I had not tried absolute mode. It is perfect. I use attn and no pre amp on lower bands. Nothing changes. Reducing rf gain as always will increase the floor of the reading up to 50 over, or thereabouts.
73, Bill K9YEQ -----Original Message----- From: elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net [mailto:elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Adrian) Absolute mode keeps a true S reading the same regardless of preamp or Attenuator settings. I use it also in my K3. The OP is asking about RF gain, if you defeat RF gain then S will rise regardless of your absolute setting. -----Original Message----- Hi Mike, Yes - it is possible to do as you suggest - use the absolute S-Meter mode. For a long time I resisted switching to absolute mode for no good reason other than not wanting to deviate from a default setting. Because I usually keep RF gain at about the 1 o'clock position, for a long time I dithered along with S-Meter readings that were uncorrected for RF gain setting. A month or two ago I switched to absolute mode and have never looked back. Recommended. Someone recently suggested the absolute mode be made the default and I agree. This is done via the CONFIG: SMTR MD setting and is further described on page 51 of the current K3 Owner's Manual. 73 de Tyler, KC2LST ------------------------------------- Is it possible to make the s meter unaffected by rf gain. I suppose it's not. 73 Mike R ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
