[AMPS] In diodes we trust

[Rich Measures]

>
>Tom Rauch wrote:
>
>>Now it took about 2 weeks and a hundred posts to sort through all 
>>the allegations and nonsense just to find out what anyone who is 
>>involved in measurements already knows, no one uses a scope 
>>except when they can't use anything else.
>
>I spent 6 1/2 years in commercial RF design doing everything from 
>designing 18 GHz Gunn Oscillators, 6 GHz PAs and cellular PAs.  

Are we talking aout measuring power at microwave frequencies?.  

>Never once did I measure RF power (peak or otherwise) using an Oscilloscope, 
>nor did I see anyone else do that either.  I would have been embarrassed 
>to suggest that as a power measurement method to the Senior Staff 
>Engineers!

€  As well you should have been.  We are not talking about measuring 
power at anything other than HF.  
>
>An o-scope is NOT an RF measurment tool, IMHO.
>
€  For measuring up to several kilovolts into a 50 ohm termination at 
MF/HF, its a good measurement technique.  
>
-  later, Jon


Rich...

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


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