[Elecraft] S meter calibration?

[Ed Muns]

> when calibrating the S meter, the manual says to have the 
> pre-amp on, SMTR MD to Relative (NOR) I find that I can't 
> even get close.
> with the pre-amp off it fall right into spec. as per the 
> manual, with the SMTR MD set to Nor I am using the XG2, and 
> receiving on 20 mtrs. 
> with SMTR MD set to Abs and with the pre-amp on it falls 
> right into spec..
> am I missing something ? or is the manual in error..

The manual is correct, and has always worked for me.  In fact, I just ran
the calibration on four S-meters (two main K3 receivers and two KRX3s).  The
instructions also call for AGC-S ON and SMTR PK OFF with the XG2 signal in
the middle of your passband.

Ed - W0YK