[Amps] A tale of two IMs What happens?

[Bill, W6WRT]

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On Mon, 12 Apr 2010 06:04:06 -0700, "Jim Thomson" <Jim.thom at telus.net>
wrote:

>
>  What if the amp has an IM of -55db?
>Do they add, subtract, or go with the lowest number? 
>
>##  they go to the lowest number.  A  -30 db pep imd  xcvr, driving a -57db pep
>3CX-3000A7  will result in  -30db imd  at the very best...and  -28db  at the very
>worse.  

REPLY:

Isn't that the HIGHEST number?

73, Bill W6WRT