I read that as the 5w was with antenna. Chuck is correct. 7dbm antenna and you are good to go.
On Thu, Jul 12, 2018 at 10:33 AM Jason Wilson <ja...@remotelylocated.com> wrote: > 44dbm is your target. You are at 37dbm now. 8dbm amplifier should take > care of any cable loss. > > On Thu, Jul 12, 2018 at 10:08 AM Adam Moffett <dmmoff...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> I'm looking at an IoT application where we're allowed 30W ERP. The >> transmitter is 5W, so even with antenna gain I have room to amplify that. >> >> How do you count an amplifier in your link budget? Just add the amp's >> tx gain and subtract connectors, or is there more to it than that? >> >> Strangely I've never used an amplifier.....I've never had a legal >> application for one before. >> >> -Adam >> >> >> -- >> AF mailing list >> AF@af.afmug.com >> http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com >> >
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