[Elecraft] K3 S-Meter

[Tom H Childers]

RST is not a reflection of S-METER readings at all. It is a means of
describing the quality of a received signal, not just the strength.

Furthermore Amateur radio manufacturers (not Elecraft) are notorious
for not following the 50 microvolts = S9 rule, so S-meter readings
are meaningless as measure of signal quality in most cases.

The link below describes the RST system for signal quality reports.  

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RST_code

The folks who defined the RST system probably didn't have S-Meters on
their receivers.

73,
Tom
Amateur Radio Operator N5GE
ARRL Lifetime Member
QCWA Lifetime Member

On Mon, 4 Mar 2013 16:22:07 -0800, "Toby Pennington"
<toby423 at embarqmail.com> wrote:

> 
>
>>>...I would like to see the RF gain ride the signals instead of deflecting. W4CAK wrote>>>  Ralph, ve7Xf  wrote,I don't understand.
>The S-meter usually indicates the AGC voltage.
>I like it the way it is.
>
>Ralph, VE7XF
>Ralph,  I probably did not phrase that properly.   I would like to see the RF gain removed from affecting the S-Meter in any way.  Let us see the signals on the s-meter and at the same time have a very quiet copy on the received weaker signal. Every one wants a signal report,but if you have the RF gain up you dont see his signal in order to give a honest report. .  Toby  W4CAK 
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