[Elecraft] Questions from a Liberal Arts Major

[Don Rasmussen]

>> I'm trying to figure out how to "hear" an S_Meter, but I suppose we  
>> all "listen" in different ways.

It's true Grant, the received signal has a rythm of amplitude that can be seen on the S-meter, but that effect is greatly reduced by the AGC if you are only listening for a change in the level of the AF. The effect is also reduced greatly by displaying 5 db chunk bars only as on/off/flicker values. 

The fading on SSB and CW modes can tell you a lot about what the band is doing. 

To me, this is an issue that has merit, as some others have suggested.

You will really enjoy your K3, and having been an Orion pioneer it will
be an interesting comparison. 


[Elecraft] Questions from a Liberal Arts Major
Grant Youngman nq5t at tx.rr.com 
Thu Nov 13 12:27:51 EST 2008 

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> Five DB steps that can be on or off with a flicker fall way short  
> for me as well, a convincing analog meter is 50% of the listening  
> experience at this QTH.

I'm trying to figure out how to "hear" an S_Meter, but I suppose we  
all "listen" in different ways.

I'm really surprised, after happily monitoring this list in stealth  
mode for some time while waiting for my K3 to arrive, how much it has  
begun to sound from time to time like every other vendor/product list,  
all of which I finally retired from after tiring of these sorts of  
discussions.  Or perhaps I just haven't yet realized how many serious  
problems my new K3 has :)

(returning to stealth mode)

Grant/NQ5T

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