[Boatanchors] Whither SWL'ing...?

[DJED1 at aol.com]

I agree that it is disappointing to see the state of the SW bands these  
days.  I've been tooling around the bands on my newly refurbished SP-600  and 
there's not nearly as much exciting to listen to as there was back in the  old 
days.  (Of course, everything was new and exciting when you were 16).  However, 
I've found that many of the US broadcasters will provide air time to  anyone 
with a checkbook, not only the religious groups.  So I've listened  to 
discussions of conspiracy theories, UFOs and alien interventions,   offers of bullions 
and freeze-dried food, and a variety of other causes.   The other night this 
was all trumped by the preacher who announced that he had  carefully calculated 
that the world would end in 2011.  So enjoy those  boatanchors while you can, 
the end is near!
To keep on topic, there was one aspect of the SP-600 that drives me  nuts.  
The S-meter is affected by modulation on the signal, moving downward  with 
increasing modulation.  I went crazy trying to set the meter  calibration until I 
noticed that the reading depended on whether the generator  was modulated or 
not.  A 14 dB difference in reading.  Once I figured  that out, I used CW and 
all is now good.  Anyone know of a fix for  this?
Ed
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