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This document is an instruction manual for an RF calculator spreadsheet program. It provides calculations related to radio frequency (RF) signal propagation including: - Path loss over distance - Conversions between units like watts, dBm, dBW, uV - Antenna isolation and horizons - Noise figures and noise levels - Power levels and compression points - Intermodulation distortion products The spreadsheet allows engineers to model RF links and evaluate factors like coverage area, noise, linearity and interference between multiple signals. Calculations include free space path loss, antenna patterns, noise floors, intermodulation, and power combining of carrier signals. The document provides examples of inputs and outputs for each calculation section.

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159 views

RF Calculator

This document is an instruction manual for an RF calculator spreadsheet program. It provides calculations related to radio frequency (RF) signal propagation including: - Path loss over distance - Conversions between units like watts, dBm, dBW, uV - Antenna isolation and horizons - Noise figures and noise levels - Power levels and compression points - Intermodulation distortion products The spreadsheet allows engineers to model RF links and evaluate factors like coverage area, noise, linearity and interference between multiple signals. Calculations include free space path loss, antenna patterns, noise floors, intermodulation, and power combining of carrier signals. The document provides examples of inputs and outputs for each calculation section.

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RF Calculator for Microsoft Excel spreadsheet program


V8-23-00
Complements of Jack Daniel Co: www.RFSolutions.com : 1-800-NON-TOLL
2000 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
10.00 miles, Path length
Answer
115.19 dB, Path Loss
2. Convert watts to dBm and dBW
Enter
0.00 watt
Answer
-10.23 dBm
Answer
-40.23 dBW
3. Convert dBm to watts
Enter
-15.00 dBm
Answer
0.00 watts
4. Convert uV to dBm (50 ohm impedance)
Enter
1.49 uV
Answer
-103.53 dBm
5. Convert dBm to uV (50 ohm impedance)
Enter
-103.70 dBm
Answer
1.46 uV
6. Convert dBW to uV (50 ohm impedance)
Enter
-20.00 dBW
Answer
707.11 uV
7. Convert dBu and Freq. to dBm and uV
Enter
65.59 dBu
Enter
850 MHz
Answer
-67.998379 dBm
Answer
89.036089 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 from Power out and Power reflected
Enter Power Forward
100 w or mw
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Enter Power Reflected
Answer : RL =

10 w or mw
10 dB

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


Enter
0.00 dB: Top antenna gain toward bottom antenna
Enter
0.00 dB: Bottom antenna gain toward top antenna
Enter
30.00 feet (Vertical separation)
Enter
850.00 MHz
Answer
84.54 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
850.00 MHz
Answer
60.73 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
30.504167
(dna)
(dna)
D
16. Convert Degree-Minute-Second coordinate format to other formats
Degrees
Minutes
Seconds
Enter
30
30 15.0000 D/M/S
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Answer
Answer

30
30.504167

30.2500
(dna)

(dna)
(dna)

D/M
D

17. Convert Degree.decimal coordinate format to other formats


Degrees
Minutes
Seconds
Enter
30.550417
(dna)
(dna)
D
Answer
30
33
1.5001 D/M/S
Answer
30
33.025
(dna)
D/M
18. Distance between coordinates: FCC distance method: Valid up to ~250 miles
(DD = Degrees, MM = Minutes, SS = Seconds)
Enter
Latitude
Longitude
Coord.s:
DD
MM
SS
DDD
MM
SS
Site A
34
30
0
116
30
0
Site B
33
45
0
116
45
30
Answer
53.77
miles between Site A and Site B.
Answer
195.99 degrees; Site A to Site B
Answer
15.99
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
10 Feet, path length
Answer
40.74 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
-15 dBm
Enter Carrier 2 level
-15 dBm
Enter Carrier 3 level
-200 dBm
Enter Carrier 4 level
-200 dBm
Composite Power Level
-11.99 dBm
C. Calculate Amplifier Input/Output Noise levels using N.F. and BW
Enter
9.50 dB Noise Figure
Enter
3.0000 Bandwidth in MHz
Enter
75.00 Amplifier Gain
Input Noise "floor" =
-99.73 dBm
Output Noise for TOTAL BW =
-24.73 dBm
Output Noise: 25 KHz window =
-45.52 dBm
Output Noise:12.5 KHz window =
-48.53 dBm
D. Calculate 3rd order IM product in Class A RF Amps:
Enter Amplifier Gain
15.0 dB
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Enter 3rd Order Output IP
Enter carrier input level
Approx. 1 dB compression level
Carrier output level
3rd IM output level
3rd IM to carrier difference

26.0
-40.0
16.0
-25.0
-127.0
-102.0

dBm
dBm
dBm (at output)
dBm
dBm
dB

E. Calculate 2nd & 3rd Order IM using 3rd OIP and Output level
Enter 3rd OIP
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
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

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