I would disagree. A properly calibrated S-meter is a valuable tool in
today's ham shack. It can help determine if directional antennas that you
or other are using work or if they have problems, they can help track down
interference and problems in the radio, malfunctions in a variety of
situations, and help in accurate reporting of band conditions in a
meaningful way.
A fellow I was listening to on 75 meters last night on my Orion II was
showing S9 +60 dB! I know he wasn't really that strong, but I'm sure I
would have made his day if I had given him that inaccurate report!
Ron N6IE
www.N6IE.com
(Formerly N6AHA)
----- Original Message -----
From: "Bill Rowlett" <kc4atu@hotmail.com>
To: <tentec@contesting.com>
Sent: Tuesday, March 06, 2007 10:02 AM
Subject: Re: [TenTec] OMNI VII Comparison Test
I find the wanting of S Meter test to be a bit odd. S meters are not now
nor
have never been anything but a relative indication of a signal and never
should have been install on any radio. With that said, the only use I find
for them is as a tuning indicator, like one of the old cat eye tubes. Oh
boy, talk about dating yourself.
Bill KC4ATU
From: Alan Sewell <alan.n5na@gmail.com>
Reply-To: alan.n5na@gmail.com,Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment
<tentec@contesting.com>
To: Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment <tentec@contesting.com>
Subject: Re: [TenTec] OMNI VII Comparison Test
Date: Tue, 06 Mar 2007 11:54:33 -0600
I just did a quick S meter check on my Omni VII with an Elecraft XG-1.
I posted the results at http://www.tentecwiki.org/doku.php?id=588 .
73,
Alan N5NA
http://www.tentecwiki.org
Ron Castro wrote:
> Rick
>
> I am interested in the results of the S-meter test since this has been
one
> of the on-going problems with Orion II, however the chart on the
> website
> link you posted is not showing up. I looked for it with Internet
Explorer 7
> as well as Firefox, but it did not display. Is there any other place
this
> is posted where I might be able to see it?
>
> Thanks,
> Ron N6IE
> www.N6IE.com
> (Formerly N6AHA)
>
>
>
>
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