[Elecraft] S meters in the USA

[Phillip Buckholdt]

How about bringing back the 6U5 Tuning eye.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Geoffrey Mackenzie-Kennedy" <gmk at gm4esd.fsworld.co.uk>
To: "DOUGLAS ZWIEBEL" <dougzzz at gmail.com>
Cc: "Elecraft Discussion List" <elecraft at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Thursday, May 17, 2007 6:32 AM
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] S meters in the USA


>
> DOUGLAS ZWIEBEL <dougzzz at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Argh....what a nit-picker's delight.
>
> Quite right!!
>
>> The reason why you get "You're S9 but please repeat everything" is
>> that you can be S9 and be covered by QRM/QRN.
>
> I should have said 5 9.
>
>> If they want real measurements, then the person on the receiving end
>> should use a calibrated step attenuator and use it to "match" signal
>> levels.  But no ham is likely to ask someone else for "an accurate
>> measure in uv or dbm" unless they already know that the "other guy"
>> has a REAL means of measuring AND has real reason to want to know.
>> For most of us hams (99.9%), "stronger" and "weaker" is good enough
>> for comparisons that we might want to do.
>
> True. I very seldom look at my S meter - calibrated in dbm -  unless doing 
> something with my antenna or if the other guy asks for a comparison in db.
>
>> Sun is up...off to Dayton.
>
> Enjoy yourself!
>
> 73,
> Geoff
> GM4ESD
>
>
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