----- Original Message ----- From: "Nigel Gunn G8IFF/W8IFF" nigel@ngunn.net To: "i8cvs" domenico.i8cvs@tin.it Cc: "Fabio A" iw8qku@amsat.org; "AMSAT-BB" amsat-bb@amsat.org; "Mateusz" sq7dqx@poczta.onet.pl Sent: Wednesday, April 21, 2010 11:37 PM Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Re: Arecibo on 432 MHz Moon Bounce (some calculations)
What was written was (243 million, 902 thousand, 443 units) million watts. That's 243 Terawatts.
On 21-Apr-10 21:23, i8cvs wrote:
I disagree with your numbars:
1 tera watt =1 TW = 1 x 10^12 watt or 1,000,000,000,000 watt
1 mega watt = 1MW = 1 x 10^6 watt or 1,000,000 watt or 1 million watt
So 243,902,443 million watt ERP = 243,902,443 MW ERP as WF1F writes is CORRECT
Hi Nigel, G8IFF/W8IFF
Wath make confusion in the WF1F statements are the comma he writes between numbars.
He writes "That comes out to be approximately 243,902,443 Million Watts ERP."
Since the gain of Arecibo is 60 dBi = 1000000 time in power it is more correct to write 243902443 watt ERP or 243,902443 million watt ERP or 243,902443 MW ERP or better approximate to 244 MW ERP
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i8CVS Domenico