[AMPS] Peak reading vs True peak

Tom Rauch W8JI@contesting.com
Fri, 25 Jun 1999 13:28:36 -0400


> €  Meter response is never an issue here because I do not measure watts
> with a wattmeter.  I use a freshly calibrated oscilloscope and HV
> multiplier probe to measure peak-v across the load, which I then convert
> to PEP with a calculator.  > -  later, Tom

Meter response is an issue, unless you use your scope to 
measure the HV. You have to worry about the HV meters response 
to changing HV as the supply loading changes.
73, Tom W8JI
w8ji@contesting.com

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