An S-meter by itself is pretty useless for comparative measurements, but
it's easy to calibrate!
A simple check with a step attenuator (e.g. Elecraft AT1) in the receive
antenna line will show one how may dB/S-unit the meter indicates. With an
Elecraft XG1 (or equivalent) signal generator it's ea
In a message dated 5/17/2007 5:56:25 AM Pacific Daylight Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
> Now there's a thought :-)
>
> 73,
> Geoff
> GM4ESD
>
> Phillip Buckholdt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote
>
> >How about bringing back the 6U5 Tuning eye.
Here's an even scarier visual: A K3 with two of them --
On Thu, 17 May 2007, Phillip Buckholdt wrote:
How about bringing back the 6U5 Tuning eye.
Ah...great memoriesas a kid, when we spent time at the "shore", the owner of
the house had one of those beautiful console floor model radiosI was a
tinkerer, and used the tuning eye to determine
Boy does that bring back memories! My first SW receiver, extracted from an old
upright radio/phono console in 1957, had one of those, and I'll never forget
tuning in WWV for the very first time and watching the dark center narrow down
to a slender wedge. And you could see the orange filament glo
Now there's a thought :-)
73,
Geoff
GM4ESD
Phillip Buckholdt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote
How about bringing back the 6U5 Tuning eye.
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From: "Geoffrey Mackenzie-Kennedy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "DOUGLAS ZWIEBEL" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Cc: "Elecraft Discussion List"
Sent: Thursday, May 17, 2007 6:32 AM
Subject: Re:
Check out what the ARRL says about RST (page 2 of the document).
NOTHING about volts. It's all subjective.
http://www.arrl.org/FandES/field/forms/fsd220.pdf
A definition from the 1930s when one could not expect anything better.
There is a better definition now (IARU Region 1 Technical Recomme
DOUGLAS ZWIEBEL <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Arghwhat a nit-picker's delight.
Quite right!!
The reason why you get "You're S9 but please repeat everything" is
that you can be S9 and be covered by QRM/QRN.
I should have said 5 9.
If they want real measurements, then the person on the r
Arghwhat a nit-picker's delight.
The reason why you get "You're S9 but please repeat everything" is
that you can be S9 and be covered by QRM/QRN.
Check out what the ARRL says about RST (page 2 of the document).
NOTHING about volts. It's all subjective.
http://www.arrl.org/FandES/field/form
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