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Re: [TenTec] S meter readings

To: Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment <tentec@contesting.com>
Subject: Re: [TenTec] S meter readings
From: jerome schatten <romers@shaw.ca>
Reply-to: Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment <tentec@contesting.com>
Date: Wed, 28 Dec 2005 22:57:54 -0800
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Eric F. Richards wrote:
> At 10:36 PM 12/28/2005 -0800, you wrote:
> 
>>Eric F. Richards wrote:
>>
>>>At 07:00 PM 12/28/2005 -0500, Jim G wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>>I fail to understand what all this rafter shacking about S meter readings
>>>>is all about.
>>>
>>>
>>>It's all about accuracy and precision -- both at the same time.
>>>
>>>Now, if you *really* care, you'll calibrate your system to read in Janskys.
>>>*Then* you can compare results to each other.
>>>
>>>(1 Jy= 1E-26 W/m^2/Hz)
>>>
>>>
>>>...greetings from the peanut gallery...
>>>
>>
>>hmmm... I thought it was 1x10^-26 watts per meter squared per hz = 1 Jy,
>>but I'm quite old and stupid now, so you're probably right.
>>
>>Best for y2k+6
>>va7vv
> 
> 
> I think that's the same thing as I said but with different notation.
> 
> per = /, 1x10 -26 = 1E-26
> 
> 
> Text is inconvenient when doing math formulae. :-)
> 
> Eric

You are correct... back to my dotage, sorry.
jerome
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