[Premium-Rx] Help With Conversion Calculation
Ben Wallace
bwallace at crash.cts.com
Tue Dec 3 20:31:01 EST 2002
To the group:
Perhaps I am getting old or drinking to much beer......but I need some help
with a calculation.
The de facto standard for S-Meter readings is 50 micro-volts at the antenna
input to register an S-9 reading on the S-Meter.
Now the issue........On my HF-1000A, I do not have an S-Meter. The
HF-1000A has a meter that reads the input signal directly in dBm.
For the life of me, I cannot come up with a conversion of dBm to
microvolts. For example: Is there a way to convert an input signal of
-100 dBm to a specific micro-volt level? Perhaps there is an easy formula
-- I certainly can't remember. Maybe I need a refresher course from Dr.
Bailey?
Can anyone help out?
Thanks -- Ben
WB8HUR San Diego
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