The thing that burns me about 'S' meters is the trend for hams to use
S-units for their signal report numbers "5x9 +10" what the hell is that?
Or "your about 5x7 or 8 my needle is bouncing in between the two". Damn
nation, the RS / RST system came along way before "S-meters". I think
it's fine to give the report of your 'S-meter' reading but don't refer to
it as "Your signal report is..." Mr. My rig is the standard by which all
hams must conform. This has been a Crow to me since day one and every
time I hear it I want to through the whole set down the stairs, then I
come to my senses and remember it's a Ten*Tec calm down and just change
frequency or go back to CW where the real hams are. (Yes this is a stab
at the No-class tech's, if your so lazy not to learn CW then find another
hobby and leave us alone.)
Get back to the books and find out what a proper signal report was meant
to be.
Thank you, I do feel better now!
73 Jeff aa8ve T*T, TEN*TEC, Tec-Tec, tentec, any way you say
it your still talking the best radio money can buy !!!
On Tue, 16 Nov 1999 21:26:16 -0500 Robert Weingaertner
<weingaertner@nac.net> writes:
>
> The calibration standard for S-meters that is usually quoted is
> 50 microvolts = S9. Likewise, 1 S unit represents a 6 dB change in
> signal strength. However, this is far from universal. S meter
> readings can vary widely from receiver to receiver and from band to
> band on the same receiver.
>
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