[Elecraft] Beyond the K2, Part 1 of 3

[Vic Rosenthal]

k6se@juno.com wrote:
> Vic, K2VCO wrote:
> 
> "...the one who should be embarassed is the guy who made a big deal about
> it!  If he's old enough to be allowed to operate an Alpha 99 he should
> know that S-meters are only useful for relative comparisons and therefore
> it doesn't matter if one is a bit stingy and another generous."
> ==========
> You and I know that, and so does the ham I loaned my K2 to.  He's a
> retired competent electronics engineer and has been a ham since the '40s
> and is high on the DXCC Honor Roll.

So if he does know that, why does he care if the S-meter is stingy 
compared to whatever he's comparing it to?

> Hope you'll be at the DX convention in Visalia this weekend where you can
> meet both him and me (and WA6HHQ).

Yes I certainly will, and I'll be at the topband session on Saturday, too!

73
Vic K2VCO