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When the power (energy) is dropped to the value of 50 percent, the decibel loss is 3 dB, but the voltage is dropped to the value of 70.1 percent. Power drop to 50 % means -3 dB; that is 70.1 % voltage drop. Power drop to 25 % means -6 dB; that is 50 % voltage drop.

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What is Attenuation distortion in networking?

Attenuation distortion is the distortion of an analog signal that occurs during transmission when the transmission medium does not have a flat frequency response across the bandwidth of the medium.


Which method of signal transmission uses radio waves to carry signals?

Wireless


What is the relationship between frequency and bandwidth in terms of data transmission?

Frequency and bandwidth are closely related in data transmission. Frequency refers to the number of cycles per second that a signal oscillates at, while bandwidth is the range of frequencies that a signal occupies. In data transmission, higher frequencies allow for more data to be transmitted in a given amount of time, resulting in a wider bandwidth. Therefore, a higher frequency signal typically has a larger bandwidth and can carry more information.


How can a wireless node interfere with the communications of another node when the two nodes are separated by a distance greater than the transmission range of either node?

The Transmission range of a node is an indicator or the range at which the signal is still useful. Further distances would degrade the signal/make it unusable, but the garbled, weak signal could still technically interfere with nearby nodes.


What factors dictate the transmission range of 802.11x?

cable, and the rounter --Like Man-- 802.11 is wireless so the cable has nothing to do with the transmission range. Some factors that do dictate the transmission range are the placement of the wireless device giving a signal and also the distance of the wireless device to your device.

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What does measuring the decibel strength of transmitted and received signals allow you to determine?

Signal attenuation along a transmission route The amplification that signals require along a transmission route to maintain their strength


What is dB mean in signal amplifier?

dB is the abbreviation of Decibel


What is signal strength loss during transmission?

pch Answer: Attenuation


Why d in small in decibel?

The "d" in decibel represents Alexander Graham Bell, who was an influential scientist in the development of the decibel scale. The decibel scale is used to quantify the intensity of sound or the power level of an electrical signal on a logarithmic scale.


Where was term decibel or db first used?

Decibel with the abbreviation dB is equal to one-tenth of a bel, after Alexander Graham Bell. It is a measuring system, first used in telephony in 1929, where signal loss is a logarithmic function of the cable length; see: W.H. Martin, "DeciBel - the new name for the transmission unit. Bell System Tech. J. January, 1929".


What is the distance up to which the clap switch receives sound signal?

It's not the distance, it's the decibel.


When was Signal Hill Transmission created?

Signal Hill Transmission was created in 2001.


What is the quality of a signal?

The quality of a signal is a measure of how much the signal has changed during transmission. A high quality signal has changed very little. A low quality signal has other information in it which was not there in the original signal. The additional unwanted information is called noise.


Why is the decibel used in telecommunications to measure signal strength?

To ensure that circuits equipment and networks perform as designed.


How does the phenomenon of wavelength fade affect the transmission of signals in communication systems?

The phenomenon of wavelength fade can cause signal attenuation, leading to weaker signal strength and potential loss of information during transmission in communication systems.


What is signal transmission?

Signal transmission is a process of transmitting data through basic understanding language of the network.


Can a jammer be added to video signal during transmission?

Yes. but what's the point? Better to just stop transmitting.