The K3 uses the NORMAL setting in CONFIG: SMTR MD as the default. Apparently
the PRE/ATT settings are injected before the S-meter circuit in this mode.
This means the S-meter reading increases with pre-amplification and decreases
with antenuation. In the ABSOLUTE mode the PRE/ATT settings are
I have never given an S-meter reading in 30 years of
hamming, it does not mean anything. But I do enjoy
seeing the S-meter move through it's full range, it
allows a good visual gauge of QSB.
The K3 meter scale is bunched up on the left side of
the range, having less physical distance for S0 to S9
Regarding the comments to alter the scale settings for the S-Meter, all
I can say is that with the current firmware (MCU firmware 1.66) and the
suggested default settings, the K3 S-Meter is the most accurate I've
ever measured.
For S9 at -73 dBm (50 uV PD), S9 +20 occurs at -53 dBm, + 40 at -3
While we are on the subject of the S meter, I'd like the status of a topic
that was discussed several months ago before the actual availability of the
radio. The question was whether the S meter would indicate the actual
signal voltage at the input to the rig or whether it would be dependent on
th
Didn't read somewhere at some time that the K3 would also display the
received signal in dbm? That would solve a lot.
de Doug KR2Q
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This is a subject which has been referred to in several recent postings.
The S meter in my K3 reads typically S5 as a minimum on SSB and S3 on CW
(selectivity 400Hz) on band noise, that is in the absence of a signal. When
disconnecting the antenna the S meter reverts to no reading.
It is a
>In my view the K3 S meter is simply far too sensitive at the lower end.
Barry, comparing the K3 S-meter to another rig's S-meter will lead you in
circles. Different S-meter standards can be used and calibration between of
the various rigs could be quite different. From my measuring many receivers
Thanks to everyone for your comments on my posting. I think I will use the
ABS setting.
73
Barry VK2BJ
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The S-Meter is important to my operation, it tells me if the band is going out
when the frequency of s-Meter dips below some minimum level increase greatly in
a short period of time.
So absolute accuracy as compared to any other standard is not important to me,
but I -must- be able to see the d
I am so blessed to be a contester. Everybody is S9. Of course, if
the guy is really, really weak and I need several repeats, then he
only gets a 599.
:-)
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Correct me if I am wrong, but I would think that once you place anything in
between the K3 and the antenna, the K3 will see this extra piece of
equipment. Whilst all these accessories claim to present 50 Ohms to the
transceiver, they place in the fine print that this is a nominal figure
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Does the K3's bar-graph S-meter have a function to momentarily
hold a bar at the 'peak' value?
N1KO
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Hello together,
i observed when i activate the peak-hold function of the S-Meter that one
"bar" is added to the signal (the hold dot). So the meter shows abt 5db too
much...anyone observed this issue ?
I use 4.60 FW, SMTR MD set to abs.
73
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>>...I would like to see the RF gain ride the signals instead of deflecting.
>>W4CAK wrote>>> Ralph, ve7Xf wrote,I don't understand.
The S-meter usually indicates the AGC voltage.
I like it the way it is.
Ralph, VE7XF
Ralph, I probably did not phrase that properly. I would like to see the
Don, while that may be true, I wonder how Ten Tec was able to reverse the
way the Orion 2's S-Meter works going from a deflected Rf gain to one that
works independent of RF gain?
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Hi all,
I have been having great fun building a K3 for a friend and have a query
on the S-meter. I have checked it with my XG1 and it appears to have s9
for 50uV etc. It seems *very* reluctant to go over s9 though. I am
considering setting it for s9 without the preamp in. Any ideas please?
I'm to the point of installing the 100w PA assembly but have been trying to
resolve the s-meter issue...
Whether attached to an antenna & tuned to weak, strong or no signals or no
antenna attached at all - the S meter reads the same: 1 LCD on and an
additional LCD flickering with the default va
A couple of years ago there was some correspondence on the reflector about
whether an S unit is 6db or 4 db and there appears to be historical
precedent for both but I have looked at the archive and can't find where it
rested as far as the K3 is concerned. It occurred to me while recently
re-ca
Geoffrey Downs-2 wrote:
>
> A couple of years ago there was some correspondence on the reflector about
> whether an S unit is 6db or 4 db and there appears to be historical
> precedent for both but I have looked at the archive and can't find where
> it
> rested as far as the K3 is concerned.
I calibrated the S-meter to 5 dB per S-unit because then the divisions
represent 5 dB both above and below S-9. This is easy to remember and it also
seemed to allow quite good linearity all along the scale. As has been pointed
out, there is no standard so a choice of 5 dB/unit is as valid as any
Hmm, have you checked the calibration above S9? If you compress the scale
below S9 to 5dB per S-unit, the scale above S9 is likely to be compressed
also, to something like 8.5dB per 10dB division.
AB2TC - Knut
Al Lorona wrote:
>
> I calibrated the S-meter to 5 dB per S-unit because then the d
Geoff said>For practical purposes S3 is probably close enough rather than
"about S2 or 3" as shown in the manual. Or is it more complicated than that?
Geoff, lets do the math...
S-9 is 50 uV at the antenna terminals by convention
1 uV is equal to 20 * log (1/50) = -33.98 dB below S-9
Say we d
No standards. There is no international body in charge of the definition of
an S-unit.
Just history.
Somewhere I have a .jpg file from an ebay posting of a lovely pristine 30's
receiver with an S meter that showed S units on top side of scale, and dB's
on the bottom side. 6 db per unit.
The ve
Dears
I've seen on the manual S9 /50 microvolts is adjusted with Preamp ON .
As a new Elecrafter I need some explanations, because with my previous rigs, I
use to calibrate S9 without the preamp.
Thanks
Philippe A65BI
K3 #3616
>>> Bill W4ZV 17-11-2009 22:25 >>>
Geoffrey Downs-2 wrote:
>
>
Hi Philippe,
I think that instruction is in error. I adjusted mine with both the
preamp and the attenuator OFF. Makes more sense that way. Turn
CONFIG: SMTR MODE to nor. Turn preamp and attenuator OFF, and then
adjust your S meter. Now if you decide to turn SMTR MODE to ABS,
you'll f
The manual is correct if you wish to use "nor" mode for the S Meter.
If you wish to use ABS mode, then you need set PRE OFF and ATT OFF
before adjusting CONFIG: SMTR SC and CONFIG:SMTR OF. In this case, with
no sig gen attached, the lowest S Meter bar may flicker or be on. On
both of my K3s (
> The manual is correct if you wish to use "nor" mode for the S Meter.
>
> If you wish to use ABS mode, then you need set PRE OFF and ATT OFF
> before adjusting CONFIG: SMTR SC and CONFIG:SMTR OF.
To be clearer, if you calibrate according to the manual and *then*
select ABS mode, the S meter w
In case anyone wants to compare, I just calibrated my K3's S-meter
with an in-cal HP 8640B.The new firmware (Version 1.87/1.69)
includes the magic
S-meter that reads the same no matter what (pre-amp, attenuator,
etc.) and since the firmware documentation said recalibration is
required,
I get very optimistic readings on my S meter above S9. I calibrated the S
meter on 7MHz as per instructions and everything seemed ok with SMTR OF =26.
According to my calculation 50uV is -73dBm. I increased the input and got the
following readings:-
-53dBm (should be S9+20) reads 9+30 on 6m an
While I've seen many post regarding S meter calibration I have a question to
which I haven't found an answer in the archives.
Let's say I'm listening to a signal that's peaking at S7. I usually decrease
the RF gain so that, with no signal, the S meter reads about S5. This reduces
the backgroun
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Date: Thu, 15 Jul 2010 09:49:27 -0400
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The way I understand it, turning donw the RF Gain does not "improve"
the signal
In some areas of ham radio having a fairly accurate measure of signal
strength is more than "nice". On HF "who really cares" is what I am
getting here on the list. But if you design, construct and try to
get the optimum performance from your station, measurements become
more than "nice". Of
chard Hill
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Understood. My poorly described point was that the signal strength as
reported by the s-meter
Don,
If you look at the S-meter markings carefully, and consider that each
mark indicates 5 to 6 dB, then the scale does make sense. The scale from
S1 to S3 would indicate a change of 12 dB - and that is about the same
distance as the difference between S9 and S9+12 db. If the scale is 6 dB
p
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I have never given an S-meter reading in 30 years of
hamming, it does not mean anything. But I do enjoy
seeing
Hi Frank
I too am running MCU 1.66 and DSP 1.52, however I have modified the AGC
as per the hardware AGC modification from Elecraft which may make a
difference. The modification will probably soon be published by
Elecraft. I was sent the information as part of extended testing of ARQ
modes I'
When I tried setting K3 CONFIG:SMTR MD to ABS, I found that the S-meter reading
then stayed constant regardless of the setting of the preamp/attenuator, in
agreement with the Owner's Manual addendum.
However, the reading for a 50-microvolt input signal (with the preamp on and
attenuator off) fa
In my view the K3 S meter is simply far too sensitive at the lower end.
I do not think so. Some band/antenna/QTH combinations will on a *good*
S-Meter show fairly high S values for band noise. Without wanting to
reopen the S-Meter mail wars of from the days after the announcement
of the K3
Barry Simpson wrote:
>
> It is a fact that the band noise is not for example S5 - and my FT1000MP
> MKV and TS2000 read S0 or S1 in the same situation.
>
This is because most rigs' meters are inaccurate and indicate ~3 dB per
S-unit below S9. Identical "S1" noise on another rig would be 24
A fellow club member commented on how his K3 S meter behaved in a
strange way when it was set SMTR MD = Abs. On investigation I
found that mine does the same.
On all bands SSB with the antenna input terminated with 50 ohms, I
found that the S Meter reading can go up when the noise level goes
down
>Situation...
>ATT = ON with PRE = ON gives a S 2-3 reading.
>Leaving ATT = ON and switching PRE=OFF, the audio noise level
goes down, however the S meter now gives a S 4-5 reading !
>With SMTR MD =nor, everything is as it should be.
>Anyone else see this ?
Nope, S3 with any combination o
Don´t you ever like to compare two antennas? Or someone you
have a QSO with likes to compare antennas or something else,
amplifiers or what ever.
If everybody is using K3´s and the difference is smaller
then 5 dB you can´t see it on the S-meter and since the
AGC is so darn good you can´t hear it e
Lets let this topic rest for now. :-)
73, Eric WA6HHQ
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Notwithstanding Eric's request to let this rest...
For testing, the K3 has the very excellent feature whereby it can
measure the receive voltage. That would be an FB way to compare
signals.
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"If everybody is using K3´s and the difference is smaller
then 5 dB you can´t see it on the S-meter and since the
AGC is so darn good you can´t hear it either."
Reading the Rx voltage scale is one option, but IMHO, a better solution for
signal comparison purposes is to use the K3 with either LP
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> Cc: Elecraft Reflector
> Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3: S meter
>
>
> > "If everybody is using K3´s and the difference is smaller
> then 5 dB you can´t see it on the S-meter and since the
> AGC is s
Yes it does. There's a menu selection for this hold option.
-
73,
Greg - AB7R
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On Mon Jul 9 12:25 , sent:
>Does the K3's bar-graph S-meter have a function to momentarily
>hold a bar at the 'peak' value?
>
>N1KO
>
For the first time in years, I have no antenna connected to my K3 in our
new digs, and the S-Meter sits at S3. What's going on and how do I get
it to zero with no input?
I'd research this in the manual and Fred's book, if I knew where they
were, we're still finding stuff in boxes that haven't
I ran through an RF Gain calibration with the K3 Utility-- as I seem to do
every three or four years for no good reason-- and then I checked the linearity
of the S-meter. I've calibrated my S-meter for 1 S-unit = 5 dB because that way
each tic mark represents 5 dB both above and below S9, making
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.
> "DL5OCD" == DL5OCD writes:
DL5OCD> Hello together,
DL5OCD> i observed when i activate the peak-hold function of the
DL5OCD> S-Meter that one
DL5OCD> "bar" is added to the signal (the hold dot). So the meter
DL5OCD> shows abt 5db too
DL5OCD> much...anyone observed
Running 4.58 and mine does the same. I set the service monitor down to
S-9, and then set the P3 to -73 dBm, but finally decided I didn't like
peak-hold, and put it back.
73,
Fred K6DGW
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On 1/15/2013 1
OK, many thanks. So it seems more like a bug than a feature...i`ll forward
this to k3-support.
73
Michael
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No need to contact support. This is the way is has acted since the
beginning.
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OK, many thanks. So it seems more like a bug than a feature...i`ll forward
this to k3-support.
73
Michael
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>No need to contact support. This is the way is has acted since the
>beginning.
>
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>> OK, many thanks. So it seems more like a bug than a feature...i`ll
>forward
>> this to k3-suppor
Hi Eric,
thanks for jump in here. Gary already contacted me and told me to do the
whole recalibration when i want to use the peak-hold function. I decided now
to not use this feature because when i want to switch it off i`ve to do that
again...
73 and many thanks for the fast support...
Michael
HI
I also don't use it for the same reason. Of course, if this can be improved
that's fine !...
73, Laurent
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>>...I would like to see the RF gain ride the signals instead of deflecting.
I don't understand.
The S-meter usually indicates the AGC voltage.
I like it the way it is.
Ralph, VE7XF
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On Mar 4, 2013, at 2:29 PM, "Ralph Parker" wrote:
>>> ...I would like to see the RF gain ride the signals instead of deflecting.
>
> I don't understand.
> The S-meter usually indicates the AGC voltage.
> I like it the way i
On the contrary, one can give an honest report even with the RF gain
reduced (but only under certain circumstances).
If one has reduced the RF gain to the point (just) where the S-meter
deflection is at the noise floor, then the S-meter readings should still
be valid - you are simply reducing th
RST is not a reflection of S-METER readings at all. It is a means of
describing the quality of a received signal, not just the strength.
Furthermore Amateur radio manufacturers (not Elecraft) are notorious
for not following the 50 microvolts = S9 rule, so S-meter readings
are meaningless as measur
ignal level at the antenna in -dBm or, for
traditionalists, in S-units. BTW, the P3 assumes 6 dB/S-unit too.
73, Ron AC7AC
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Don,
I always seem to have my RF gain adjusted by ear to below where the
s-meter will deflect on a particular signal. So I will most always
have to readjust the gain to see an s-meter reading. The RF gain can
be adjusted much lower than the signal's meter deflection point but
still have an audible
Drew,
The S-meter operates off the AGC voltage and cannot be controlled in the
firmware. The result is that you will "have to put up with it" Most all
receivers have done the same thing in my 50+ years of hamming.
What I can say is is that if you reduce the RF Gain to eliminate the
band noi
Toby,
Different hardware, not dependent on the AGC for S-meter indications.
73,
Don W3FPR
On 3/6/2013 7:57 PM, Toby Pennington wrote:
Don, while that may be true, I wonder how Ten Tec was able to reverse the
way the Orion 2's S-Meter works going from a deflected Rf gain to one that
wor
When I plug my headphones into the K3 the S Meter jumps up about 5 s
units. This unit is running 4.31 FW. I obviously have not tried new 4.39.
Just curious if anyone else has seen this.
Mike W0MU
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Ian J Maude wrote:
Hi all,
I have been having great fun building a K3 for a friend and have a
query on the S-meter. I have checked it with my XG1 and it appears to
have s9 for 50uV etc. It seems *very* reluctant to go over s9
though. I am considering setting it for s9 without the preamp in.
Ian:
I have been having great fun building a K3 for a friend and have a
query on the S-meter. I have checked it with my XG1 and it appears
to have s9 for 50uV etc. It seems *very* reluctant to go over s9
though. I am considering setting it for s9 without the preamp
in. Any ideas please?
I would like to suggest the following as a possible future improvement to the
K3's S-meters scale..
We would have 2 switchable scales, the current scale and an alternate meter
scale that uses the current S9+60db scale range to indicate signals only
up to the S9 level. This would give a
Hi All,
I've had my new K3 up and running for about a week after replacing the DSP
board during assembly due to the 5vdc rail being shorted to ground. The
S-meter shows about S-2/3 noise and there is about an equal level of noise from
the speaker. I have an IC-756ProIII sitting beside it and
they have been working on a provision in the utility program that
will achieve the same effect, using only the firmware. Gotta love SDR. It's in
the release notes but not quite ready AFAIK.
[Elecraft] K3 S-Meter and Noise
Jim Harris w0em at q.com
Thu Sep 24 11:18:33 EDT 2009
Previo
I found out similar behavior with K3 while testing it for the first
time in SAC contest.
I was sure that the noise was some kind of power line noise or
similar. After the contest I disconnected *all* electrical devices but
noise was still there. Changed to FT1000 Mark V and the band was quiet
whil
Here's my look for what its worth. ;-)
I have been following AGC, S-meter, and threshold/slope values since the
beginning - K2 #272 over two years ago.
Until recently, I have found that K3 sensitivity varied between serial numbers
and that could not be changed. I suspect this value was not mea
This is typical for K3s without the Hardware AGC modification. Mine is like
that and I don't appreciate it very much.
Knut - AB2TC
Graham Kimbell (G3TCT) wrote:
>
> I get very optimistic readings on my S meter above S9. I calibrated the S
> meter on 7MHz as per instructions and everything see
To the issue,
I would think that the hardware AGC intercept (and doing the mod) should
strictly be a performance issue set by Elecraft for engineering reasons, and
that the neat *option* to do S-meter calibration would be to set S9 and the
other major points (S1/3/5/7 and +20/40/60) by raising o
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Kenwood, etc. if they want to.
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I'll worry about that when Wayne & company quit hearing, accepting reports,
and integrating suggestions.
73, Guy.
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Hello,
I am not sure what your signal source is for your calibration and I have not
researched this topoc on this reflector so it may be covered in detail by
others. I will convey what I have found about S meter calibration.
"SMTR SC" and "SMTR OF" affect each other so if you change on you have
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> Through trial and error using my 8640B sig gen, I found
> that if I played with different values of SC and OF that
>
MD mode you planned to
operate (ABS or nor).
SMTR OF 017
SMTR SC 016
Ken, N0QO
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Robert,
That is just the way the S-meter response works - it is the same on many
receivers - the S-meter will indicate higher when the RF Gain is reduced.
The K3 does have a "cure", and that is to set the S-meter to ABS
(absolute) in the Configuration Menu (see the manual). With that
setting,
Increasing the RF gain does deflect the meter upwards. I should have mentioned
that there is an S3 noise floor. Here's the steps that I followed:
Tune a signal that's peaking S7 with RF gain fully CW
Tune away from any signal (S3 noise) adjust the RF gain CCW until the meter
reads S5
Tune that s
Yes it does with respect to RF gain.
--- On Wed, 7/14/10, Don Wilhelm wrote:
The K3 does have a "cure", and that is to set the S-meter to ABS
(absolute) in the Configuration Menu (see the manual). With that
setting, the S-meter does not change with the PRE/ATT/RF Gain.
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Robert,
You are relying on your S-meter too much IMHO.
If you have an S-3 noise level, the first attack is to turn off the
preamp - if that does not reduce the noise level enough, then turn the
Attenuator ON.
If the noise level is still so high as to be bothersome, turn the RF
Gain control down
S UNITS, Tone Excellent.
> Date: Thu, 15 Jul 2010 00:30:07 -0400
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> To: n...@comcast.net
> CC: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net
> Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3 S Meter behavior
>
> Robert,
>
> You are relying on your S-meter too much IMHO.
> Yes, a
ot, not just an
> "Ignore" your 2,000 dollar rig's S meter.
>
>
>
> 559 still MEANS Receive Excellent, Signal 5 S UNITS, Tone Excellent.
>
>
>> Date: Thu, 15 Jul 2010 00:30:07 -0400
>> From: w3...@embarqmail.com
>> To: n...@comcast.net
>>
Thanks all for your comments. It's nice to get so much feedback so fast!
While I'm not very concerned about this, I do like to use my S meter to give
the Strength report and believe that an S7 signal should read S7 even if the RF
gain is turned down a bit (just for info, I set the S meter to Abs
Don, I don't see that to be the case. The action of the s-meter in ABS
mode does change when the RF Gain has been reduced. If you turn the RF
Gain to 12 o'clock the s-meter goes to S9+30db.
73,
Drew
AF2Z
On Wed, 14 Jul 2010 23:34:22 -0400, Don W3FPR wrote:
>Robert,
>
>The K3 does have a "cur
The way I understand it, turning donw the RF Gain does not "improve"
the signal's s-meter strength. The increasing level of the s-meter as
you reduce the RF Gain indicates the level that a signal would need to
attain in order to be heard. For example, if you turn the RF Gain to
12 o'clock you will
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
elm
>To: Robert Mitilieri - N9EF
>Cc: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net
>Sent: Thu, July 15, 2010 12:30:07 AM
>Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3 S Meter behavior
>Robert,
>You are relying on your S-meter too much IMHO.
>If you have an S-3 noise level, the first attack is to turn off the
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--- On Thu, 7/15/10, Richard Hill wrote:
> From: Richard Hill
> Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3 S Meter behavior
> To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net
> Date: Thursday,
I do understand that my statement below may not make sense for digital
modes .
Rich
NU6T
On 7/15/2010 6:58 AM, Richard Hill wrote:
> 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
TheSmiths said:
"559 still MEANS Receive Excellent, Signal 5 S UNITS, Tone Excellent."
Actually, this statement is inaccurate and the RST code never specifies S
meter readings but this perception is a common misconception.
559 means Readability Excellent, Fairly Strong Signal
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EVERYONE with their knowledge EVERY time. Save it for when it really counts,
not on how to read an S meter.
> Date: Wed, 14 Jul 2010 23:27:40 -0700
> From: xda...@cis-broadband.com
> To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net
> Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3 S Meter behavior
>
>
> Just cu
time. Save it for when
> it really counts, not on how to read an S meter.
>
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>
>> Date: Wed, 14 Jul 2010 23:27:40 -0700
>> From: xda...@cis-broadband.com
>> To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net
>> Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3 S Meter behavior
>>
> Personally, I would prefer that the s-meter not operate in this way in
> ABS mode. RF Gain should have no effect on the s-meter action when in
> ABS mode, just as ATT and PRE do not.
It would probably screw up (highly technical term) how the system works, or
require a separate receiver just for
Actually the S meter is used so the Strength of the signal report is *not*
subjective, that's reserved for Readability. I firmly believe that the Strength
report must *not* be subjective, why else ever put a meter to measure signal
Strength? In the case of signal Strength we *must* differentiate
ailman.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 sa
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