Did you mean "The readability part will let him know if _your_ rig is doing a good job of filtering.." instead of "The readability part will let him know if _his_ rig is doing a good job of filtering..."? ' 73, Mike NF4L
On 7/15/2010 12:38 PM, The Smiths wrote: > Rich, > > > > You DO tell the other person how you are "receiving" them.. That's the R part > of the report READABILITY... If you have difficultly with copy of their > signal you can go from 1 to 5 with that report. The S meter still tells you > how well their signal strength is at your QTH. > > Even if you have a Superdupper rig that can filter every bit of noise out of > the signal chain, and you can hear them as if they were sitting right next to > you, it doesn't mean that the standard for Signal strength has changed. The > guy on the other end of the radio just wants to know how well he's pushing > your meter up and down with his antenna set up (and your antenna as part of > that factor).. > > The readability part will let him know if his rig is doing a good job of > filtering the noise so he can copy you. I've had RST reports of 379 because > the other person could clearly see that my signal strength was there, but the > QRN was keeping him from having clear copy of it. With your method and a loud > noise floor I would have most likely got a 419 instead. > > > > > > >> Date: Thu, 15 Jul 2010 06:58:27 -0700 >> From: reh...@ix.netcom.com >> To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net >> Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3 S Meter behavior >> >> I don't really understand, but would be interested in more discussion on >> this. I think I understand that the apparent power of a signal to your >> ears/brain may vary even though the actual received power is the same. >> >> Commercials on TV seems much louder than the shows these days, but I'm >> hearing that the actual power stays the same. >> >> We can alter the TX or RX equalization in the K3, I think that means we >> can use a standard 100 watts, but change the apparent "loudness" we hear >> by focusing the power in the audio bands that are best heard or for the >> best intelligibility, and that varies according to age, long proximity >> to artillery/machines, and other factors. The Heil 4/5 mics give the >> same effect. >> >> That seems to mean that a "standard" S7 signal could sound like >> something else. I wonder how meaningful an S meter reading is. It >> seems that it is more important to tell the other op how well you are >> receiving their message (as apposed to their signal strength) and that >> is the result of more than the meter reading. >> >> > _________________________________________________________________ > The New Busy is not the old busy. Search, chat and e-mail from your inbox. > http://www.windowslive.com/campaign/thenewbusy?ocid=PID28326::T:WLMTAGL:ON:WL:en-US:WM_HMP:042010_3 > ______________________________________________________________ > 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 > ______________________________________________________________ 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
