Well , speaking only for myself, I will not worry one second about S-meter
accuracy -- if there is such a thing.
I think S meter readings are as important as the signal report you get during a
contest or DXpedition - everybody is 599. Be happy, but improve your antenna
anyway.
All it does for me is provide a comparison for when the person on the other end
switches from A to B -- "yep that one is stronger", i.e. its only the
comparison that matters. If anyone thinks going from +15 over to +20 over
means they got 5 db more ... -- well, I think there may be better measuring
techniques. Only "you are a bit stronger than before" matters.
Q: "Was that with the preamp on or off?" "Did you have your antenna directly
on me?" Is the gain linear? Did you have parallax problems reading the meter?
A: "Gees, I gave you a 30 over report -- what else do you want?"
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