[Elecraft] Stingy S-meter on the K2?

[Tom Hammond NØSS]

John:

> > Even if you had a calibrated receiver that was flat across all the bands,
> > though, the voltage at your antenna terminals says more about your antenna
> > than it does about the incoming signal, so I agree that a subjective report
> > is actually more informative.
>
>Well, I don't agree here.  I want an objective measurement.  If my antenna
>sucks, I will *know* that my antenna sucks and as such, I wouldn't expect
>to hear some DX station at S9 that my neighbor with a super antenna has at
>S9.  I want the radio to tell the truth about what it sees at the antenna
>jack.  I know that it is going to be somewhat different from band to
>band.  I accept that.  I'll get the rig completed and then use a signal
>generator to calibrate the S-meter to tell the truth.  Then, if I don't
>agree with what the S-meter is saying, I can give a subjective report to
>someone.  I don't want the radio being subjective for me though, Mojo or
>not.

In that case, you'll need to calibrate BOTH your rig AND that of your 
neighbor to the SAME signal standard! Otherwise, it's still nothing but a 
'relative' reading.

Tom Hammond   N0SS