[Elecraft] [K3] RE: S Meter

[Mike Rodgers]

I'll second the comments below. 

By the way, I don't want to incur the cost of a P3 to "fix" the RF Gain PAIN. 
I'm just having to live with it. 


ate: Wed, 06 Mar 2013 10:30:51 -0500
From: drewko <drewko1 at verizon.net>
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Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3 S-Meter
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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 me.

73,
Drew
AF2Z


73
Mike R


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