[MLB-WIRELESS] Wireless Cards

Matthew Vella mvella at flexsoft.com.au
Tue Oct 23 14:42:34 EST 2001


> it seems there is a lot of conflicting info on this subject

That's for sure :-)

>
> i swear i've seen a formula of power * gain = eirp which with a lucent
> card and 18dbi would give .03 * 18 = .54W EIRP
>
> then there's matthew's formula which would give .03 * 64 = 1.92W EIRP

This (1.92W) is almost identical to the result (2W) of the calculation below

>
> then there's ydi's formula
> (http://www.ydi.com/decibels-radio-systems.php) which would give
> 18dbi + 15dbm = 33dbm = 2W EIRP

which is using the same formula, but with the input power expressed in dBm
instead of W (since it's easier to just add the two figures)

>
> then there's a pretty confusing one at
> http://www.personaltelco.net/index.cgi/FccRegs?action=highlight&value=eirp

Yeah, that is confusing (the little converter is handy though)


Ahhh, what the heck, just plug it in, point it in the right direction, and
see if it works :-)



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