[Elecraft] K3 S-Meter and Noise

[Ron D'Eau Claire]

The commercial CW operators used a 1-5 scale too: QSA1 to QSA5. It's much
more practical than trying to read or guess the nine steps of "S" units, yet
plenty accurate enough to clearly tell the other station how good his/her
signal is coming in. 

It's fun to watch an S-meter wave back and forth (I prefer the wiggly-needle
d'Arsonval meters) and it helps to see what the AGC is hiding as the levels
change, but I'm astonished anyone would try to use one for anything more
than a very general relative level indication. 

With the AGC off the meter is unnecessary since one can then hear the
changes and differences in signal levels. 

Ron AC7AC 

-----Original Message-----
Don Wilhelm-4 wrote:
> 
> Holding my tongue firmly in my cheek, I suggest that we can give 
> 'proper' S reports without an S-meter at all.
> S-3 - I can barely hear you
> S-5 - You have a weak, but copyable signal
> S-7 - Good copy, but not the strongest signal
> S-9 - armchair copy
> S-9+ - you are really booming in here.
> 
> For contests, there is no problem, everyone is 599 or 59 anyway unless 
> it is a QRP contest where S-7 is the norm.
> 
> 73,
> Don W3FPR
> 
> 
> ______________________________________________________________
> Elecraft mailing list
> Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft
> Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm
> Post: mailto:Elecraft at mailman.qth.net
> 
> This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net
> Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
> 
> 


-----

Dan AB3EN
-- 
View this message in context:
http://n2.nabble.com/K3-S-Meter-and-Noise-tp3766928p3771774.html
Sent from the Elecraft mailing list archive at Nabble.com.
______________________________________________________________
Elecraft mailing list
Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft
Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm
Post: mailto:Elecraft at mailman.qth.net

This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net
Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html