[Amps] Measuring RF Power

[R.Measures]

On Mar 26, 2005, at 3:05 AM, Steve Thompson wrote:

> R. Measures wrote:
>> On Mar 26, 2005, at 1:10 AM, Steve Thompson wrote:
>>
>>> 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 a.k.a. P-rms ?
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> Steve
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Richard L. Measures, AG6K, 805.386.3734.  www.somis.org