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by wallerjr
Tue Sep 12, 2023 4:16 am
Forum: General
Topic: how is the dBm calculated?
Replies: 2
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Re: how is the dBm calculated?

Do you still require an answer to your question ?

dbm is a power ratio relative to 1mW i.e Pdbm = 10* log(P/.001) ... P is power in watts.

As you are using a complex number (I+iQ) to obtain the power in watts V^2/R one must square the complex voltage ie. (V*conj(V))/R or { (I+iQ)*(I-iQ) } / R ...