Re: 3 dB bandwidth

On Fri, 24 Jun 2005 16:49:01 +0000, Guy Macon wrote:
> Keith Williams wrote:

>>Well, a *voltage* divider divides, um, voltage. Thus 20log(.5) or 6dB.
>
> Decibels are units of power, not voltage.

Wrong. Decibels are an expression of the RATIO of two powers,
OR two voltages, and, in most applications, the method being
used (power or voltage ratios) is usually specified, except
in some audiophool crap as marketing hype. "Peak Envelope
Power", indeed.

> *plonk*

Oh, go plonk your own self.

Good Luck!
Rich
[aside - while seeking out Guy's personal NG to crosspost this to -
he had followups set to alt.null, as per usual - I found out that
there isn't any such thing. It's dead already. Apparently, he
couldn't find enough people on Planet Earth to support a Guy
Macon USENET blog. Oh, well.]

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