dBm - volts - watts conversion

(50-ohm system)
+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

dBm

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

0
-1
-2
-3
-4
-5
-6
-7
-8
-9
-10
-11
-12
-13
-14
-15
-16

.225
.200
.180
.160
.141
.125
.115
.100
.090
.080
.071
.064
.058
.050
.045
.040
.0355

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

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

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Po
1.0 mW
.80 mW
.64 mW
.50 mW
.40 mW
.32 mW
.25 mW
.20 mW
.16 mW
.125 mW
.10 mW

.01 mW

.001mW

.1W

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

.001 W

.1nW

.01 nW

.001 nW

dBm

-98
-99
-100
-101
-102
-103
-104
-105
-106

2.9
2.51
2.25
2.0
1.8
1.6
1.41
1.27
1.18

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

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

.1 pW

.01 pW

.001 pW

.1W

.01W

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dBm

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return loss Vs. VSWR

table of return loss vs. voltage standing wave ratio

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

RETURN
LOSS
(dB)

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

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

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

020710

RETURN
LOSS VSWR
(dB)

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