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In telecommunications, particularly in radio, signal strength refers to the magnitude of the electric field at a reference point that is at a significant distance from the transmitting antenna. It may also be referred to as received signal level or field strength. Typically, it is expressed in voltage per length or signal power received by a reference antenna. High-powered transmissions, such as those used in broadcasting, are expressed in dB-millivolts per metre (dBmV/m). For very low-power systems, such as mobile phones, signal strength is usually expressed in dB-microvolts per metre (dBµV/m) or in decibels above a reference level of one milliwatt (dBm). In broadcasting terminology, 1 mV/m is 1000 µV/m or 60 dBµ (often written dBu). ;Examples: *100 dBµ or 100 mV/m: blanketing interference may occur on some receivers *60 dBµ or 1.0 mV/m: frequently considered the edge of a radio station's protected area in North America *40 dBµ or 0.1 mV/m: the minimum strength at which a station can be received with acceptable quality on most receivers ==Relationship to average radiated power== The electric field strength at a specific point can be determined from the power delivered to the transmitting antenna, its geometry and radiation resistance. Consider the case of a bruh distribution is essentially sinusoidal and the radiating electric field is given by : where is the angle between the antenna axis and the vector to the observation point, is the peak current at the feed-point, is the permittivity of free-space, is the speed of light in a vacuum, and is the distance to the antenna in meters. When the antenna is viewed broadside () the electric field is maximum and given by : Solving this formula for the peak current yields : The average power to the antenna is : where is the center-fed half-wave antenna’s radiation resistance. Substituting the formula for into the one for Therefore, if the average power to a half-wave dipole antenna is 1 mW, then the maximum electric field at 313 m (1027 ft) is 1 mV/m (60 dBµ). For a short dipole () the current distribution is nearly triangular. In this case, the electric field and radiation resistance are : Using a procedure similar to that above, the maximum electric field for a center-fed short dipole is : 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア(Wikipedia)』 ■ウィキペディアで「signal strength」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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