GDM-8261A User Manual
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Manual
triggering
Press the Trig key to trigger the
measurement manually. The trigger
must be set to external (EXT) for
manual triggering. See page 76.
TRIG
dBm/dB/W Measurement
Applicable to
ACV
DCV
Background
Using the ACV or DCV measurement result, the
GDM-8261A calculates the dB, dBm or W value based
on a reference resistance value in the following way.
dBm
10 x log
10
(1000 x Vreading
2
/ Rref)
dB
dBm
–
dBmref
W
Vreading
2/
Ref
Parameters
Vreading
Input Voltage, ACV or DCV
Rref
Reference resistance simulating an
output load
dBmref
Reference dBm value
Measure dBm/W
Activate dBm
Press the Shift key followed by the
/
key. The 1st display shows
dBm, and the 2nd display shows the
reference resistance.
/ EXIT
SHIFT
/
dBm
dBm result
appears
W
dB
S
DC
m
dBm
Indicates dBm measurement
600
Ω
2nd display indicates the reference
resistance
