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Which of the following is an advantage of an oscilloscope versus a digital voltmeter?

  1. AAn oscilloscope uses less power
  2. BComplex impedances can be easily measured
  3. CGreater precision
  4. DComplex waveforms can be measured
Why An oscilloscope plots voltage against time, so it shows the actual shape of a signal: rise and fall times, ringing, distortion, modulation envelopes, pulse widths and phase relationships. A digital voltmeter collapses all that into a single number, typically a DC level or an RMS/average value of an AC waveform. That makes the scope the right tool whenever you need to see what a complex, non-sinusoidal waveform is actually doing.
Watch out Greater precision is tempting, but a good DVM is usually far more accurate for a simple voltage reading; a scope's amplitude accuracy is typically only a few percent. Impedance measurement needs an impedance bridge or antenna analyzer, not a scope alone.
Scope shows the picture, meter shows the number. Waveform shape = oscilloscope.
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  1. G4B01 What item of test equipment contains horizontal and vertical channel amplifiers?
  2. G4B02 Which of the following is an advantage of an oscilloscope versus a digital voltmeter?
  3. G4B03 Which of the following is the best instrument to use for checking the keying waveform of a CW transmitter?
  4. G4B04 What signal source is connected to the vertical input of an oscilloscope when checking the RF envelope patter…
  5. G4B05 Why do voltmeters have high input impedance?
  6. G4B06 What is an advantage of a digital multimeter as compared to an analog multimeter?
  7. G4B07 What signals are used to conduct a two-tone test?
  8. G4B08 What transmitter performance parameter does a two-tone test analyze?
  9. G4B09 When is an analog multimeter preferred to a digital multimeter?
  10. G4B10 Which of the following can be determined with a directional wattmeter?
  11. G4B11 Which of the following must be connected to an antenna analyzer when it is being used for SWR measurements?
  12. G4B12 What effect can strong signals from nearby transmitters have on an antenna analyzer?
  13. G4B13 Which of the following can be measured with an antenna analyzer?
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