Hi Mike,
On this reflector, I'm surprised no one has mentioned the XG1 and XG2 kits that
can be used to easily calibrate an S-meter *to* a known standard. I used the
XG2 first to become acquainted with Elecraft kit building (now I can't get
enough!), and then to check the meter on my FT-857D (which needs a slight
adjustment as it's reading a tad high at 50uV).
Many rigs use the AGC voltage for the s-meter, which means often,
especially below S9, the curve is anything but 6dB per S-meter-unit. So
even if your rig does S9 correctly, the chances are that S5 will be
wildly wrong.
But you are right, better a correct indication of S9 than nothing. And
the XG1 is a nice tool for this, especially if you can verify the signal
level which it is producing.
vy 73 de toby
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