Hi Jim,

Just curious where you found that document.  The ones I'm finding
don't appear to address/explain that dummy antenna and they're not
searchable.

Thanks,
Barry - N4BUQ

On Sun, Oct 13, 2024 at 2:53 AM Jim Whartenby via R-390
<r-390@mailman.qth.net> wrote:
>
> Bob
>
> The test method for the R-390 acceptance is Mil-R-13947B, the document I 
> found on the web is searchable so I found the applicable sections easily by 
> searching (Control F) with the term "dummy".
>
> The spec for the dummy antennas is TB SIG 319 aka Electronic Equipment 
> Maintenance Kit MK-288/URM, it contains the schematics for both the balanced 
> and unbalanced dummy antennas.  The former simulates the 125 ohm balanced 
> dipole antenna and the latter simulates the 50 ohm unbalanced input which is 
> a whip antenna.
>
> The balanced dummy antenna does the conversion from a 50 ohm system to a 125 
> ohm system.  The 9 dBV loss means that the SG is 2.82 times the signal 
> applied to the balanced input of the receiver so would this mean that one has 
> more of a sensitivity range since the SG is several dBv above minimum RF 
> output of the SG?
>
> The resistive dummy antenna is good for all frequencies covered by the R-390. 
>  I am still not sure about the balun.  I don't have enough experience to pick 
> the best ferrite material.  The impedance transformation is from 125 / 50 or 
> 2.5:1  I know that you said that two primary turns and five secondary turns 
> on the balun should do the trick but as I said, I don't have much experience 
> with baluns.  Since there are six octaves between 500 kc and 32 mc, which 
> ferrite material, in your opinion, will have the best response?
>
> I think that the original confusion that started this thread is that the 
> above spec calls out a much higher SG input to the balanced input then most 
> believe is the normal R-390 receiver sensitivity.  Granted, the spec does not 
> mention that there is a 9 dBv difference between what the SG indicates and 
> the actual input to the R-390 balanced input.  But the spec doesn't have to 
> explain, it just says if you "do this" and you "get that", the receiver 
> passes the acceptance test.  As is often said, Spec is Spec so you don't have 
> to read into it.
>
> Regards,Jim
>
> Logic: Method used to arrive at the wrong conclusion, with confidence.  Murphy
>
>     On Saturday, October 12, 2024 at 06:13:24 PM CDT, Bob Camp 
> <kb...@n1k.org> wrote:
>
>  Hi
> A properly done balun should give you a significant improvement in the 
> measured sensitivity.
> Ok since we’ve been around a bit on this … .what test method?
> 1) Test the radio straight out of a typical signal generator with no “stuff” 
> between the radio and the generator
> VS
> 2) Test things the same way, but put in the balun.
> If the balun is properly done *and* it’s hooked up right … 2 should be 
> noticeably better than 1.
> One note: some of these “adapters” are resistor based rather than having a 
> balun in them. That’s not the same thing.
> Keep in mind that this may not be the best thing to do overload wise, it only 
> is “best” if you are after sensitivity.
> Bob
>
>
> On Oct 12, 2024, at 2:43 PM, Ing. Giovanni Becattini 
> <giovanni.becatt...@icloud.com> wrote:
>
> Hi Jim,I am better and did the test you suggested me. The reduction is 
> exactly 2 dB on the R-390A meter, with or without the DA-124 on the 
> unbalanced antenna.
> Regarding the balun theme, who sold me the 390 gave me also a little balun: 
> practically a twinax to bnc adapter with a fatter body. It is marked as 
> specific for the 390, but with it things go much worse: more noise and less 
> sensitivity.
>
>
> Il giorno 12 ott 2024, alle ore 01:13, Jim Whartenby <old_ra...@aol.com> ha 
> scritto:
> Jacque , Gianni and Bob Sorry for being a bit late in continuing the 
> discussion.  Life gets in the way.
> In my zeal to solve for the attenuation of the DA-121, I should not have 
> combined the SG impedance with the DA-121.  That would be fine for DC circuit 
> analysis but not for a transmission line.  My apologies.
> I found this nifty calculator that will solve for the resistor values for 
> every type of resistive attenuator.  See: 
> https://k7mem.com/Res_Attenuator.html
> I entered the following values: Z1 = 50 ohms, Z2 = 125 ohms and an 
> attenuation of 9 dB.  It spit out the exact values for the resistors used in 
> the DA-121.  The series resistor on the SG side of the shunt resistor is less 
> then a 1/4 ohm so it has little effect so it was obviously omitted in the 
> DA-121.  The 5% resistor values given are again exactly those used in the 
> DA-121.  The calculator also solves for 1% resistor values.
> 9 dB is the minimum attenuation that returns positive resistor values and 
> does the conversion from 50 ohms to 125 ohms.  Any attenuation below 9 dB 
> returns a negative resistor value for R1, the series resistor on the SG side 
> of the shunt resistor.
> As Bob mentioned in a separate email, a balun would be the modern solution if 
> the ferrite core is capable of operating over the whole range of the R-390.  
> My balun experience is limited so I do not know which ferrite material will 
> do the job.Regards,Jim
> Logic: Method used to arrive at the wrong conclusion, with confidence.  Murphy
>
>     On Tuesday, October 8, 2024 at 10:30:33 AM CDT, Jacques Fortin 
> <jacque...@videotron.ca> wrote:
>
>  Hello Gianni,
> PLEASE READ MY COMMENTS IMBEDDED IN YOUR TEXT BELOW.
> I USE THE UPPERCASE TEXT BECAUSE EVERY OTHER FONT ATTRIBUTE IS CLEARED UP BY 
> THE FORUM SERVER.
>
> 73, Jacques, VE2JFE in Montreal
>
> Hi Friends, forgive the savage who tries to understand how the clock works :)
> What you Bob say is exactly what I would like to understand, i.e., if the 
> incredibly high sensitivities I heard are real or fantasy.
> Let's imagine that we are in a perfect word and neglect the frequency effect.
> All the discussion started, from my side, to determine the attenuation factor 
> of the DA-121. So I try to better focus my questions:
>
> 1) if I have a siggen with 50 ohm output and an rx with 50 ohm input, is it 
> correct to say that the voltage at the receiver’s input is that pointed out 
> by the generator’s knob?
>
> EXACT: MOST GENERATORS INDICATES THE OUTPUT VOLTAGE WHEN THE EXTERNAL LOAD IS 
> EQUAL TO THE INTERNAL OUTPUT IMPEDANCE.
> (MAXIMUM POWER TRANSFER CASE) WHICH MEANS 50 OHMS FOR MOST OF THE AMERICAN 
> STUFF BUT 75 OHMS FOR THE OLD BRITISH ONES.
> SOME HAVE ALSO (LIKE MY OLD TRUSTY HP 8657A) A SETTING THAT INDICATES THE 
> "UNLOADED" OUTPUT VOLTAGE AS THE EMF (ELECTROMOTIVE FORCE) VALUE.
> TO BE CLEAR, WITH A "NORMAL" RF GENERATOR SET TO DELIVER 10mV IN A 50 OHMS 
> LOAD, THE INTERNAL "EQUIVALENT" GENERATOR IS A 20mV SOURCE IN SERIES WITH A 
> 50 OHMS RESISTOR (THE THEVENIN EQUIVALENT OF THE SOURCE, IF YOU LIKE).
>
> 2) in this specific case, I have a black box, constituted by the DA-121 
> (68/100 ohm) and the R-390. It seems that from the generator’s point of view 
> it is equivalent to a rx with 50 ohm input impedance. So, if I set the 
> generator for 10 mV output, I have 10 mVrms at the 68 ohm resistor. Right?
>
> NOT EXACTLY: IF THE OUTPUT OF THE DA-121 IS UNLOADED, 11.525 mV WILL APPEAR 
> ACROSS THE 68 OHMS RESISTOR AND THE THEVENIN EQUIVALENT OF THE DA-121 OUTPUT 
> WILL BE A 11.525 mV SOURCE IN SERIES WITH A 128.81 OHMS RESISTOR.
> WITH THE DA-121 OUTPUT LOADED BY A 125 OHMS RESISTOR, THE VOLTAGE ACROSS IT 
> WILL BE 5.676 mV.
> COMPARED TO THE GENERATOR "SET" VALUE OF 10mV, THIS IS 4.919 dB lower.
>
> 3) if above is right, the effective voltage at the receiver’s input (125 ohm) 
> is the voltage at the 68 ohm reduced by the divider made by 100+125 ohm. 
> Right?
>
> RIGHT, IN ALL CASES.
>
> If so, the loss factor of the DA-121 is 3 dB ( Vin x .56).
> 20 log (.56) = - 5 dB, not 3 dB....
>
> This can be practically tested, and the voltage at the 125 ohm resistor I am 
> using instead of the R-390 for simplicity is exactly 0.56 Vin (this is true 
> also for DC).
>
> PRETTY CLOSE TO THE THEORICAL VALUE, RIGHT.
>
> This above is what I can suppose by myself but I understand you are 
> explaining to me that it is wrong.
>
> But If you are right, the DA-121 should have a 9 dB loss factor, and this 
> seems to be completely denied from the practical experience.  Again, forget 
> the frequency effect until this point.
>
> SAY 4.9dB LOSS.
> BUT IF THE DA-121 68 OHMS RESISTOR IS REPLACED BY A 50 OHMS ONE, THE GLOBAL 
> ATTENUATION (REAL OUTPUT AT THE 125 OHMS LOAD VS THE SG SETTING) WILL BE 6 dB 
> LOWER (0.5) AND THE DA-121 OUTPUT IMPEDANCE WILL BE 125 OHMS ALSO (MAXIMUM 
> POWER TRANSFER CASE).
>
> Thanks for your patience :)
>
> Gianni
>
>
>
>
> > Il giorno 8 ott 2024, alle ore 14:58, Bob Camp <kb...@n1k.org> ha scritto:
> >
> > Hi
> >
> > Another wrinkle in this:
> >
> > If your generator is set to 1 uV, that should mean you get 1 uv across a 50 
> > ohm load on the generator. The impedance at that point is 25 ohms (50 ohms 
> > for the load in parallel with 50 ohms from the generator).
> >
> > If your receiver happens to be a high impedance input (as many are ….) you 
> > get 2 uV at the input to the radio and the impedance is 50 ohms.
> >
> > Maybe take out some random load resistor and you just doubled the 
> > sensitivity.
> >
> > Why would you do this? (though maybe not at HF …)
> >
> > When you go from 25 ohms to 50 ohms, the thermal noise from the resistor(s) 
> > goes up by 3 db. Your signal went up by 6 db. You are now 3 db further 
> > above the thermal noise floor.
> >
> > Not a big deal on the typical HF setup. It is a big deal as you go up in 
> > frequency. Yes this makes some other things you do up there “fun” …. Even 
> > at HF, folks racing to get that 0.001 uV sensitivity number (or some 
> > equally absurd number) probably are doing this as well.
> >
> > So: counting on this or that radio to supply a matched input …. maybe not a 
> > good idea without testing out the specific radio at the operating frequency.
> >
> > Bob
> >
> >
> >
> >> On Oct 8, 2024, at 3:31 AM, Ing. Giovanni Becattini via R-390 
> >> <r-390@mailman.qth.net> wrote:
> >>
> >> Hi Jim,
> >>
> >> I am not sure I can follow you. As I told, I am not using the R-390A but 
> >> just a 125 ohms resistor as a terminator.
> >>
> >> So:
> >> 68 // 225 = 52.21 (seen from the generator)
> >>
> >> The voltage on the rx is then the siggen’s output voltage divided by 
> >> 100+125, i.e. Vin x 0.556. In dB, 3 dB, that is what I wanted to know.
> >>
> >> I tested that also in DC, with the same results. Luckily for this time 
> >> practice and theory are completely in accord.
> >>
> >> Things could be different increasing the frequency, obviously, and using 
> >> the real R-390A, but in my case, @ 7.5 MHz, they are rather similar.
> >>
> >> Am I wrong?
> >>
> >>> Il giorno 7 ott 2024, alle ore 22:28, Jacques Fortin 
> >>> <jacque...@videotron.ca> ha scritto:
> >>>
> >>> Jim, I do not know if I can follow you correctly in your explanations 
> >>> below.
> >>> How does this DA-121 adaptor is made ??
> >>>
> >>> 73, Jacques, VE2JFE in Montreal
> >>>
> >>> -----Message d'origine-----
> >>> De : r-390-boun...@mailman.qth.net <r-390-boun...@mailman.qth.net>
> >>> De la part de Jim Whartenby via R-390 Envoyé : 7 octobre 2024 12:42
> >>> Cc : r-390@mailman.qth.net Objet : Re: [R-390] Official specs
> >>>
> >>> Well, mailman not only strips photos but also any changes in typeface so 
> >>> the larger type and bold letters are stripped as well.
> >>> Logic: Method used to arrive at the wrong conclusion, with
> >>> confidence.  Murphy
> >>>
> >>>  On Monday, October 7, 2024 at 10:53:50 AM CDT, Jim Whartenby via R-390 
> >>> <r-390@mailman.qth.net> wrote:
> >>>
> >>> GianniComments in BOLD
> >>>
> >>>  On Monday, October 7, 2024 at 02:43:53 AM CDT, Ing. Giovanni Becattini 
> >>> <giovanni.becatt...@icloud.com> wrote:
> >>>
> >>> Hi Jim and thanks for your patience, but I still don’t understand.
> >>> The generator sees 50 // (100+125), 50 // 225 =  52.22 ohm  No, this
> >>> should be 40.9 ohms not 52.22 ohms! R in parallel = 1/ (1/50 + 1/
> >>> 225)  so 1/ (1/50 + 1/225) = 40.9 ohms  or if you prefer
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> product over sum = (50 X 225) / (50 + 225) = 11,250 / 275 = 40.9
> >>> ohms
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> The result of two resistors combined in parallel will always be a lower 
> >>> value then the lowest of the two combined resistors.
> >>> Going a step further, 40.9 ohms in parallel with the Signal Generator 
> >>> impedance of 50 ohms results in an impedance of 22.5 ohms so the SG now 
> >>> sees about half of the expected impedance.  You can think of the SG as 
> >>> being a current source feeding a 50 ohm resistor.  If the current source 
> >>> now sees half the expected impedance, the voltage output of the SG will 
> >>> now be half of the set voltage.
> >>>
> >>> Now applying the voltage divider rule to the series 100 ohm and shunt 125 
> >>> ohm resistors, the voltage across the 125 ohm resistor will be the SG 
> >>> voltage X (125 / 225) = SG voltage X 0.55  We already know that the 
> >>> signal generator output is half of what the SG attenuator says so 0.5 X 
> >>> 0.55 = 0.27 so the output of the DA-121 is now approximately one fourth 
> >>> of the SG dial setting.
> >>> I checked with the VOM using a 125 ohm terminator instead of the R-390A 
> >>> and read 52.4 ohm.  You must have a wiring error!  The DA-121 should read 
> >>> approximately 40.9 ohms at the SG terminals when the DA-121 output is 
> >>> terminated with 125 ohms.  This is what was calculated above.  If you now 
> >>> put a 50 ohm resistor across the DA-121 input, the resistance of the 
> >>> input to the DA-121 should measure approximately 25 ohms.
> >>> To be sure that I was not tricked by the cables, I made the same test at 
> >>> 100 kHz with 10 mV and that below is what I read, again using the 125 ohm 
> >>> terminator on the oscilloscope side.
> >>> Probably I am doing something wrong, but what?
> >>> Your experimental data should closely agree with the math, it does
> >>> not.  There is at least a simple wiring error or the BNC to TWINAX
> >>> adapter is not wired properly.  As I mentioned in the email below,
> >>> one of the TWINAX pins should be directly connect to the BNC center
> >>> conductor, the other TWINAX pin should be directly connect to the
> >>> shell of the BNC connector.  There should not be any measurable
> >>> resistance, ideally a short circuit for both ohmmeter readings.  Can
> >>> you verify this? Thanks again Gianni Regards, Jim
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> Il giorno 6 ott 2024, alle ore 17:05, Jim Whartenby <old_ra...@aol.com> 
> >>> ha scritto:
> >>> Gianni
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> There is something wrong with your measurements.  They do not agree with 
> >>> the mathematical analysis.
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> Reducing the resistances of the DA-121 with the input resistance of the 
> >>> R-390 to a single resistance results in the total resistance seen by the 
> >>> SG of 25 ohms.  So the generator output should fall from 10 mV to 5 mV 
> >>> which you confirm although there is an error of some 14% ((5.7 mV - 5 mV) 
> >>> / 5 mV).  But as you say, the resistors are not perfect.
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> What is apparently the problem is that your adapter from BNC to TWINAX 
> >>> does not measure correctly.  One TWINAX pin should connect to the BNC 
> >>> center pin and the other TWINAX pin should connect to ground.  If this 
> >>> does not happen, the second voltage divider, the 100 ohm in series with 
> >>> the 125 ohm is not connected to ground.  This error would give you the 
> >>> voltage that you measure.
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> There is agreement between us that when the 68 ohm resistor is connected 
> >>> to the SG that the output will fall from 10 mV to about 5 mV.  Putting 
> >>> the two remaining resistors into the circuit results in a series 100 ohm 
> >>> resistor and a parallel 125 ohm resistor.  Applying voltage divider 
> >>> analysis to this we have (5 mV X 125 ohms) / 225 ohms) which equals 2.28 
> >>> mV.  2.28 mV divided by 10 mV gives a ratio of 0.23 which is in agreement 
> >>> with the DA-121 reducing the SG output from 10 mV to 2.5 mV or 4:1.
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> The above analysis agrees completely with figure 3, the analysis of a 
> >>> T-pad, which was done in the 1950s.  It changes the SG impedance of 50 
> >>> ohms to the receiver impedance of 72 ohms with a voltage loss of 4:1 
> >>> which I again enclose in this email.
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> Regards,
> >>>
> >>> Jim
> >>> Logic: Method used to arrive at the wrong conclusion, with
> >>> confidence.  Murphy
> >>>
> >>>  On Sunday, October 6, 2024 at 01:46:02 AM CDT, Ing. Giovanni Becattini 
> >>> <giovanni.becatt...@icloud.com> wrote:
> >>>
> >>> Hi Jim,Setting rge SG to 10 mV I have1) with no terminator
> >>> oscilloscope side: 20 mV2) with 50-ohm terminator: 10 mV3) with
> >>> DA-121 no terminator: 11.4 mV4) with DA-121 and 125 ohm terminator
> >>> (which simulates the receiver): 5.7 mV
> >>>
> >>> exactly as I would expect. Now I am going to pickup another generator to 
> >>> see if it behaves like the 8640. In the afternoon I tell you the result 
> >>> of the test.
> >>> YoursGianni
> >>>
> >>> Il giorno 6 ott 2024, alle ore 00:00, Jim Whartenby <old_ra...@aol.com> 
> >>> ha scritto:
> >>>
> >>> Giovanni
> >>>
> >>> If you measure twice the voltage with no load on the SG then the actual 
> >>> voltage when the SG is properly loaded with a 50 ohm termination, what 
> >>> does the meter read when you put a 25 ohm resistor on the SG output?  It 
> >>> should now read a third of the unterminated SG voltage.
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> Enclosed is page 51 of the Measurements catalog.  Figure 3 shows a T pad 
> >>> to match 50 ohms to 72.  The resistor values are chosen to reduce the SG 
> >>> output voltage by half at the input to the T pad and to 1/4 at the output 
> >>> of the T pad when the T pad is terminated with a 72 ohm resistor.
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> The same is done with the DA-121 but the impedance transformation is now 
> >>> from 50 to 125 ohms.  Can you measure the voltages at the output of the 
> >>> SG with an oscilloscope?  It should be 2X of the SG meter reading with no 
> >>> load on the SG, 1X with a 50 ohm load and 1/4X of the SG meter at the 
> >>> output of the DA-121 when the DA-121 is terminated with a 125 ohm non 
> >>> inductive resistor in place of the R-390A.  If you do not terminate the 
> >>> DA-121 with a 125 ohm load then what you report as 0.56 of the SG meter 
> >>> reading would be correct.
> >>>
> >>> Regards,
> >>>
> >>> Jim
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> Logic: Method used to arrive at the wrong conclusion, with
> >>> confidence.  Murphy
> >>>
> >>>  On Saturday, October 5, 2024 at 03:14:58 PM CDT, Ing. Giovanni Becattini 
> >>> <giovanni.becatt...@icloud.com> wrote:
> >>>
> >>> Thanks for replying, I am very intrigued by this theme.
> >>> See below please and tell me your opinion.
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> Il giorno 5 ott 2024, alle ore 20:33, Jim Whartenby via R-390 
> >>> <r-390@mailman.qth.net> ha scritto:
> >>> Giovanni
> >>>
> >>> I need some clarifications.
> >>>
> >>> 1) You said: "It attenuates the signal voltage of 0.56 V, i.e. 5 dB."So 
> >>> the Signal Generator (SG) meter indicates that the output voltage is 0.56 
> >>> volts or are you are measuring 0.56 volts at the output of the DA-121/U 
> >>> when the SG meter reads 1 volt?  If so, how are you measuring this 
> >>> voltage?  Is it peak or peak to peak or RMS?  The assumption here is that 
> >>> it is RMS.
> >>> I wrote wrongly; I meant that the DA-121 is a voltage divider that, 
> >>> considered 125 ohm the input impedance of the receiver, multiplies the 
> >>> siggen voltage x 0.56.
> >>>
> >>> 2) The DA-121/U contains two resistors, a 68 ohm resistor in
> >>> parallel with the signal generator output and a series 100 ohm
> >>> resistor to the center pin of the BNC output connector.  You are
> >>> then adapting the BNC output connector of the DA-121/U to TWINAX and
> >>> then connecting it to the balanced RF input connector on the back of
> >>> the R-390A, correct?  Yes
> >>>
> >>> 3) What are the two resistor values in the DA-121 when you measure with 
> >>> your DMM?  How close are they to what is expected?  I am guessing that 
> >>> these two resistors are carbon composition and are a bit off in value.  
> >>> It is interesting to note that carbon composition resistors will change 
> >>> value when soldered into a circuit. No, it is not the original, I built 
> >>> it with new components.
> >>>
> >>> 4) When you measure the BNC to TWINAX adapter, one of the TWINAX pins 
> >>> goes to the center pin of the BNC connector and the other TWINAX pin goes 
> >>> to ground?  Yes Both read close to zero ohms? each other yes, but they 
> >>> are open to ground.
> >>>
> >>> 5) How old are the coax cables used in your measurements?  In other 
> >>> words, how lossy are they?  Coax ages so the cable losses will increase 
> >>> and it will have an affect on your measurements.  The coax is 50 ohms? 
> >>> Yes, they are normal BNC/BNC, 1 meter long, with 50 ohm cable, bought new 
> >>> ready to be used.
> >>>
> >>> The way I see it, 50 ohms in parallel with 68 ohms = 29 ohms.  29 ohms in 
> >>> series with 100 ohms = 129 ohms which is approximately your impedance 
> >>> transformation needed from 50 to 125 ohms.  Because of the 68 ohms is in 
> >>> parallel with the SG output, the voltage at this point should be half of 
> >>> what the SG meter indicates. I am not sure it is so. The siggen indicated 
> >>> voltage is in Vrms and it is true when you have a 50 ohm load. If you 
> >>> don’t have the 50 ohm load, the voltage is double. I am sure of this, I 
> >>> tested more times with different generators and oscilloscopes.
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> The second voltage divider of 100 and 125 ohms is again reducing the SG 
> >>> output voltage by another half so the actual voltage applied to the 
> >>> receiver is 0.5 X 0.5 or 0.25 times the SG meter reading.  In other 
> >>> words, actual voltage applied to the R-390A receiver is 1/4 of what the 
> >>> SG meter indicates or 12 dB down. No, I am sure of 0.56. In the doubt, I 
> >>> built a 125 ohm terminator and checked with the oscilloscope. Starting 
> >>> with 10 mVrms I read 5.7 mVrms because the resistors are not perfect. And 
> >>> thus reduces the voltage by 5 dB. Do you agree?
> >>>
> >>> So what this means to the original discussion is that the 6.5 microvolt 
> >>> limit in the R-390A specification is actually 1.6 microvolts that is 
> >>> applied to the R-390A balance RF input for a 10 dB S+N/N reading when all 
> >>> of the losses in the test setup are accounted for.  So the spec has 
> >>> simplified the measurement and eliminated all of the above math.  Again, 
> >>> spec is spec and those who wrote it knew what they were doing.
> >>>
> >>> This back of the envelope analysis does not agree with what you have 
> >>> measured.  I am interested in what you find when you have a chance to 
> >>> take a closer look.
> >>>
> >>> Jim
> >>>
> >>> Logic: Method used to arrive at the wrong conclusion, with
> >>> confidence.  Murphy
> >>>
> >>>  On Saturday, October 5, 2024 at 01:48:09 AM CDT, Ing. Giovanni Becattini 
> >>> <giovanni.becatt...@icloud.com> wrote:
> >>>
> >>> Hi Jim and thanks for your reply. I read the very interesting document 
> >>> you pointed out. I did not understand everything, but for my practical 
> >>> interest it confirms that the impedance matching is mandatory.
> >>> I am using an HP8640B as a signal generator. Let’s suppose it is ideally 
> >>> calibrated. I use also the DA-121/U impedance adapter which shows 50 ohm 
> >>> to the siggen and 125 to the receiver. It is the fourth type of pad of 
> >>> figure 4 of the article.
> >>> My practical question is how to take in account the DA-121?
> >>> It attenuates the signal voltage of 0.56 V, i.e. 5 dB. So,
> >>> - in volts: the voltage value for the 10 dB S/N I read on the generator’s 
> >>> scale should be multiplied by 0.56.
> >>> - in dBm:  the dBm value for the 10 dB S/N I read on the generator’s 
> >>> scale should be reduced by 5 dBm.
> >>>
> >>> Is this correct?
> >>> Thanks
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
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