[Prism54-users] tx power

[Jens Maurer]

André Ventura Lemos wrote:
> By doing iwconfig I get:
> 
> Bit Rate:54Mb/s   Tx-Power=31 dBm   Sensitivity=20/200
> 
> but isn't 31 dBm = 1258.93 mW?

Some may want to check the maths, I'm not an electrical engineer.

> How can that be?

Our driver and the Intersil chipsets are so good, they will not
only do WLAN but also replace your microwave.  ;-)

The default value appears to be 127 * 0.25 dBm which is reported
as 31 dBm.  It is unknown whether this stands for "automatic
adjustment" or really means 31 dBm.

Jens Maurer