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Record 1 1980-11-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Telecommunications Transmission
DEF

... the ratio, P[subscript]t/P[subscript]a, where Pt is the radio-frequency power input to the terminals of the transmitting antenna and Pa is the resultant radio-frequency signal-power available at the terminals of the receiving antenna.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Transmission (Télécommunications)
OBS

[...] le rapport P[indice]t/P[indice]a définit l'[...] pour un circuit radioélectrique composé d'une antenne d'émission, d'une antenne de réception et du milieu de propagation intermédiaire, Pt étant la puissance radioélectrique aux bornes d'entrée de l'antenne d'émission et P[indice]a la puissance radioélectrique correspondante disponible aux bornes de l'antenne de réception. Les deux quantités P[indice]t et P[indice]a s'expriment en watts. [...]

Spanish

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