Stupid question regarding voltage levels
jaroslav Lukesh
lukesh at seznam.cz
Wed Aug 4 08:28:21 CEST 1999
> I feel the fool, but I don't have any references handy...
>
> What is the reference level for 0 dbM? And are these ratios based on
> voltage, or power?
0 dBm=
Voltage: 0,775V
or power 1mW onto 600 Ohm
Another: decibels-microvolts:
0dBuV=1uV (1 microvolt)
20dBuV=10uV (10 microvolt)
60dBuV=1mV (1milivolt)
but these are used mainly in radioelectronics.
Jaroslav Lukesh
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