On Tue, 19 Dec 2006 18:36:43 +0000, Scott wrote in :
I don't think using your 8640B as a signal source to read on a wattmeter
is going to cut it. +20 dBm is only 100 mW. Unless you have a
wattmeter that has a 100 mW or so range, you aren't going to get much
needle deflection. The lowest range on my Telewave wattmeter is 5 Watts.

Agreed. I'm looking at some RF log-amp chips from various places and
some RF sensor chips I saw in a construction article I can't locate
right now, so that I can get something useful with signal levels in
the Part-15 range.

I don't know what I'll wind up with, but it'll be interesting. I'll
share when it's soup.

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Mike Andrews, W5EGO

Tired old sysadmin