[Elecraft] K4 S-meter characteristics

[Wayne Burdick]

> On Apr 23, 2020, at 1:26 PM, Charlie Delta via Elecraft <elecraft at mailman.qth.net> wrote:
> 
> Will the K4 have alternate S-meter scales since its direct sampling.
> Dbm, and Dbuv would be useful.

It's calibrated at S9 = -73 dBm, with markings in dB above S9 and in S-units below S9, as with our other transceivers.


> Will there  be a feature to allow the s-meter data to be accessed in linear manner to do antenna polar plots? It would be a shame to squander the potential of the K4 especially if the S-meter is linear  and accurate.
> I am sure the potential is endless being direct sampling  architecture and its  just a matter of priorities! I have  used a Perseus for a number of years and as a accurate measuring instrument it is indeed superb. It would be nice if the  K4 had this potential  inherent in the  design

Small matter of programming (and prioritizing the many requests like this we anticipate!).

73,
Wayne
N6KR