DocumentCode
1417350
Title
How many decibels?
Author
Lawther, H. P.
Author_Institution
Southwestern Bell Telephone Company, St. Louis, Mo.
Volume
58
Issue
8
fYear
1939
Firstpage
328
Lastpage
329
Abstract
Although the decibel and its relation to the theory of geometrical progression are familiar to communications engineers and engineering educators, many other engineers have not had occasion to analyze the implications of this comparatively new unit. To them, this article presents a definition in understandable terms.
Keywords
Humans; Power measurement; Power transmission lines; Sociology; Statistics; Telephony; Transmission line measurements;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Electrical Engineering
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0095-9197
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/EE.1939.6431451
Filename
6431451
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