Radio Amateur Quiz Canadian License

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Question B-002-006-007

If the power output of a transmitter is increased by four times, how might a nearby receiver's S-meter reading change?

Correct Answer

Increase by approximately one S unit

Explanation

One S-unit is generally accepted to represent a 6 dB change, and a 4x power increase is +6 dB (10 * log10(4) ≈ 6.02).

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