dBm - volts - watts conversion

(50-ohm system)
dBm +53 +50 +49 +48 +47 +46 +45 +44 +43 +42 +41 +40 +39 +38 +37 +36 +35 +34 +33 +32 +31 +30 +29 +28 +27 +26 +25 +24 +23 +22 +21 +20 +19 +18 +17 +16 +15 +14 +13 +12 +11 +10 +9 +8 +7 +6 +5 +4 +3 +2 +1 V 100.0 70.7 64.0 58.0 50.0 44.5 40.0 32.5 32.0 28.0 26.2 22.5 20.0 18.0 16.0 14.1 12.5 11.5 10.0 9.0 8.0 7.10 6.40 5.80 5.00 4.45 4.00 3.55 3.20 2.80 2.52 2.25 2.00 1.80 1.60 1.41 1.25 1.15 1.00 .90 .80 .71 .64 .58 .500 .445 .400 .355 .320 .280 .252 Po 200W 100W 80W 64W 50W 40W 32W 25W 20W 16W 12.5W 10W 8W 6.4W 5W 4W 3.2W 2.5W 2W 1.6W 1.25W 1.0W 800 mW 640 mW 500 mW 400 mW 320 mW 250 mW 200 mW 160 mW 125 mW 100 mW 80 mW 64 mW 50 mW 40 mW 32 mW 25 mW 20 mW 16 mW 12.5 mW 10 mW 8 mW 6.4 mW 5 mW 4 mW 3.2 mW 2.5 mW 2.0 mW 1.6 mW 1.25 mW dBm 0 -1 -2 -3 -4 -5 -6 -7 -8 -9 -10 -11 -12 -13 -14 -15 -16 dBm -17 -18 -19 -20 -21 -22 -23 -24 -25 -26 -27 -28 -29 -30 -31 -32 -33 -34 -35 -36 -37 -38 -39 -40 -41 -42 -43 -44 -45 -46 -47 -48 V .225 .200 .180 .160 .141 .125 .115 .100 .090 .080 .071 .064 .058 .050 .045 .040 .0355 mV 31.5 28.5 25.1 22.5 20.0 17.9 15.9 14.1 12.8 11.5 10.0 8.9 8.0 7.1 6.25 5.8 5.0 4.5 4.0 3.5 3.2 2.85 2.5 2.25 2.0 1.8 1.6 1.4 1.25 1.18 1.00 0.90 Po 1.0 mW .80 mW .64 mW .50 mW .40 mW .32 mW .25 mW .20 mW .16 mW .125 mW .10 mW dBm -49 -50 -51 -52 -53 -54 -55 -56 -57 -58 -59 -60 -61 -62 -63 -64 dBm -65 -66 -67 -68 -69 -70 -71 -72 -73 -74 -75 -76 -77 -78 -79 -80 -81 -82 -83 -84 -85 -86 -87 -88 -89 -90 -91 -92 -93 -94 -95 -96 -97 mV 0.80 0.71 0.64 0.57 0.50 0.45 0.40 0.351 0.32 0.286 0.251 0.225 0.200 0.180 0.160 0.141 V 128 115 100 90 80 71 65 58 50 45 40 35 32 29 25 22.5 20.0 18.0 16.0 11.1 12.9 11.5 10.0 9.0 8.0 7.1 6.1 5.75 5.0 4.5 4.0 3.51 3.2 Po .01 W dBm -98 -99 -100 -101 -102 -103 -104 -105 -106 dBm -107 -108 -109 -110 -109 -112 -113 -114 -115 -116 -117 -118 -119 -120 -121 -122 -123 -124 -125 -126 -127 -128 -129 -130 -131 -132 -133 -134 -135 -136 -137 -138 -139 -140 V 2.9 2.51 2.25 2.0 1.8 1.6 1.41 1.27 1.18 nV 1000 900 800 710 640 580 500 450 400 355 825 285 251 225 200 180 160 141 128 117 100 90 80 71 61 58 50 45 40 35 33 29 25 23 Po

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.001 W

.01 pW

.01 mW

.1nW

.001 pW

.001mW

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.1W

.1W

.001 nW

.01W

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return loss Vs. VSWR

table of return loss vs. voltage standing wave ratio
RETURN LOSS VSWR (dB)
46.064 40.086 36.607 34.151 32.256 30.714 29.417 28.299 27.318 26.444 25.658 24.943 24.289 23.686 23.127 22.607 22.120 21.664 21.234 20.828 20.443 20.079 19.732 19.401 19.085 18.783 18.493 18.216 17.949 17.690 17.445 17.207 16.977 16.755 16.540 16.332 16.131 15.936 15.747 15.563 15.385 15.211 15.043 14.879 14.719 14.564 14.412 14.264 14.120 13.979 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 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

RETURN LOSS VSWR (dB)

13.842 13.708 13.577 13.449 13.324 13.201 13.081 12.964 12.849 12.736 12.625 12.518 12.412 12.308 12.207 12.107 12.009 11.913 11.818 11.725 11.634 11.545 11.457 11.370 11.285 11.202 11.120 11.039 10.960 10.881 10.804 10.729 10.654 10.581 10.509 10.437 10.367 10.298 10.230 10.163 10.097 10.032 9.968 9.904 9.842 9.780 9.720 9.660 9.601 9.542 1.51 1.52 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 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

RETURN LOSS (dB)

9.485 9.428 9.372 9.317 9.262 9.208 9.155 9.103 9.051 8.999 8.949 8.899 8.849 8.800 8.752 8.705 8.657 8.611 8.565 8.519 8.474 8.430 8.386 8.342 8.299 8.257 8.215 8.173 8.138 8.091 8.051 8.011 7.972 7.933 7.894 7.856 7.818 7.781 7.744 7.707 7.671 7.635 7.599 7.564 7.529 7.494 7.460 7.426 7.393 7.360

VSWR
2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 2.11 2.12 2.13 2.14 2.15 2.16 2.17 2.18 2.19 2.20 2.21 2.22 2.23 2.24 2.25 2.26 2.27 2.28 2.29 2.30 2.31 2.32 2.33 2.34 2.35 2.36 2.37 2.38 2.39 2.40 2.41 2.42 2.43 2.44 2.45 2.46 2.47 2.48 2.49 2.50

RETURN LOSS (dB)

7.327 7.294 7.262 7.230 7.198 7.167 7.135 7.105 7.074 7.044 7.014 6.984 6.954 6.925 6.896 6.867 6.839 6.811 6.783 6.755 6.728 6.700 6.673 6.646 6.620 6.594 6.567 6.541 6.516 6.490 6.465 6.440 6.415 6.390 6.366 6.341 6.317 6.293 6.270 6.246 6.223 6.200 6.177 6.154 6.131 6.109 6.086 6.064 6.042 6.021

VSWR
2.51 2.52 2.53 2.54 2.55 2.56 2.57 2.58 2.59 2.60 2.61 2.62 2.63 2.64 2.65 2.66 2.67 2.68 2.69 2.70 2.71 2.72 2.73 2.74 2.75 2.76 2.77 2.78 2.79 2.80 2.81 2.82 2.83 2.84 2.85 2.86 2.87 2.88 2.89 2.90 2.91 2.92 2.93 2.94 2.95 2.96 2.97 2.98 2.99 3.00

RETURN LOSS (dB)

5.999 5.970 5.956 5.935 5.914 5.893 5.872 5.852 5.832 5.811 5.791 5.771 5.751 5.732 5.712 5.693 5.674 5.654 5.635 5.617 5.598 5.579 5.561 5.542 5.524 5.506 5.488 5.470 5.452 5.435 5.417 5.400 5.383 5.365 5.348 5.331 5.315 5.298 5.281 5.265 5.248 5.232 5.216 5.200 5.184 5.168 5.152 5.137 5.121 5.105

VSWR
3.01 3.02 3.03 3.04 3.05 3.06 3.07 3.08 3.09 3.10 3.11 3.12 3.13 3.14 3.15 3.16 3.17 3.18 3.19 3.20 3.21 3.22 3.23 3.24 3.25 3.26 3.27 3.28 3.29 3.30 3.31 3.32 3.33 3.34 3.35 3.36 3.37 3.38 3.39 3.40 3.41 3.42 3.43 3.44 3.45 3.46 3.47 3.48 3.49 3.50

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