 10log(Z) 90 dBA = dBm + 73 (50) dBA = dBm 10log(Z) + 90 dBm = dBA 73 (50) dBm = dBA + 10log(Z) 90 dBV = dBA + 34 (50) dBV = dBA + 20log(Z) dBA = dBV 34 (50) dBA = dBV 20log(Z)

CURRENT PROBES
Correction Factor dBA = dBV dB(ohm)

Power needed for injection probe given voltage(V) into 50 load and Probe Insertion Loss (IL)
Watts = 10

((IL + 10log(V2/50))/10)

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