Path: ...!news.misty.com!weretis.net!feeder6.news.weretis.net!usenet.blueworldhosting.com!diablo1.usenet.blueworldhosting.com!nnrp.usenet.blueworldhosting.com!.POSTED!not-for-mail From: "Edward Rawde" Newsgroups: sci.electronics.design Subject: Re: A Complex Metaphysical Conundrum Date: Wed, 10 Apr 2024 16:11:39 -0400 Organization: BWH Usenet Archive (https://usenet.blueworldhosting.com) Lines: 28 Message-ID: References: Injection-Date: Wed, 10 Apr 2024 20:11:41 -0000 (UTC) Injection-Info: nnrp.usenet.blueworldhosting.com; logging-data="52316"; mail-complaints-to="usenet@blueworldhosting.com" Cancel-Lock: sha1:LxIxS/BZPBOqXrJ1t3UG/6THKz4= sha256:ElRb/cmNgVqhy1p+d+RQsJXmHHDsqKi0+acNoGlp8PU= sha1:G3zkuBp0at6y/2IKFsXLNfsyu7I= sha256:3J3EDpqg6APhjLFsW58pnAgZDAOVRflEntHjLPGn/3M= X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.5931 X-RFC2646: Format=Flowed; Original X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.6157 X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal Bytes: 2146 "john larkin" wrote in message news:v6sd1j1sr89ntc214dku5u5e04pks5toud@4ax.com... > On Wed, 10 Apr 2024 15:57:55 -0400, "Edward Rawde" > wrote: > >>"Cursitor Doom" wrote in message >>news:c6hd1jdjimga6ifo7b0kv7bqfj9750lbk3@4ax.com... >>> 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. >> >>Changing a signal level can be thought of as multiplying the signal by a >>constant. > > You can change something by adding, too. > I haven't looked at it in detail but a bit of playing with a search engine finds the question here: https://broadbandlibrary.com/wise-and-mighty-decibel/