Both the Rosenbaum and Lewallen papers look very good and well written.

I would, however, Roy, make a more explicit statement that while RMS power
can be calculated, is has no practical value for the normal considerations
of power...and add a note indicating something like that:

"The phrase "RMS Power" has been used in some circles not as an exact use of
the term RMS, but rather as an informal "standard" that actually means
"average power under specific text conditions". (I refer to an earlier post
telling of the single channel, steady state audio power amp measurement)
This use of the term "RMS" was originally initiated to call attention to the
specific test. Unfortunately, this use has caused some confusion in the use
of this terminology and is some of the motivation for the paper."

73, Steve, K9DCI

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"Roy Lewallen" wrote in message
...
Hm, my browser doesn't like the name I gave the file. So I've uploaded a
second copy with a different name. You can also get it as

http://eznec.com/Amateur/RMS_Power.pdf

Roy Lewallen, W7EL

Roy Lewallen wrote:


That looks like a good analysis. I've just put the finishing touches on
a non-mathematical analysis which I hope will be helpful for folks who
can't or don't want to wade through the math. It uses simple square
waves to illustrate the concepts. The link is

http://eznec.com/Amateur/'RMS Power'.pdf

Comments and corrections are welcome, either posted here or emailed to
me.

Roy Lewallen, W7EL