Re: [Flexradio] PowerSDR S-Meter Power Readings

2009-04-15 Thread Eric Wachsmann
But were some with the RX1 Loop in line and some without it? Eric On Wed, Apr 15, 2009 at 12:57 AM, Clay W7CE w...@curtiss.net wrote: Hi Eric, Yes. All measurements were made using antenna port 1. 73, Clay W7CE - Original Message - *From:* Eric Wachsmann e...@flex-radio.com

Re: [Flexradio] PowerSDR S-Meter Power Readings

2009-04-15 Thread Bob McGwier
The meter is calculated on a single filter with a large signal in its path and for the rest of the time, it is assumed that noise is negligible compared to the tones in the calibration. This assumption appears to break down near the noise floor if your measurements are correct. This is

Re: [Flexradio] PowerSDR S-Meter Power Readings

2009-04-15 Thread Clay W7CE
Eric, Yes, that was the point of the exercise. All measurements were made at 500 Hz bandwidth. With a 50 ohm load on Ant 1, I first measured the noise floor (with the RX1 meter) with the external preamp (in the RX1 loop) disabled and then again with it enabled (ARR preamp). I measured the

Re: [Flexradio] PowerSDR S-Meter Power Readings

2009-04-15 Thread Clay W7CE
Hi Bob, I know that for signals well above the noise level, the calibration between the 5000A and the HP 4396A were virtually identical (I'm using the 4396A in network analyzer mode with the frequency span set to zero, so that it generates a single frequency output). I don't remember exactly