[Elecraft] Feature suggestion: Power setting in dBm

[Steve Sergeant]

Again, I'm asking for it to be AN option, NOT the only option.

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SteveSgt, KC6ZKT

On 3/1/18 20:12 PM, Victor Rosenthal 4X6GP wrote:
> It makes a big difference if you are driving an amplifier, where the
> precise amount of drive can be important.
> 
> 73,
> Victor, 4X6GP
> Rehovot, Israel
> Formerly K2VCO
> http://www.qsl.net/k2vco/
> On 2 Mar 2018 01:46, Steve Sergeant wrote:
>> I fail to see the need for a hundred steps between 0.1W and 10W on my
>> KX2, or steps between 1W and 100W on another radio. What difference is
>> it going to make to anybody whether you're at 71 vs. 74 watts? But a
>> 1.5_dB or a 3_dB step? That's something I can use.
>>
>>
>> On 3/1/18 14:37 PM, Wes Stewart wrote:
>>> I fail to see the need, but if I had one I would just do in my head.
>>> (and probably use dBW :-)
>>>
>>> Wes  N7WS
>>>
>>> On 3/1/2018 1:07 PM, Steve Sergeant wrote:
>>>> Here's a suggestion across the line, from the KX2 to the K3S:
>>>>
>>>> I'd like to have the option to display and set transmit power in dBm
>>>> rather than linear watts. Conceptually, it makes more sense to me, and
>>>> it's a more meaningful number relating to S-units on the received side.
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>>>> SteveSgt, KC6ZKT
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