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RF Calculator for Microsoft Excel spreadsheet program

1. Find Free Space (clear line of sight) Path Loss

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Answer

460.0000 MHz
2.0000 miles, Path length
95.8758 dB Path Loss

2. Convert watts to dBm and dBW

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4.0000 watt
36.0206 dBm
6.0206 dBW

3. Convert dBm to watts

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Answer

43.0000 dBm
19.9526 watts

4. Convert uV to dBm (50 ohm impedance)

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Answer

-23.1700 uV
-79.6912 dBm

5. Convert dBm to uV (50 ohm impedance)

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Answer

23.6700 dBm
3411811.2914 uV

6. Convert dBW to uV (50 ohm impedance)

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Answer

-16.9897 dBW
1000.0000 uV

Convert dBuV to dBm

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Answer

30 dBuV
-77 dBm

7. Calculate Vertical Ant - Ant Isolation (dipole up/down gain = 0)

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Answer

0.0000
0.0000
10.0000
450.0000
54.4087

dB: Top antenna gain toward

dB: Bottom antenna gain tow
feet (Vertical separation)
MHz
dB Isolation

8. Calculate Horizontal Ant - Ant Isolation (dipole left/right gain = 0)

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Answer

0.0000
0.0000
100.0000
450.0000
55.2043

dB: Left antenna gain towar

dB: Right antenna gain towa
feet(Horiz)
Mhz
dB Isolation

9. Convert dBm and Freq. to Field Strength in dBu and uV/meter (relative to a dipole)
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450.0000 MHz

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-100.0000 dBm
28.0643 dBu
25.3054 uV/meter

10. Calculate distance to horizon (smooth earth)

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5000.0000 feet, ant. height

100.0000 miles

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miles, Path length

B: Top antenna gain toward bottom antenna

B: Bottom antenna gain toward top antenna
eet (Vertical separation)

B: Left antenna gain toward right antenna

B: Right antenna gain toward left antenna

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eet, ant. height

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