Path: Xl.tags.giganews.com!local-2.nntp.ord.giganews.com!nntp.supernews.com!news.supernews.com.POSTED!not-for-mail NNTP-Posting-Date: Wed, 10 Apr 2024 20:04:11 +0000 From: john larkin Newsgroups: sci.electronics.design Subject: Re: A Complex Metaphysical Conundrum Date: Wed, 10 Apr 2024 13:04:10 -0700 Message-ID: References: <2fnd1jt92heaq08s5vjf5fef0tjbv8283i@4ax.com> User-Agent: ForteAgent/8.00.32.1272 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Lines: 33 X-Trace: sv3-pMrXIW3ss3eoNB3rtRQq8hEFshxj1gqIihKwDOxCtdgo0/Re4BFomqy4CBmoS6Qli4E6RgqPaalpv9V!K2LzD1OQs6CjgrbYI4+d1HQmcUxwMLxmfk4Zd+4uhbQXUWWnDbJd3lb8VjTMgiLDcL8x532ixJYt!U0+9Gw== X-Complaints-To: www.supernews.com/docs/abuse.html X-DMCA-Complaints-To: www.supernews.com/docs/dmca.html X-Abuse-and-DMCA-Info: Please be sure to forward a copy of ALL headers X-Abuse-and-DMCA-Info: Otherwise we will be unable to process your complaint properly X-Postfilter: 1.3.40 Bytes: 2192 On Wed, 10 Apr 2024 20:39:19 +0100, Cursitor Doom wrote: >On Wed, 10 Apr 2024 11:46:02 -0700, john larkin wrote: > >>On Wed, 10 Apr 2024 18:02:50 +0100, Cursitor Doom >>wrote: >> >>>Gentlemen, >>> >>>This is an exam question that trips up even some of the best students. >>>See what you make of it! >>> >>>Q: Is this statement correct: 'The signal level at the modem input >>>increased by 2dBmV going from +3dBmV to +5dBmV.' >>> >>>Your pal, CD. >> >>5-3=2. dBs, pineapples, whatever. > >Very brave, John! I think the lack of response thus far indicates how >terrified the great and the good here are of getting it wrong, 'cos >those at the top have the farthest to fall in terms of reputation. >I'll provide the answer the same time tomorrow and we'll see if >there's any other brave souls out there. ;-) If I have a meter that shows dBmV, and it says 3 and I crank up the input so it says 5, it went up by 2. Do you have a counter-case? 3+2 equals something that's not 5?