Phil, W7OX wrote: "Why all the obsession with S-meter reading accuracy?" ========== I don't have an obsession with S-meter accuracy. It's just that my K2's S-meter doesn't come close to agreeing with the average K2, so, to me, that's an indication that something's amiss in my K2. 73, de Earl, K6SE 68 countries with K2 #2622 and counting.....