[Elecraft] RE: S meter calibration.

Wed Feb 13 10:10:01 2002

Jonathan:
  I think there are a number of contesters who have already developed this 
knob.

best wishes,

dave belsley, w1euy

--On Wednesday, February 13, 2002 9:54 AM -0500 "Jonathan Taylor, K1RFD" 
<[email protected]> wrote:

> Perhaps there should be a front-panel knob called QSO CAL which allows the
> S-meter sensitivity to be set so that the other guy is always exactly S-9.
>
> No more "bad" signal reports!  ;>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Paul Barlow <[email protected]>
> To: [email protected] <[email protected]>
> Date: Wednesday, February 13, 2002 9:39 AM
> Subject: [Elecraft] RE: S meter calibration.
>
>
>> How about this for a confusing exchange?
>>
>> I worked a guy today who gave me 589.
>>
>> I told him he was 549 on the K2 meter, which I commented might seem a bit
>> mean.
>>
>> He asked why I didn't adjust it so it was a bit more generous.
>>
>> Further into the QSO he commented that his meter was hardly moving
>> although I was a good signal.
>>
>> ???????
>>
>> 72/73
>>
>> Paul M0CDP GQRP 10289 Fists 5579 K2# 2356
>>
>> p.s. Mojo moment, worked the S9LA expedition on saturday and the 5U1A
>> expedition on Monday.
>>
>>
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David A. Belsley
Professor of Economics