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iSiteC BTS3601C CDMA Base Station
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Appendix B
Return Loss, VSWR and
Reflection Coefficient
B-2
The calculation formulas for reflection coefficient
G
, Return Loss (RL), and VSWR are
listed in the following table:
Reflection Coefficient
Γ
VSWR
Return loss(dB)
Γ
=
Ureflected
Uforward
VSWR=
UUreflected
Uforward
Ureflected
RL=
Uforward
Ureflected
20lg
Γ
=
1
alg
( )
RL
20
VSWR=
1+
Γ
1
−Γ
RL=
1
Γ
20lg
Γ
=
VSWR
−
1
VSWR+
1
VSWR =
alg
( )
RL
20
−
1
alg
( )
RL
20
+
1
RL=
VSWR+
1
VSWR
−
1
20lg
Uforward
stands for forward voltage while
Ureflected
stands for reflected voltage.