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EIRP adjusts the total radiated power for the antenna gain.

So if you're transmitting 1 W and your antenna has a gain of 30 dBi (1000x), that's equivalent (from the perspective of whatever it's pointed at) to an isotropic antenna (no gain) emitting 1000 W at the same distance.

It should be obvious that EIRP is what matters for interference and human safety, hence why the FCC regulates EIRP instead of power output.



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