Original poster: <davep@xxxxxxxx>
>> _power_ determination, in ac circuits, requirwa
>> wattmeter, or similar, capable fo handling the
>> waveforms/frequncies involved. Ammeter indications
>> tell little...
> What is the procedure for determining the RF power input to an SSTC
> operating from a pure DC power supply?
Complicated.
8)>>
> Can this be done using a calibrated RF current probe and oscilloscope
> plus an electronic voltmeter?
Not riogorously, not, in my view, even approximately:
V*I does not work with AC....
Especially with complex wave forms, tho I'd think SSTC
waveforms are less complex than others.
A digitizing scope is one (the only?) thing that comes to
mind...