[Elecraft] Signal Report of 51

[Ron D'Eau Claire]

Cookie K5EWJ wrote:

The 599 method of signal reporting was developed long
before receivers had S meters or there was any defacto agreement about what
signal strength should be what meter reading.

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One early commercial receiver featured a volume control with a pointer and
scale with a 1 at full volume and a 9 near minimum volume. The operator
turned in a station, adjusted the volume for a comfortable listening level,
and read the "S" (signal strength) off of the volume control. 

Recently a couple of the fellows here commented on how modern rigs are
removing the need for the operator to think. Perhaps the S-meter, or that
"calibrated" volume control, was the true beginning of that trend :-)

Ron AC7AC