THE AUDIO CYCLOPEDIA

VU AND VOLUME INDICATOR METERS

10.42 Knowing t h e level h 6 C f l bch

and line impedirne; h o w i l th« voltage
determined l o re t h e r l i n e impedantii?—
If ilio l i n e v o l t a g e f o r a R i v e n l e v e l a t
600 o h m s i s k n o w n , v o l t a g e s f o r o t h e r
line impedances m a y b e calculated:

b - T t » . £
where.
' - b t h e u n k n o w n voltage.
V * . i t t h e voltage f o r COO-ohm*.

As a n example, assume voltage E , »

r e q u i r e d f o r a l i n e I m p e d a n c e o f 150
ohms at a level ofplus 4 d B m . Referring
to F i g . 10-42, t h e voltage f o r - level o f
plus 4 d B m i s 1 2 3 volts. T h e n e w v o l t -
age m a y n o w b o calculated:

£. = 123 / p j = 0 6 1 5 v o l t

V o l t a g e s f o r a U n a i m p e d a n c e o f G00
o h m i for levels between m i n u s 20 d B m
to p l u s 50 d B m m a y b e t a k e n f r o m F i g
10-42. A d d i t i o n a l i n f o r m a t i o n i s g i v e n
i n Q u e s t i o n 23.167, a n d i n Q u e s t i o n
25.115.

F>f. 1 0 - 4 2 . R * l o t . o i > * h i p o f V U a»d d i l -

l o po-»i i n - o " t i a n d v o l t a g e i n a 6 0 0 -
o h m line.