Antenna Standing Wave Ratio and Return Loss Test Chart
Return loss: refers to the ratio of the power reflected back by the RF input signal to the power of the input signal. The unit is db, which is a negative number. The lower the value, the better the antenna performance. For the built-in antenna, due to the relatively poor working environment of the antenna, the return loss is usually required to be below -7.5. For the external antenna, due to the relatively good working environment of the antenna, the return loss should be below -14. Standing wave ratio: refers to the ratio of the reflected wave amplitude to the incident wave amplitude. Ideally, the value of the standing wave ratio is 1, but in practical applications, there must be reflections. At this time, the standing wave ratio is greater than 1. The greater the reflection, the greater the standing wave ratio. Therefore, the lower the value, the closer to 1. the better.