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RF Calculator for Microsoft Excel spreadsheet program
1. Find Free Space (clear line of sight) Path Loss
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Answer
460.0000 MHz
2.0000 miles, Path length
95.8758 dB Path Loss
2. Convert watts to dBm and dBW
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Answer
4.0000 watt
36.0206 dBm
6.0206 dBW
3. Convert dBm to watts
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Answer
43.0000 dBm
19.9526 watts
4. Convert uV to dBm (50 ohm impedance)
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Answer
-23.1700 uV
-79.6912 dBm
5. Convert dBm to uV (50 ohm impedance)
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Answer
23.6700 dBm
3411811.2914 uV
6. Convert dBW to uV (50 ohm impedance)
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Answer
-16.9897 dBW
1000.0000 uV
Convert dBuV to dBm
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Answer
30 dBuV
-77 dBm
7. Calculate Vertical Ant - Ant Isolation (dipole up/down gain = 0)
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Answer
0.0000
0.0000
10.0000
450.0000
54.4087
dB: Top antenna gain toward
dB: Bottom antenna gain tow
feet (Vertical separation)
MHz
dB Isolation
8. Calculate Horizontal Ant - Ant Isolation (dipole left/right gain = 0)
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Answer
0.0000
0.0000
100.0000
450.0000
55.2043
dB: Left antenna gain towar
dB: Right antenna gain towa
feet(Horiz)
Mhz
dB Isolation
9. Convert dBm and Freq. to Field Strength in dBu and uV/meter (relative to a dipole)
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450.0000 MHz
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-100.0000 dBm
28.0643 dBu
25.3054 uV/meter
10. Calculate distance to horizon (smooth earth)
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5000.0000 feet, ant. height
100.0000 miles
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miles, Path length
B: Top antenna gain toward bottom antenna
B: Bottom antenna gain toward top antenna
eet (Vertical separation)
B: Left antenna gain toward right antenna
B: Right antenna gain toward left antenna
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eet, ant. height
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