[1000mp] Mark V S meter adjustment

[Pete Smith]

At 09:12 PM 5/27/2004, n3drk wrote:

>How does one adjust the s meter for the Mark V? After I installed the 70 MHz
>IF Amp Mod the s meter doesnt want to give me anything more than S5 even the
>signal is really about 20 Over 9. And yes the rf gain control is wide open.

Could be you need to adjust the IF gain, as explained in the instructions 
for the mod.  However, that should work the other way, reducing the 
sensitivity, unless maybe you turned it down too far.  I certainly don't 
notice any loss of S-meter deflection -- in fact, my Mark 5 with the mod is 
only about 2 dB per graduation up to about S9, where it suddenly gets more 
normal.


73, Pete N4ZR
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