[Elecraft] XG1 Report

[Lyle Johnson]

> Elecraft K2/100 = S9 (digital S-meter)
>
> Yaesu FT-1000MP = S9 (main and sub rx's, digital S-meters)
> 
> Icom IC-756Pro3 = S9+3 dB (analog S-meter), S9 (digital S-meter)
> 
> Kenwood TS-830S = S9+3 dB (analog S-meter) (1 uV setting = S4)
> 
> Years ago I calibrated the S-meter in the TS-830S using a metrology lab
> calibrated HP-610C signal generator.  I surmise that the Icom's S-meter
> was factory calibrated at S9 using 50 uV.  I therefore believe the -73
> dBm output of the my XG1 is actually -70 dBm (70.7 uV).

Or, you could surmise that the K2, FT100 MP main, FT100MP sub, and Icom 
digital are accurate, the Icom analog is 3 dB high and that the Kenwood 
has drifted 3 dB since the cal was done so long ago...

Or, that the XG-1 is 1.5 dB high and all the radios are +/- 1.5 dB of 
that :-)

Enjoy!

Lyle KK7P