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4.14 Transmission Power (AT S160)
The command enables the RF transmit power to be modified. Different RF
units have different capabilities and may change, depending on what is
supplied.
The SXn50 range of transceivers have 2 levels only. The levels for the 1W
and 2W versions of the G-MAX are shown in Table 7. Table 8 shows the 2
levels for the SXn50 range.
Power
Level
Output Power for 1W G-MAX Output Power for 2W G-MAX
mW
(nominal)
dBm
(nominal)
Tolerance
(dB)
mW
(nominal)
dBm
(nominal)
Tolerance
(dB)
1 16 12 ±3 31 15 ±3
2 25 14 ±3 50 17 ±3
3 40 16 ±3 79 19 ±3
4 63 18 ±1.5 126 21 ±1.5
5 100 20 ±1.5 200 23 ±1.5
6 158 22 ±1.5 316 25 ±1.5
7 251 24 ±1.5 500 27 ±1.5
8 398 26 ±1.5 794 29 ±1.5
9 631 28 ±1.5 1260 31 ±1.5
10 1000 30 ±1.5 2000 33 ±1.5
Table 7 Power Levels for G-MAX Radios
Power
Level
Output Power
mW
(nominal)
dBm
(nominal)
Tolerance
(dB)
1 5 7 ±3
2 500 27 ±1.5
Table 8 Power Levels for SXn50 Radios