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RF Calculator for Microsoft Excel spreadsheet program 8/7/2010


Complements of Jack Daniel Co: www.RFSolutions.com : 1-800-NON-TOLL
© 2010 Jack Daniel. All Rights Reserved. Do Not Remove this notice.
Notice: No Charge, No Warranty, No Guarantee, No Exceptions!

General Use Section (See Signal Booster section below)

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


Enter 850.00 MHz
Enter 2.00 miles, Path length
Answer 101.21 dB, Path Loss

2. Convert watts to dBm and dBW


Enter 56 watt
Answer 47.481880 dBm
Answer 17.48 dBW

3. Convert dBm to watts and milliwatts


Enter -8.60 dBm
Answer 0.00013804 watts
Answer 0.1380 milliwatts

4. Convert uV to dBm (50 ohm impedance)


Enter 2.00 uV
Answer -100.97 dBm

5. Convert dBm to uV (50 ohm impedance)


Enter -150.00 dBm
Answer 0.0071 uV

6. Convert dBW to uV (50 ohm impedance)


Enter -120.00 dBW
Answer 7.07 uV

7. Convert dBu and Freq. to dBm and uV


Enter 65.59 dBu
Enter 850 MHz
Answer -68.00 dBm
Answer 89.04 uV

8. Convert dBm and Freq. to Field Strength in dBu and mV/meter (relative to a dipole)
Enter 850.00 MHz
Enter -70.00 dBm
Answer 63.59 dBu (dB above 1 uV/meter)
Answer 1.512 mV/meter

9. Calculate Return Loss and VSWR from Power out and Power reflected
Use the same base (w or mW) in both power level entries
Enter Power Forward at antenna 2 w or mw
Enter Power Reflected 0.5 w or mw
Return Loss = 6.02 dBRL
VSWR = 3.00 :1 ratio

10. Calculate Vertical Ant to Ant Isolation (Based on Dipoles)

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Enter 0.00 dB: Top antenna gain toward bottom antenna
Enter 0.00 dB: Bottom antenna gain toward top antenna
Enter 70.00 feet (Vertical separation)
Enter 380.00 MHz
Answer 85.28 dB Isolation

11. Calculate Horizontal Ant to Ant Isolation (Based on Dipoles)


Enter 0.00 dB: Left antenna gain toward Right antenna
Enter 0.00 dB: Right antenna gain toward Left antenna
Enter 100.00 feet (Horizontal separation)
Enter 380.00 MHz
Answer 53.74 dB Isolation

12. Calculate distance to horizon (smooth earth)


Enter 100.00 feet, antenna height
Answer 14.14 miles

13. Calculate Radio Horizon, Center of Vertical Beam horizon and


3 dB point beam horizons. Allows Beam Downtilt. FLAT EARTH!
Enter 100.00 feet, Antenna Ht. HAAT
Enter 10.00 degrees; Vertical -3 dB beamwidth
Enter 4.00 degrees; Downtilt below horizon
Answer 14.14 mi.: Radio Horizon
Answer 0.12 mi.: Lower 3 dB beamwidth horizon
Answer 0.27 mi.: Center of beamwidth horizon
Answer > Horizon mi.: Upper 3 dB beamwidth horizon

14. Calculate unobstructed signal levels using data from calculations above
Enter 500.00 MHz, center frequency
Enter 45.00 dBm: ERP at antenna
Level at 0.12 miles = -30 dBm
Level at 0.27 miles = -34 dBm
Level at 14.14 miles = -72 dBm, worse case

15. Convert Degree-Minute.decimal coordinate format to other formats


(Note: If you enter an incorrect value you will get an incorrect answer)
Degrees Minutes Seconds
Enter 30 30.25 (dna) D/M
Answer 30 30 15.0000 D/M/S
Answer 30.5041666666667 (dna) (dna) D

16. Convert Degree-Minute-Second coordinate format to other formats


Degrees Minutes Seconds
Enter 30 30 15.0000 D/M/S
Answer 30 30.2500 (dna) D/M
Answer 30.5041666666667 (dna) (dna) D

17. Convert Degree.decimal coordinate format to other formats


Degrees Minutes Seconds
Enter 30.5504167 (dna) (dna) D
Answer 30 33 1.5001 D/M/S
Answer 30 33.025002 (dna) D/M

18. Distance between coordinates: FCC distance method: Valid up to ~250 miles

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(DD = Degrees, MM = Minutes, SS = Seconds)
Enter Latitude Longitude
Coord.s: DD MM SS DDD MM SS
Site A 33 26 5 117 33 33
Site B 33 23 37 117 34 5
Answer 2.88 miles between Site A and Site B.
Answer 190.28 degrees; Site A to Site B
Answer 10.28 degrees; Site B to Site A

Signal Booster Calculation Section

A. Calculate Free Space Loss for distances in feet.


NOT ACCURATE LESS THAN 20 FEET or 10 Wavelengths!
Enter 850 MHz
Enter 20 Feet Equals
Answer 46.76 dB

B. Calculate Composite Power of multiple carriers.


(Enter -200 dBm for unused carrier entry)
(For more than 4, Calculate 4 then use the answer as #1 input then enter others)
Enter Carrier 1 level 34 dBm
Enter Carrier 2 level 34 dBm
Enter Carrier 3 level -200 dBm
Enter Carrier 4 level -200 dBm
Composite Power Level 37.01 dBm

C. Calculate Amplifier Input/Output Noise levels using N.F., BW and gain


Enter Noise Figure 9.00 dB
Enter BW in MHz 10.0000 MHz
Enter Amplifier gain 70.00 dB
Input Noise "floor" = -95.00 dBm
Output Noise for Entered BW = -25.00 dBm
Output Noise: 25 KHz window = -51.02 dBm
Output Noise:12.5 KHz window = -54.03 dBm

D. Calculate 3rd order IM product in Class A RF Amps:


Enter Amplifier Gain 15.0 dB
Enter 3rd Order Output IP 26.0 dBm
Enter carrier input level -40.0 dBm
Approx. 1 dB compression level 16.0 dBm (at output)
Carrier output level -25.0 dBm
3rd IM output level -127.0 dBm
3rd IM to carrier difference -102.0 dB

E. Calculate 2nd & 3rd Order IM using 3rd OIP and Output level
Enter 3rd OIP (Output Intercept Point) 44.0 dBm
Enter Output Level 10.0 dBm
2nd Order IM below Output -24.0 dBm
2nd Order IM Output Level -14.0 dB
3rd Order IM below Output -58.0 dBm
3rd Order IM Output level -48.0 dB

F. Calculate maximum Output power per carrier for multiple carriers.


Note: Uses EIA PN2009 method: Based on equal input levels for all carriers AND

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IM's attenuated by at least 43 + 10 log(output power per carrier )
Enter 3rd Order Output IP 45.0 dBm
Enter Number of input carriers 2 carriers (minimum = 2)
Output power per carrier 25.4 dBm
Output power per carrier 346.1 milliwatts

Calculate Free Space Path delay (5.376 uS/mile)


Enter 2 miles, path length
Answer 10.752 microseconds path delay

Calculate Coax cable delay


Enter 80 % coefficient
Enter 5280 feet, length of cable
Answer 6.72 microseconds coax delay

Calculate SM Fiber delay, feet (7.905 Us/mile)


Enter 10 feet, length of fiber
Answer 0.014971590909091 microseconds fiber delay

Calculate SM Fiber delay, miles (7.905 Us/mile)


Enter 10 miles, length of fiber
Answer 79.05 microseconds fiber delay

Metric Conversions (For FCC forms, etc.)

Convert Inches to Centimeters and meters


Enter 40 inches
Answer 101.60 cm
Answer 1.02 meters

Convert Feet to Meters/Kilometers


Enter 10 feet
Answer 3.05 meters
Answer 0.0030 kilometers

Convert Miles to Meters and Kilometers


Enter 8 miles
Answer 12874.40 meters
Answer 12.87 kilometers

Convert Meters to inches, feet, yards and miles


Enter 0.87 meters
Answer 34.25364 inches
Answer 2.85447 feet
Answer 0.95 yards (feet/3)
Answer 0.000540618 miles

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