> 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.
73, Tom W8JI
w8ji@contesting.com
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