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Old July 23rd 12, 05:21 PM posted to rec.radio.amateur.antenna
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Default 315mhz/433mhz transmitter

On Mon, 23 Jul 2012 08:56:41 -0500, John S
wrote:

On 7/23/2012 1:28 AM, Jeff Liebermann wrote:
On Sun, 22 Jul 2012 23:21:12 -0700, Jeff Liebermann
wrote:

FCC 15.209
http://louise.hallikainen.org/FCC/FccRules/2012/15/209/
200 uv/meter maximum, measured at 3 meters. That works out to about
-46dBm ERP or about 12 milliwatts into a unity gain antenna.


Sorry, brain damage.
The -46dBm should be 10.8dBm ERP


Hmmm... my calculator says P = 12 nanowatts.


Your calculator is correct. My -46dBm is wrong. It was late, I was
multitasking, the phone range, I was tired, etc. Sorry for the
muddle.
+10.8dBm converts to 12 mw.
http://www.rapidtables.com/convert/power/dBm_to_mW.htm

Then... I find a 433MHz radio that delivers +20dBm (100mw).
http://www.sparkfun.com/products/10153
By my reading of 15.209, that's overpowered unless operating with a
miserable -9dB gain antenna. From the manufacturers web pile at:
http://www.hoperf.com/rf_fsk/
they offer +10, +13, and +20dBm outputs and claim they all meet ETSI
and FCC regs. I dunno about that.

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