As Phil measured, the meter is overly dramatic above and below s9 - here's
correct readings with actual readings in parentheses
uV S-Meter
5 s5.7 (s3)
15 s7.3 (s6)
50 s9
150 s9+10dB (9+20dB)
500 s9+20dB (9+35dB)
1500 s9+30dB (9+45dB)
5000 s9+40dB (9+55dB)
On 12/28/05, Phil Howlett <w9xx@direcway.com> wrote:
>
> Some have been kicking about the Orion II's S-meter reading this morning.
> To
> satisfy my own curiosity, I hauled out a Boonton signal generator and made
> some measurements at 14.200 of signal level vs S-Meter. S-9 was found to
> be
> 50uV and then 10dB steps above and below 50uV were taken to generate the
> following table. The preamp was off.
>
> uV S-Meter
>
> 5 3
> 15 6
> 50 9
> 150 9+20dB
> 500 9+35dB
> 1500 9+45dB
> 5000 9+55dB
>
> The S9 50uV meter reading seems to hold from band to band very well. The
> strongest signals I receive are approx S9+50dB.
>
> W9XX
>
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