[600MRG] Finding Simple 630m EIRP Formulas
James Hollander
mrsocion at aol.com
Fri Jan 15 12:45:31 CST 2016
Would you send me any 630m EIRP formula you find useful, to mrsocion at aol.com?
Can you help me improve two back-of-envelope630m EIRP rough estimation formulas I’m evaluating?
I'd like to contribute a blog post about EIRP formulas to KB5NJD's blog.
Please reply if you operate a 630m station licensed for transmitting by your country.
73,Jim H W5EST
NOTES
These simple unproved formulas areintended for 630m transmit antennas like a vertical, inverted-L, or Marconi-T. If you use a transmitting loop, transmitting Beverage, lowdipole or other type transmitting antenna, please tell what EIRP formula you suggest or use.
Simple formulas can’t substitute for field strength measurements and best practices complying with recognized EIRP limits and determination methods that may be applicable in your licensing country. But simple formulas can help inform station design. You can compare them with your use of more official EIRP determination methods.
Formula A: EIRPA(dBm) = 15dBm + TPOdBw + 10log10[(Hant/70)2(Ngr/20)]
--TPOdBw is transmitter forward powerin dB referenced to 1 watt. 100 watts = 20dBw.
--(Hant/70)2 issquared ratio of antenna height to 70 feet. Use (Hant/21)2 if height in meters.
--Ngr is sum of number ofground rods plus number of radials. Use20 for Ngr if you have over 20. If 630m TX antenna ground is shackground, add # coax runs from all other antennas to Ngr.
Formula B: EIRPB(dBm) = 30dBm + 20log10[ Iant Hant/70 ]
--Iantis RF antenna current measured in amperes flowing to base of antenna itself.
--(Hant/70) isn’t squared inFormula B. It’s handled by the 20log10.
Compare with other methods in moreofficial documents:
https://www.google.com/?gws_rd=ssl#q=itu+eirp+mf ITU EIRP at MF
https://www.google.com/?gws_rd=ssl#q=EIRP+formula FCC Lab draft
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