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Post subject: RF power measurement

Posted: Fri Dec 09, 2005 11:44 am

What is the difference between a RF power meter and a RF power sensor?

Tony

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Posted: Fri Dec 09, 2005 2:02 pm

Not to be a smartaleck, but a power sensor plugs in to a power meter. The sensor converts the power into a current or voltage that the meter then formats into a user interface.

Otherwise many people use the two terms interchaneably.

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