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Basic Qualification · B-005 Basic electronics and theory · B-005-008-009

Pour augmenter la puissance de votre émetteur portatif de 2 watts, vous ajoutez un amplificateur d'un gain de 9 dB. Quelle sera la nouvelle puissance de sortie?

  1. A11 watts
  2. B20 watts
  3. C18 watts
  4. D16 watts

Correct answer: D — 16 watts. Question tirée de la banque officielle d'ISDE.

Why

Adding 9 dB of gain to your 2-watt radio does not simply double the power once, but rather multiplies it by eight. The full explanation — and one for every question — is in Pro.

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Basic electronics and theory is section B-005 of the Basic exam: The theory: Ohm's law, power, series and parallel circuits, AC and DC, frequency and wavelength, decibels, and the metric prefixes the exam leans on.

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