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[Yaesu] FT-1000MP S-METER ACCURACY

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Subject: [Yaesu] FT-1000MP S-METER ACCURACY
From: k8js@juno.com (John P Skubick)
Date: Sun, 1 Feb 1998 22:28:30 -0500
Do what I do.
After I give the initial customary signal report,
I then mention that it has a very "stingey" S-Meter :)

73.  --John, K8JS


On Fri, 23 Jan 1998 16:29:38 +0100 Rainer.Arndt@era.ericsson.se writes:
>Having become inspired by a friend who just claimed that he finally
>managed to get good accuracy on the S-meter of his FT-1000, I started 
>to
>look into this problem on my 1000MP. My observation so far had been 
>that
>the main receiver S-meter seems to show too low values, whilst the
>subreceiver seems to be more realistic.
>So, armed with my radio measurement equipment (Stabilock 4040) and the
>service manual I yesterday started to look into this. And here's what 
>I
>found:
>
>     Stipulated Values                        S-meter  RX 1
>RX2
>
>S-units     Level in microvolts
>=================================================
>1                  0.2                               No deflection
>No deflection
>2                  0.4                               "
>"
>3                  0.8                               One LCD bar     "
>4                  1.6                               "
>"
>5                  3.1                               S 3+
>S 4
>6                  6.3                               S 5+
>S 6
>7                  12.5                             S 7
>S 7
>8                  25                                S 8
>S 8
>9                  50                                S 9
>S 9
>9+10            150                               S 9 + 10           S
>9+10
>9+20             450                              S 9+25             S 
>9
>+15
>9+30            1350                             S 9+35             S
>9+25
>9+40            4050                             S 9+50             S
>9+45
>9+50           12150                            S9+60              S
>9+50
>9+60           35450                            Full deflection    
>Full
>deflection
>      
>My initial comment is that for a radio of that price and dignity one
>would expect a far better accuracy. Am I wrong?
>I VERY MUCH WOULD LIKE TO HEAR FROM SOMEBODY WHO HAS A SIMILAR
>EXPERIENCE.
>Regards
>Rainer SM5LBR
>
>
>
>
>
>KI/ERA/LRD/IA Rainer L R Arndt
>Purchasing Coordinator
>ERICSSON RADIO SYSTEMS AB
>Business Unit GSM, NMT, TACS
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>Email (private): sm5lbr@algonet.se
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>
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