Regarding question #1,

do you working in the higher education, right? Similar I've heard on an
exam, where we asked the candidate as a last resort: "What does a shift
register?". After guessing 2 minutes he replied: it amplifies.

Regards,
Imre

On Thu, 13 Jun 2002, Vasile Surducan wrote:

> TOP5
>
> I heard two excellent questions in the past monts ( years? )
>
> 1. how may I connect an ammeter in the circuit, in series or in parallel ?
> 2. I think ... the loss signal can be measured with an ohmeter...
>
>
> You may calculate the power loss, right, but you need a capacimeter and
> not an ohmeter. Cut a know lenght of wire, measure the capacity between shield
> and active wire. Apply the capacitor coaxial formula and found the
> dielectric parameters. Use these parameters to found the loss at desired
> frequency. ( is not the same between 100MHz and 2.5GHz... )
>
> regards,
> Vasile
> http://www.geocities.com/vsurducan
>
>
> On Wed, 12 Jun 2002, Chris Carbaugh wrote:
>
> > Hello all,
> >
> > I'm looking for a method to measure signal loss (db) on RG6 and RG11
> > coax cable.  I think I can do this with just an ohm meter, but I'm not
> > sure how to cap the opposite end.
> >
> > What I'm trying to accomplish is to (1) calculate the actual loss on a
> > coax run, and (2) calculate the length of the run by comparing signal
> > loss to the specs from the manufacturer.
> >
> > Most coax manufactures (I believe) specify signal loss per foot.
> >
> > Any help greatly appreciated,
> > Chris
> >
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