dBW and dBm
An alternate unit even more popular than the dBW, is the dBm.
The dBm uses a reference value of 1 milliwatt.
Hence a figure of so-many dBm's will represent a power in milliwatts.
| dBm |
Absolute Power |
| 0 |
1 milliwatt |
| 10 |
10 milliwatts |
| 20 |
100 milliwatts |
| 30 |
1000 milliwatts |
