[Elecraft] K3 S Meter behavior

[Robert Mitilieri - N9EF]

Increasing the RF gain does deflect the meter upwards. I should have mentioned that there is an S3 noise floor. Here's the steps that I followed:

Tune a signal that's peaking S7 with RF gain fully CW
Tune away from any signal (S3 noise) adjust the RF gain CCW until the meter reads S5
Tune that same signal that was peaking S7 but now he's peaking S9 +10db.

If I then increase the RF gain the signal returns to peaking at S7. 

I can reproduce this behavior with signals at any level

On Jul 14, 2010, at 10:34 PM, Garry Shapiro wrote:

> In every radio I have had, reducing the RF gain deflects the Smeter upwards, not downwards.
> 
> On 7/14/2010 7:56 PM, Robert Mitilieri - N9EF wrote:
>> 
>> While I've seen many post regarding S meter calibration I have a question to which I haven't found an answer in the archives.
>> 
>> Let's say I'm listening to a signal that's peaking at S7. I usually decrease the RF gain so that, with no signal, the  S meter reads about S5. This reduces the background noise. However when I do this on my K3, the signal that was peaking at S7 is now peaking at S9 +10db. Reducing the RF gain further shows the signal peaking near S9 +20db.  I am accustomed to having the signal still peak at S7 since the signal strength hasn't actually increased at all.
>> 
>> I'm still getting used to the K3 (s/n 4411). Is there a configuration parameter that I may have set incorrectly?
>> 
>> Robert - N9EF
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