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[AMPS] Peak Power Meters - some more thoughts

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Subject: [AMPS] Peak Power Meters - some more thoughts
From: measures@vc.net (Rich Measures)
Date: Fri, 25 Jun 1999 08:50:46 -0700


>
> 
>> Please explain how two tones of 2 dBm each make a total of 8 dBm and not 5
>> dBm.
>
>
>The thread was about PEP, which is what we are trying to 
>measure. Two unmodulated tones of 2 dBm combined produce 8 
>dBm PEP.
>
>That isn't the "heating power" or average power, it is the peak 
>envelope power. Textbooks should explain the difference, I'm not 
>sure if the Handbook does or not. Probably not.
>
?  I explain it in "Amplifiers" on my Web site.  


Rich...

R. L. Measures, 805-386-3734, AG6K, www.vcnet.com/measures  


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