[WISPA] formulas behind pathloss+RSSI calculators?

2008-07-16 Thread Rogelio
I'm looking for the math behind this website

http://www.distributed-wireless.com/calculators/pathloss_RSSI.html

I know the free space loss calculation (20 * Log10 (frequency in MHz) + 
20 * Log10 (Distance in Miles) + 36.6), but what is the connection 
between that and the RSSI at that distant point?



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Re: [WISPA] formulas behind pathloss+RSSI calculators?

2008-07-16 Thread Chuck McCown - 3
Tx power + antenna gain - free space path loss + rx antenna gain =rssi.

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 I'm looking for the math behind this website

 http://www.distributed-wireless.com/calculators/pathloss_RSSI.html

 I know the free space loss calculation (20 * Log10 (frequency in MHz) +
 20 * Log10 (Distance in Miles) + 36.6), but what is the connection
 between that and the RSSI at that distant point?


 
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Re: [WISPA] formulas behind pathloss+RSSI calculators?

2008-07-16 Thread Rogelio
Chuck McCown - 3 wrote:
 Tx power + antenna gain - free space path loss + rx antenna gain =rssi.

Perfect, thanks.  I thought I was missing something different.



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Re: [WISPA] formulas behind pathloss+RSSI calculators?

2008-07-16 Thread Jack Unger
Assuming adequate FZ clearance, then (EIRP) - (FSPL) + (RX Ant System 
Gain) = RSSI


Rogelio wrote:
 I'm looking for the math behind this website

 http://www.distributed-wireless.com/calculators/pathloss_RSSI.html

 I know the free space loss calculation (20 * Log10 (frequency in MHz) + 
 20 * Log10 (Distance in Miles) + 36.6), but what is the connection 
 between that and the RSSI at that distant point?


 
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Re: [WISPA] formulas behind pathloss+RSSI calculators?

2008-07-16 Thread Chuck McCown - 3
Here is an example.
TX power of 30 dBm (1 watt)
+ 10 dB antenna gain = 40 dBm EIRP
- Path loss (say 10 miles at 915 MHz)  116 dB
+ 10 dB RX antenna gain
= -66 dBm RX signal level
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 Tx power + antenna gain - free space path loss + rx antenna gain =rssi.

 - Original Message - 
 From: Rogelio [EMAIL PROTECTED]
 To: WISPA General List wireless@wispa.org
 Sent: Wednesday, July 16, 2008 5:24 PM
 Subject: [WISPA] formulas behind pathloss+RSSI calculators?


 I'm looking for the math behind this website

 http://www.distributed-wireless.com/calculators/pathloss_RSSI.html

 I know the free space loss calculation (20 * Log10 (frequency in MHz) +
 20 * Log10 (Distance in Miles) + 36.6), but what is the connection
 between that and the RSSI at that distant point?


 
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