[SFDXA] dB or not dB? Everything you ever wanted to know about decibels but were afraid to ask

William Marx bmarx at bellsouth.net
Tue Jul 12 19:30:44 EDT 2016


From Tony N2MFT:

> dB or not dB? Everything you ever wanted to know about decibels but were afraid to ask
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> True or false? 30 dBm + 30 dBm = 60 dBm? Why does 1% work out to be -40 dB one time but then 0.1 dB or 0.05 dB the next time?
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> These questions sometimes leave even experienced engineers scratching their heads. Decibels are found everywhere, including power levels, voltages, reflection coefficients, noise figures, field strengths and more. What is a decibel and how should we use it in our calculations? Get a refresher on decibels by downloading this paper.
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