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Originally Posted by Radio Wrangler

This all created quite a bit of confusion to put it mildly. Modern gear with microprocessors usually let you switch between the different output level formats. EMF to matched PD is a simple 2:1 ratio so you can easily do it in your head. 0dBm is close to 224mV RMS into 50 Ohms, or close to 775mV into 600 Ohms but these test your mental arithmetic a bit more.

Thanks, David. This is interesting stuff indeed, relevant and thought-provoking.