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Re: [Amps] Measuring RF Power

To: "amps@contesting.com" <amps@contesting.com>
Subject: Re: [Amps] Measuring RF Power
From: David Kirkby <david.kirkby@onetel.net>
Date: Sat, 26 Mar 2005 15:45:09 +0000
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R.Measures wrote:

>>>>>What does "nothing is not defined properly" mean?   As I understand
>>>>>this matter, for AC, V-peak ^2 / R = P-peak, V-rms^2 / R = P-rms.
>>>>>If the last equation is true, then P-rms = V-rms x I-rms.
>>>>>          
>>>>>
>>>>It isn't true. V-rms^2/R = Pmean (or average).
>>>>
>>>>        
>>>>
>>>So what does one find by multiplying V-rms by I-rms?
>>>      
>>>
>>Pmean (or average).
>>    
>>
>
>Is that not the heat produced in the R 
>
yes

>a.k.a. P-rms ?
>
no

-- 
Dr. David Kirkby, 
G8WRB

Please check out http://www.g8wrb.org/ 
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