[Boatanchors] Using a SG-230 tuner on AM

J. Forster jfor at quik.com
Mon Aug 10 13:41:13 EDT 2009


You wrote:

"In any event, 2X isn't 6dB in any table I've seen."

Try actually READING for a change.

-John

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> This will ONLY apply *IF* you read the rest of the text.
>
> "You must first agree where ZERO is at".
>
>  From 13th Edition Radio Handbook.  Also in Radiotron Handbook.
>
> In any event, 2X isn't 6dB in any table I've seen.
>
> Bob - N0DGN
>
> J. Forster wrote:
>> No:
>>
>> 3  dB is 2x power
>> 6  dB is 4x power
>> 9  dB is 8x power
>> 10 dB is 10x power.
>>
>> -John
>>
>> ============
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>> Carl,
>>>
>>> Isn't 6dB actually a power increase 10 times the original?
>>>
>>> My understanding that 3dB is a doubling.
>>>
>
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