Dbm

dBm is an abbreviation for the dB referenced to one milliwatt. Note 1: dBm is used in communication work as a measure of absolute power values. Zero dBm equals one milliwatt. A 3 dBm increase represents roughly doubling the power, which means that 3 dBm equals 2 milliwatt. For a 3 dBm decrease the power is reduced by one half, making -3 dBm equal to 0.5 milliwatt. Other values can be calculed using dBm = log10 (mW)*10 or mW =10^(dBm/10). Below is table summarizing useful values:
   40 dBm   10 watts   36 dBm    4 watts   30 dBm    1 watts   27 dBm  500 milliwatts   26 dBm  400 milliwatts   25 dBm  320 milliwatts   24 dBm  250 milliwatts   23 dBm  200 milliwatts   22 dBm  160 milliwatts   21 dBm  130 milliwatts   20 dBm  100 milliwatts   15 dBm   32 milliwatts   10 dBm   10 milliwatts     5 dBm    3.2 milliwatts    4 dBm    2.5 milliwatts    3 dBm    2.0 milliwatts    2 dBm    1.6 milliwatts    1 dBm    1.3 milliwatts    0 dBm    1.0 milliwatts   -1 dBm    0.79 milliwatts   -5 dBm    0.32 milliwatts  -10 dBm    0.1 milliwatts  -20 dBm    0.01 milliwatts  -30 dBm    0.001 milliwatts  -40 dBm    0.0001 milliwatts  -50 dBm    0.00001 milliwatts  -60 dBm    0.000001 milliwatts  -70 dBm    0.0000001 milliwatts  -80 dBm    0.00000001 milliwatts 
Note 2: In DOD practice, unweighted measurement is normally understood, applicable to a certain bandwidth, which must be stated or implied. Note 3: In European practice, psophometric weighting may be implied, as indicated by context; equivalent to dBm0p, which is preferred.

See also

Zero dBm transmission level point

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