Friis Transmission Equation
The fraction of the power delivered to a transmitting antenna that is received by a receiving antenna is proportional to the product of the apertures of both the antennas. This is given by a form of the Friis transmission equation:.
where
- Pr is the power delivered by the receiving antenna in watts
- Pt is the power applied to the transmitting antenna in watts
- Ar is the aperture of the receiving antenna in m2
- At is the aperture of the transmitting antenna in m2
- r is the distance between the antennas in m
- λ is the wavelength of the radio waves in m
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