[Elecraft] K-3 S-Meter

[Toby Pennington]

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Re: [Elecraft] K3 S-Meter 
drewko Wed, 06 Mar 2013 07:31:07 -0800 

Don,

I always seem to have my RF gain adjusted by ear to below where the
s-meter will deflect on a particular signal. So I will most always
have to readjust the gain to see an s-meter reading. The RF gain can
be adjusted much lower than the signal's meter deflection point but
still have an audible signal. A moderate strength signal can still be
heard when the RF gain has been turned down to the point where the
s-meter incicates s9+40 db. The more I think about it the less useful it seems to have the meter
deflect upward with a lowered RF gain setting. Does anyone find this
action useful for tuning in a signal? 

I know that I would be fiddling around with the RF gain control a lot
less if the s-meter display was not affected by the gain control. Why
not make the s-meter "absolute mode", which is independent of the
attenuation setting, also independent of the RF gain control? That
seems more consistent and logical to memore I think about it the less useful it seems to have the meterdeflect upward with a lowered RF gain setting. Does anyone find thisaction useful for tuning in a signal? I know that I would be fiddling around with the RF gain control a lotless if the s-meter display was not affected by the gain control. Whynot make the s-meter "absolute mode", which is independent of theattenuation setting, also independent of the RF gain control? Thatseems more consistent and logical to me 
 
 The more I think about it the less useful it seems to have the meter
deflect upward with a lowered RF gain setting. Does anyone find this
action useful for tuning in a signal? 

I know that I would be fiddling around with the RF gain control a lot
less if the s-meter display was not affected by the gain control. Why
not make the s-meter "absolute mode", which is independent of the
attenuation setting, also independent of the RF gain control? That
seems more consistent and logical to me