VSWR and Return Loss

                Reflection            Return
VSWR            Coefficient           Loss (dB)

1.00             .000                 Infinite

1.01             .005                 46.0

1.02             .010                 40.0

1.03             .015                 36.5

1.04             .020                 34.0

1.05             .024                 32.4

1.06             .029                 30.8

1.07             .034                 29.4

1.08             .038                 28.4

1.09             .043                 27.3

1.10             .048                 26.4

1.11             .052                 25.7

1.12             .057                 24.9

1.13             .061                 24.3

1.14             .065                 23.7

1.15             .070                 23.1

1.16             .074                 22.6

1.17             .078                 22.2

1.18             .083                 21.6

1.19             .087                 21.2

1.20             .091                 20.8

1.21             .095                 20.5

1.22             .099                 20.1

1.23             .103                 19.7

1.24             .107                 19.4

1.25             .111                 19.1

1.26             .115                 18.8

1.27             .119                 18.5

1.28             .123                 18.2

1.29             .127                 17.9

1.30             .131                 17.7

1.31             .134                 17.5

1.32             .138                 17.2

1.33             .142                 17.0

1.34             .145                 16.8

1.35             .149                 16.5

1.36             .153                 16.3

1.37             .156                 16.1

1.38             .160                 15.9

1.39             .163                 15.8

1.40             .167                 15.6

1.41             .170                 15.4

1.42             .174                 15.2

1.43             .177                 15.0

1.44             .180                 14.9

1.45             .184                 14.7

1.46             .187                 14.6

1.47             .190                 14.4

1.48             .194                 14.2

1.49             .197                 14.1

1.50             .200                 14.0

1.60             .231                 12.7

1.70             .259                 11.7

1.80             .286                 10.9

1.90             .310                 10.2

2.00             .333                  9.6

3.00             .500                  6.0

4.00             .600                  4.4

5.00             .667                  3.5

6.00             .715                  2.9

7.00             .750                  2.5

8.00             .778                  2.2

9.00             .800                  1.9

10.00            .818                  1.7
 

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