Path: ...!2.eu.feeder.erje.net!feeder.erje.net!eternal-september.org!feeder3.eternal-september.org!news.eternal-september.org!.POSTED!not-for-mail From: Cursitor Doom Newsgroups: sci.electronics.design Subject: Re: A Complex Metaphysical Conundrum Date: Thu, 11 Apr 2024 13:58:23 +0100 Organization: A noiseless patient Spider Lines: 30 Message-ID: References: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Injection-Date: Thu, 11 Apr 2024 14:58:24 +0200 (CEST) Injection-Info: dont-email.me; posting-host="3ee569d00c4084ce2e4c35b0d486ea2c"; logging-data="1793895"; mail-complaints-to="abuse@eternal-september.org"; posting-account="U2FsdGVkX19IRrxuZ3JBlciMJybcMBk0BXwz5X/GHMs=" User-Agent: ForteAgent/8.00.32.1272 Cancel-Lock: sha1:N5CaZzpcZwaQvNV7mEFL1PO23Tk= Bytes: 2001 On Thu, 11 Apr 2024 09:50:14 +0200, Jeroen Belleman wrote: >On 4/10/24 23:42, Cursitor Doom wrote: >> On Wed, 10 Apr 2024 23:11:53 +0200, Jeroen Belleman >> wrote: >> >>> On 4/10/24 19:02, 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. >>> >>> Haven't we had a discussion about this already some four years ago? >>> Weren't you Don Kuenz then? >>> >>> Jeroen Belleman >> >> I don't recall any such discussion and no, I'm not Don Kuenz either. > >Allright then. The statement is wrong. An increase is in dB, not >in dBmV. > Nice, unequivocal answer there, Jeroen; many thanks.