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ANTENNA POWER GAIN [13 records]

Record 1 2023-10-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Radio Transmission and Reception
  • Telecommunications Facilities
DEF

The ratio of the radiation intensity of an antenna in a given direction to the intensity that would be produced by a hypothetical ideal isotropic antenna that has no power loss.

OBS

When not otherwise specified, the gain refers to the direction of maximum radiation. Gain may be considered for specific polarizations.

OBS

antenna gain: designation and definition officially approved by the Defence Terminology Standardization Board.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Émission et réception radio
  • Installations de télécommunications
DEF

Rapport entre l'intensité de rayonnement d'une antenne dans une direction donnée et celle d'une antenne isotrope idéale hypothétique qui n'aurait pas de perte de puissance.

OBS

Sans indication du contraire, le gain se rapporte à la direction dans laquelle le rayonnement est maximal. Le gain peut être pris en considération pour des polarisations particulières.

OBS

gain d'antenne : désignation et définition uniformisées par le Conseil de normalisation de terminologie de la défense.

Spanish

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Record 2 - external organization data 2012-09-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Compartment - ISO/IEC JTC 1 Information Technology Vocabulary
Universal entry(ies)
06.01.14 (19762)
ISO/IEC standard entry number
DEF

amount of power actually radiated by a transmitter and antenna combination (the applied power multiplied by the efficiency of the antenna)

OBS

To convert between ERP and EIRP, add 2, 15 dB, as a dipole antenna has a gain of 2, 15 dBi. For example, to convert the European Power output of 2 W ERP(which is +33 dBm) to EIRP, add 2, 15 dB to get +35, 15 dBm, which is very close to the FCC limit of 4 W EIRP(+36 dBm).

OBS

cf. equivalent isotropically radiated power (06.01.13)

OBS

effective radiated power; ERP: term, abbreviation and definition standardized by ISO/IEC [ISO/IEC 19762-4:2008].

French

Spanish

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Record 3 2010-11-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Telecommunications
  • Air Transport
DEF

The product of the power supplied to the antenna and its gain relative to a half-wave dipole in a given direction.(RR 156).

OBS

Reproduced from "Titles, Names and Acronyms related to the activities of the International Oceanographic Commission of UNESCO", with the authorization of UNESCO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Télécommunications
  • Transport aérien
DEF

Puissance fournie à une antenne multipliée par le gain relatif de l'antenne dans une direction donnée par rapport au doublet en demi-onde.

OBS

Reproduit de «Titles, Names and Acronyms related to the activities of the International Oceanographic Commission of UNESCO», avec l'autorisation de l'UNESCO.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Telecomunicaciones
  • Transporte aéreo
DEF

Potencia suministrda a una antena multiplicada por la ganancia de la antena en la dirección relativa al dipolo de media onda.

OBS

En una dirección determinada.

OBS

Reproducido del "Titles, Names and Acronyms related to the activities of the International Oceanographic Commission of UNESCO", con la autorización de la UNESCO.

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Record 4 2010-03-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Radio Transmission and Reception
  • Telecommunications Facilities
CONT

In evaluating the performance of an antenna as a radiating system one considers only the field at a large distance, where the induction field can be neglected. The antenna is then treated as an effective point source, radiating power that, per unit solid angle, is a function of direction only. The directive properties of an antenna are most conveniently expressed in terms of the "gain function"... The gain function is defined as the ratio of the power radiated in a given direction per unit solid angle to the average power radiated per unit solid angle... The maximum value of the gain function is called the "gain"... The gain of an antenna is the greatest factor by which the power transmitted in a given direction can be increased by using that antenna instead of an isotropic radiator.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Émission et réception radio
  • Installations de télécommunications
OBS

Variation du gain d'une antenne de réception en fonction de la direction de réception.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Radiotransmisión y radiorrecepción
  • Instalaciones de telecomunicaciones
DEF

Función que representa la ganancia isótropa de una antena en las diferentes direcciones del espacio.

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Record 5 2010-01-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Radio Waves
  • Telecommunications Transmission
DEF

In radio transmission, the lowest frequency effective at a specified time for ionospheric propagation of radio waves between any two points, excluding frequencies below several megahertz.

OBS

[The lowest usable high frequency] is determined by such factors as absorption, transmitter power, antenna gain, receiver characteristics, type of service, and noise conditions.

OBS

The high frequency band is set between 3 to 30 MHz.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Ondes radioélectriques
  • Transmission (Télécommunications)

Spanish

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Record 6 - external organization data 2009-07-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Compartment - ISO/IEC JTC 1 Information Technology Vocabulary
Universal entry(ies)
06.01.13 (19762)
ISO/IEC standard entry number
DEF

product of the net radiated RF power of a transmitter and the gain of an antenna system in one direction relative to an isotropic source

OBS

The maximum power gain of a transmitting antenna in any direction multiplied by the net power accepted by the antenna from the connected transmitter.

OBS

Example: 36 dBm EIRP equals 4 W transmitted into an isotropic antenna, or 1 W transmitted into a 6 dB antenna.

OBS

Also referred to as effective isotropically radiated power, equivalent isotropical radiated power, and effective isotropical radiated power.

OBS

equivalent isotropically radiated power; EIRP: term, abbreviation and definition standardized by ISO/IEC [ISO/IEC 19762-4:2008].

French

Spanish

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Record 7 2007-02-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Telecommunications Facilities
  • Applications of Automation
DEF

The product of the power supplied to the antenna and the antenna gain in a given direction relative to an isotropic antenna(absolute or isotropic gain).

OBS

equivalent isotropically radiated power; e.i.r.p.: term, abbreviation and definition officially approved by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Installations de télécommunications
  • Automatisation et applications
DEF

Produit de la puissance fournie à l'antenne par le gain de l'antenne dans une direction donnée par rapport à une antenne isotrope (gain absolu ou isotrope).

OBS

puissance isotrope rayonnée équivalente; p.i.r.e. : terme, abréviation et définition uniformisés par l'Organisation de l'aviation civile internationale (OACI).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Instalaciones de telecomunicaciones
  • Automatización y aplicaciones
DEF

Producto de la potencia suministrada a la antena transmisora por la ganancia de antena en una dirección determinada en relación con una antena isótropa (ganancia absoluta o isótropa).

OBS

potencia isótropa radiada equivalente; p.i.r.e.: término, abreviatura y definición aceptados oficialmente por la Organización de Aviación Civil Internacional (OACI).

Key term(s)
  • potencia isotrópica radiante equivalente
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Record 8 2007-01-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Radar, Radio Guidance and Goniometry
  • Remote Sensing
DEF

[An application that] performs a radiometric balancing on synthetic aperture radar data to compensate for non-uniform illumination in the range direction due to the antenna pattern.

CONT

Antenna pattern correction. The brightness of the image is affected by the antenna gain variation where the near range will receive maximum power while the far range will receive minimum power. This effect produces an image that varies in intensity(tone) along the range direction across the image. The antenna pattern effect is expressed as the energy returned to the radar and decreases dramatically as the range distance increases. Antenna pattern correction is applied to produce a uniform average brightness across the imaged swath.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Radar, radioguidage et radiogoniométrie
  • Télédétection
DEF

Application qui exécute un équilibrage radiométrique des données d'un radar à synthèse d'ouverture pour compenser l'éclairement non uniforme dans la direction de portée causé par le diagramme d'antenne.

CONT

Application des corrections radiométriques suivantes, si nécessaire: correction du diagramme d'antenne; correction de la chute de gain en distance radiale [...]

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Guía radárica, radioguía y radiogoniometría
  • Teledetección
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Record 9 2002-11-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Radio Transmission and Reception
  • Telecommunications Facilities
DEF

A power gain in a given direction when the reference [antenna] is a loss-free half-wave dipole, the equatorial plane of which contains that direction.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Émission et réception radio
  • Installations de télécommunications
DEF

Gain en puissance d'une antenne dans une direction donnée lorsque l'antenne de référence est un doublet en demi-onde sans pertes, isolé dans l'espace et dont le plan équatorial contient la direction donnée.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Radiotransmisión y radiorrecepción
  • Instalaciones de telecomunicaciones
DEF

Ganancia en potencia de una antena en una dirección determinada cuando la antena de referencia es un dipolo de media onda sin pérdidas cuyo plano ecuatorial contiene la dirección determinada.

OBS

La diferencia en decibelios entre la ganancia isótropa de una antena y su ganancia relativa en relación al dipolo de media onda es de 2, 15 decibelios.

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Record 10 2000-07-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Telecommunications
  • Air Transport
DEF

The ratio, usually expressed in dB/K, of the antenna gain to the noise at the receiver output of the antenna subsystem. The noise is expressed as the temperature that a 1 ohm resistor must be raised to produce the same noise power density.

OBS

gain-to-noise temperature ratio: term and definition officially approved by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Télécommunications
  • Transport aérien
DEF

Rapport, habituellement exprimé en dBK, entre le gain de l'antenne et le bruit à la sortie du récepteur dans le sous-système d'antennes. Le bruit est exprimé sous la forme de la température à laquelle il faut élever une résistance de 1 ohm pour produire la même densité spectrale de bruit.

OBS

rapport gain/température de bruit : terme et définition uniformisés par l'Organisation de l'aviation civile internationale (OACI).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Telecomunicaciones
  • Transporte aéreo
DEF

Relación, habitualmente expresada en dBK, entre la ganancia de antena y el ruido en la salida del receptor del subsistema de antena. El ruido se expresa como la temperatura a la que debe elevarse una resistencia de un ohmio para producir la misma densidad de potencia de ruido.

OBS

relación de ganancia a temperatura de ruido : término y definición aceptados oficialmente por la Organización de Aviación Civil Internacional (OACI).

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Record 11 1999-10-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Radar, Radio Guidance and Goniometry
DEF

An equation which expresses radar range in terms of transmitted power, minimum detectable signal, antenna gain, and the target's radar cross section.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Radar, radioguidage et radiogoniométrie

Spanish

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Record 12 1980-11-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Telecommunications Transmission
DEF

The increase in the system loss when lossless, isotropic antennae are used at the same locations to the actual antennae ...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Transmission (Télécommunications)
DEF

[...] accroissement que subit l'affaiblissement du système lorsque l'on emploie des antennes isotropes sans pertes situées aux mêmes emplacements que les antennes réelles [...]

Spanish

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Record 13 1980-11-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Electrical Engineering
  • Telecommunications Facilities
DEF

The power supplied to an antenna, multiplied by its gain in a given direction, referred to that of a short vertical antenna in the horizontal direction.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Électrotechnique
  • Installations de télécommunications
DEF

Puissance d'alimentation d'une antenne, multipliée par son gain dans une direction donnée par rapport à une antenne verticale courte dans la direction horizontale.

Spanish

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