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What is the main reason antenna specifications are quoted in decibels?

  • A.Decibels remove the need to state a reference
  • B.Large ratios become manageable numbers that add rather than multiply
  • C.Decibels are more accurate than ratios
  • D.Regulators require decibel notation by law

Answer: B

A link may span twelve orders of magnitude, so working logarithmically turns unwieldy products into sums and keeps every figure within a couple of significant digits. Accuracy is unaffected by the notation, regulations use decibels because the industry does rather than the reverse, and a decibel figure is meaningless without its reference, which is why dBi, dBd, dBm and dBW all exist as distinct units. Stating the reference is more important in decibels, not less.

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