dBm Cheatsheet

I recently used an oscilloscope to probe some RF signals, and I wanted to calculate the peak-to-peak voltage to expect from a known power output (in dBm) into a 50 ohm load. So I made this cheatsheet:

dBm Watts V RMS Vpk-pk
0 1m 223.61m 316.23m
1 1.26m 250.89m 354.81m
2 1.58m 281.5m 398.11m
3 2m 315.85m 446.68m
4 2.51m 354.39m 501.19m
5 3.16m 397.64m 562.34m
6 3.98m 446.15m 630.96m
7 5.01m 500.59m 707.95m
8 6.31m 561.67m 794.33m
9 7.94m 630.21m 891.25m
10 10m 707.11m 1
11 12.59m 793.39m 1.12
12 15.85m 890.19m 1.26
13 19.95m 998.81m 1.41
14 25.12m 1.12 1.58
15 31.62m 1.26 1.78
16 39.81m 1.41 2
17 50.12m 1.58 2.24
18 63.1m 1.78 2.51
19 79.43m 1.99 2.82
20 100m 2.24 3.16
21 125.89m 2.51 3.55
22 158.49m 2.82 3.98
23 199.53m 3.16 4.47
24 251.19m 3.54 5.01
25 316.23m 3.98 5.62
26 398.11m 4.46 6.31
27 501.19m 5.01 7.08
28 630.96m 5.62 7.94
29 794.33m 6.3 8.91
30 1 7.07 10
31 1.26 7.93 11.22
32 1.58 8.9 12.59
33 2 9.99 14.13
34 2.51 11.21 15.85
35 3.16 12.57 17.78
36 3.98 14.11 19.95
37 5.01 15.83 22.39
38 6.31 17.76 25.12
39 7.94 19.93 28.18
40 10 22.36 31.62
41 12.59 25.09 35.48
42 15.85 28.15 39.81
43 19.95 31.59 44.67
44 25.12 35.44 50.12
45 31.62 39.76 56.23
46 39.81 44.62 63.1
47 50.12 50.06 70.79
48 63.1 56.17 79.43
49 79.43 63.02 89.13
50 100 70.71 100
51 125.89 79.34 112.2
52 158.49 89.02 125.89
53 199.53 99.88 141.25
54 251.19 112.07 158.49
55 316.23 125.74 177.83
56 398.11 141.09 199.53
57 501.19 158.3 223.87
58 630.96 177.62 251.19
59 794.33 199.29 281.84
60 1k 223.61 316.23

Here is a printable PDF and the source file (LibreOffice Calc).

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