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From: "Gary Schafer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Subject: [AMRadio] PEP for AM
Anyway, I ran across this information, and thought I'd share it with the
group here, so that some mis-conceptions about AM PEP could be cleared
up.
(from: http://www.pc-oscilloscopes.com/articles/pc_oscilloscope_rf.html)
P E P (AM)
% Modulation = (( PEP - PC) / PC) *100%
Example:
Carrier Power PC = 100 W, PEP = 400 W.
Determine % Modulation
M% = (( 400 - 100) / 100) *100% = ((20-10) / 10) *100% = 100%
Hmmm, let's see, 400 watts -100 watts = 300 watts. Divided by 100 watts =
3.
Times 100% = 300% modulation..
I think they forgot the square root of the powers in the formula.
Looks like that may add to the misconception. But I'm not sure they left
out the square root symbol. Could that be the reason for the double
parentheses on the left? Since most word processing programs do not have
easy access to mathematical symbols, and e-mail programs may not have them
at all, a special set of symbols has evolved for mathematical expressions.
I am not totally familiar with them, and I sometimes get totally lost when
trying to interpret mathematical expressions posted over the internet.
Isn't this what the formula is supposed to look like? (the problem is that
it may not display correctly if your e-mail reader does not support
Unicode).
____ ___ ___
% Modulation = ( √PEP - √PC ) / (√PC) *100%
Evidently "they" think that so few people would have a use for mathematical
formulae that maths symbols are not included in the default character set.
Just like the ricebox manufacturers who no longer include monitor scopes in
their appliance product line.
Don k4kyv
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