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Zero dBm corresponds to

  • A.One volt across fifty ohms
  • B.One microwatt
  • C.One milliwatt
  • D.One watt

Answer: C

The suffix m fixes the reference at one milliwatt, so 0 dBm is 1 mW, 30 dBm is 1 W and -30 dBm is 1 microwatt. One watt is 30 dBm rather than zero. A voltage reference gives dBV or dBmV, which are different units entirely and cannot be compared with dBm without knowing the impedance. One microwatt is -30 dBm. Absolute decibel units always carry their reference in the suffix, and mixing two of them is a reliable source of thirty-decibel errors.

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