[Elecraft] Re: K3 S-Meter and 6dB

[n2ey at aol.com]

-----Original Message-----
From: Keith.Darwin at goodrich.com

>I agree that 5 dB per S-unit makes good engineering sense.  Sorry to 
the
>standards group, but 6 db per s-unit just doesn't add up.

Sure it does. 6 dB is four times the power. Half an S unit is doubling 
the power.

5 dB per S-unit means two S units are ten times the power and four S 
units are one hundred times the power.

>S-meters are only useless because they've been built that way for too
>many years.

IMHO that depends on whether you want a receiver or a lab-quality 
selective voltmeter.

73 de Jim, N2EY
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