Ah!!! That makes sense. Thank you Matt, and all those that responded. I appreciate your attempts to educate me. :-)
73 Arlen AA7F On Apr 5, 2014, at 7:38 AM, Matt Zilmer <mzil...@roadrunner.com> wrote: > As you back off the RF Gain (CCW), the minimum signal that can be > copied and that registers on the S Meter is a higher value. With the > RF Gain set fully CW (greatest gain), you're copying the weakest > signal the rig is capable of. These differences are shown by the S > Meter. > > You should run RF Gain at a level that gives you best dynamic range, > though this setting may change band-by-band. I run RF Gain at 2 > o'clock most of the time and normally use it as the main volume > control as well. > > What you are seeing is normal behavior. > > 73, > matt W6NIA > > On Fri, 04 Apr 2014 21:24:15 -0700, you wrote: > >> I’ve just completed building my K3/10 (S/N 8115)!!! The PA3 and sub-receiver >> are sitting here but not built/installed yet. Everything seems to work fine >> - completed the TX gain calibration successfully, and the filter setup too, >> of course. However, I’m puzzled by the how the S-meter is behaving. It seems >> to be inversely proportional to the RF gain. With the RF gain all the way >> CCW, all segments of the S-meter are lit. With the RF gain at 12 o’clock, >> half of the segments are lit. Changing bands has no apparent effect on the >> S-meter reading, and it’s rare that any but the strongest stations has any >> effect on the meter. And, with the RF gain fully CW, a few segments are lit >> (depending upon the noise level in the band). This seems backwards to me, >> but this is my first HF rig, so maybe it’s supposed to behave this way? >> Maybe I have some config setting messed up? >> >> Thanks in advance for any light you can shed on this! >> >> Thanks! >> >> 73 >> >> Arlen Fletcher, AA7F >> ______________________________________________________________ >> 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 >> Message delivered to mzil...@roadrunner.com > Matt Zilmer, W6NIA > -- > "Give me six hours to chop down a tree and I will > spend the first four sharpening the axe." -A. Lincoln ______________________________________________________________ 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 Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
