Last updated: Dec 6, 2024
dBm to Watts conversion calculator converts the power value in dBm to Watss dBm value. Watt (W) is a SI unit for measuring the power, and dBm stands for decibel-milliwatts, which is a decibel unit for measuring the power.
The following formula is used to determine the power value (in dBm unit) for a given power level in Watt (W).
dBm to Watts:
dBm means decibel-milliwatts. It is a unit that measures signal strength or power level using a logarithmic scale based on 1 milliwatt. For example, 0 dBm equals 1 milliwatt. dBm is useful in fields like radio, microwave, audio, and fiber-optic communications to assess signal strength. which can express both very large and very small values in a short form.
A 3dB increase in level is approximately equivalent to doubling the power. for example In radio comminication 43dBm equivalent to 20W and 46dBm equivalent to 40W.
Signals with a power level below 1 mW have negative dBm values, while signals stronger than 1 mW have positive dBm values.
The advantage of using dBm for signal strength is that it lets us represent both large and small power values with fewer numbers. For example, 5 mW is 7 dBm, and 100 kW is 80 dBm. Moreover, the decibel scale simplifies calculations, changing multiplication and division into addition and subtraction.
Convert dBm to Watt formula with example and most usefull values, for Example 1W in dBm is 33dBm, representing the output power of mobile phones.
dBm | Watts | Description |
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-30 dBm | 0.000001 W | Low power |
-29 dBm | 0.000001 W | Low power |
-28 dBm | 0.000002 W | Low power |
-27 dBm | 0.000002 W | Low power |
-26 dBm | 0.000003 W | Low power |
-25 dBm | 0.000003 W | Low power |
-24 dBm | 0.000004 W | Low power |
-23 dBm | 0.000005 W | Low power |
-22 dBm | 0.000006 W | Low power |
-21 dBm | 0.000008 W | Low power |
-20 dBm | 0.000010 W | Low power |
-19 dBm | 0.000013 W | Low power |
-18 dBm | 0.000016 W | Low power |
-17 dBm | 0.000020 W | Low power |
-16 dBm | 0.000025 W | Low power |
-15 dBm | 0.000032 W | Low power |
-14 dBm | 0.000040 W | Low power |
-13 dBm | 0.000050 W | Low power |
-12 dBm | 0.000063 W | Low power |
-11 dBm | 0.000079 W | Low power |
-10 dBm | 0.000100 W | Low power |
-9 dBm | 0.000126 W | Low power |
-8 dBm | 0.000158 W | Low power |
-7 dBm | 0.000200 W | Low power |
-6 dBm | 0.000251 W | Low power |
-5 dBm | 0.000316 W | Low power |
-4 dBm | 0.000398 W | Low power |
-3 dBm | 0.000501 W | Low power |
-2 dBm | 0.000631 W | Low power |
-1 dBm | 0.000794 W | Low power |
0 dBm | 0.001000 W | Medium power |
1 dBm | 0.001259 W | Medium power |
2 dBm | 0.001585 W | Medium power |
3 dBm | 0.001995 W | Medium power |
4 dBm | 0.002512 W | Medium power |
5 dBm | 0.003162 W | Medium power |
6 dBm | 0.003981 W | Medium power |
7 dBm | 0.005012 W | Medium power |
8 dBm | 0.006310 W | Medium power |
9 dBm | 0.007943 W | Medium power |
10 dBm | 0.010000 W | Medium power |
11 dBm | 0.012589 W | Medium power |
12 dBm | 0.015849 W | Medium power |
13 dBm | 0.019953 W | Medium power |
14 dBm | 0.025119 W | Medium power |
15 dBm | 0.031623 W | Medium power |
16 dBm | 0.039811 W | Medium power |
17 dBm | 0.050119 W | Medium power |
18 dBm | 0.063096 W | Medium power |
19 dBm | 0.079433 W | Medium power |
20 dBm | 0.100000 W | Medium power |
21 dBm | 0.125893 W | Medium power |
22 dBm | 0.158489 W | Medium power |
23 dBm | 0.199526 W | Medium power |
24 dBm | 0.251189 W | Medium power |
25 dBm | 0.316228 W | Medium power |
26 dBm | 0.398107 W | Medium power |
27 dBm | 0.501187 W | Medium power |
28 dBm | 0.630957 W | Medium power |
29 dBm | 0.794328 W | Medium power |
30 dBm | 1.000000 W | Medium power |
31 dBm | 1.258925 W | Medium power |
32 dBm | 1.584893 W | Medium power |
33 dBm | 1.995262 W | Medium power |
34 dBm | 2.511886 W | Medium power |
35 dBm | 3.162278 W | Medium power |
36 dBm | 3.981072 W | Medium power |
37 dBm | 5.011872 W | Medium power |
38 dBm | 6.309573 W | Medium power |
39 dBm | 7.943282 W | Medium power |
40 dBm | 10.000000 W | Medium power |
41 dBm | 12.589254 W | Medium power |
42 dBm | 15.848932 W | Medium power |
43 dBm | 19.952623 W | Medium power |
44 dBm | 25.118864 W | Medium power |
45 dBm | 31.622777 W | Medium power |
46 dBm | 39.810717 W | Medium power |
47 dBm | 50.118723 W | Medium power |
48 dBm | 63.095734 W | Medium power |
49 dBm | 79.432823 W | Medium power |
50 dBm | 100.000000 W | Medium power |
51 dBm | 125.892541 W | Medium power |
52 dBm | 158.489319 W | Medium power |
53 dBm | 199.526231 W | Medium power |
54 dBm | 251.188643 W | Medium power |
55 dBm | 316.227766 W | Medium power |
56 dBm | 398.107171 W | Medium power |
57 dBm | 501.187234 W | Medium power |
58 dBm | 630.957344 W | Medium power |
59 dBm | 794.328235 W | Medium power |
60 dBm | 1000.000000 W | Medium power |
61 dBm | 1258.925412 W | High power |
62 dBm | 1584.893192 W | High power |
63 dBm | 1995.262315 W | High power |
64 dBm | 2511.886432 W | High power |
65 dBm | 3162.277660 W | High power |
66 dBm | 3981.071706 W | High power |
67 dBm | 5011.872336 W | High power |
68 dBm | 6309.573445 W | High power |
69 dBm | 7943.282347 W | High power |
70 dBm | 10000.000000 W | High power |
71 dBm | 12589.254118 W | High power |
72 dBm | 15848.931925 W | High power |
73 dBm | 19952.623150 W | High power |
74 dBm | 25118.864315 W | High power |
75 dBm | 31622.776602 W | High power |
76 dBm | 39810.717055 W | High power |
77 dBm | 50118.723363 W | High power |
78 dBm | 63095.734448 W | High power |
79 dBm | 79432.823472 W | High power |
80 dBm | 100000.000000 W | High power |
81 dBm | 125892.541179 W | High power |
82 dBm | 158489.319246 W | High power |
83 dBm | 199526.231497 W | High power |
84 dBm | 251188.643151 W | High power |
85 dBm | 316227.766017 W | High power |
86 dBm | 398107.170553 W | High power |
87 dBm | 501187.233627 W | High power |
88 dBm | 630957.344480 W | High power |
89 dBm | 794328.234724 W | High power |
90 dBm | 1000000.000000 W | High power |