Application Notes

RETURN LOSS (dB) vs. VSWR (voltage standing wave ratio)

CONVERSION TABLE
Return
Loss
(dB)

46.06
40.09
36.61
34.15
32.26
30.71
29.42
28.30
27.32
26.44
25.66
24.94
24.29
23.67
23.13
22.61
22.12
21.66
21.23
20.83
20.44
20.08
19.73
19.40
19.09
18.78

VSWR

Return
Loss
(dB)

1.01
1.02
1.03
1.04
1.05
1.06
1.07
1.08
1.09
1.10
1.11
1.12
1.13
1.14
1.15
1.16
1.17
1.18
1.19
1.20
1.21
1.22
1.23
1.24
1.25
1.26

18.49
18.22
17.95
17.69
17.45
17.21
16.98
16.76
16.54
16.33
16.13
15.94
15.75
15.56
15.39
15.21
15.04
14.88
14.72
14.56
14.41
14.26
14.12
13.98
13.84
13.71

VSWR

Return
Loss
(dB)

1.27
1.28
1.29
1.30
1.31
1.32
1.33
1.34
1.35
1.36
1.37
1.38
1.39
1.40
1.41
1.42
1.43
1.44
1.45
1.46
1.47
1.48
1.49
1.50
1.51
1.52

13.58
13.45
13.32
13.20
13.08
12.96
12.85
12.74
12.63
12.52
12.41
12.31
12.21
12.11
12.01
11.91
11.82
11.73
11.63
11.55
11.46
11.37
11.29
11.20
11.12
11.04

VSWR

Return
Loss
(dB)

1.53
1.54
1.55
1.56
1.57
1.58
1.59
1.60
1.61
1.62
1.63
1.64
1.65
1.66
1.67
1.68
1.69
1.70
1.71
1.72
1.73
1.74
1.75
1.76
1.77
1.78

10.96
10.88
10.80
10.73
10.65
10.58
10.51
10.44
10.37
10.30
10.23
10.16
10.10
10.03
9.97
9.90
9.84
9.78
9.72
9.66
9.60
9.54
9.26
9.00
8.75
8.52

VSWR

Return
Loss
(dB)

VSWR

1.79
1.80
1.81
1.82
1.83
1.84
1.85
1.86
1.87
1.88
1.89
1.90
1.91
1.92
1.93
1.94
1.95
1.96
1.97
1.98
1.99
2.00
2.05
2.10
2.15
2.20

8.30
8.09
7.89
7.71
7.53
7.36
7.20
7.04
6.90
6.76
6.62
6.49
6.37
6.25
6.13
6.02
5.91
5.81
5.71
5.62
5.52
5.44
5.35
5.27
5.11
4.4

2.25
2.30
2.35
2.40
2.45
2.50
2.55
2.60
2.65
2.70
2.75
2.80
2.85
2.90
2.95
3.00
3.05
3.10
3.15
3.20
3.25
3.30
3.35
3.40
3.50
4.00

Model 1A0024-3

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Conversion Chart

dB to VSWR Conversion