Knowing and properly specifying your EIRP – Effective Isotropic Radiated Power – is essential for your phased array.

If you get this wrong, your phased array will likely fail.

In this white paper, I will describe EIRP with specific application to communications and radar systems that have phased arrays.

I will also include the equation for calculating EIRP, and an example of how this is used for a satellite communication link.

In addition, I will discuss the main reasons why EIRP is essential for your phased array.