Very well stated
Barry N1EU
On Wed, Apr 10, 2013 at 2:04 PM, Kimberly Elmore
<cw_de_n5op@sbcglobal.net>wrote:
> To make sure I understand this, the S-meter calibration procedure for the
> O II
> v3.033xa firmware does nothing more or less than set the voltages the DSP
> unit
> must send to the S-meter to get specific deflections (readings). This
> calibration procedure has absolutely NOTHING to do with calibrating
> whether a 50
> uV signal at the antenna terminals results in the DSP unit sending a "S-9
> voltage" value to the meter. That's an entirely different problem and
> procedure. Have I got it?
>
> 73,
>
> Kim N5OP
>
>
>
> ________________________________
> From: Barry N1EU <barry.n1eu@gmail.com>
> To: Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment <tentec@contesting.com>
> Sent: Wed, April 10, 2013 8:00:22 AM
> Subject: Re: [TenTec] S-Meter Calibration in 3.033xa
>
> On Wed, Apr 10, 2013 at 12:18 PM, John Henry <jhenry@tentec.com> wrote:
>
> > Another change that went in was to address an item that a lot of folks
> have
> > complained about since going from V1 firmware. The S-Meter does not the
> > strength of a signal when the RF Gain adjust the signal past the AGC
> action
> > point.
> >
>
> It's somewhat ironic - only the Orion 565 ran v1 firmware (Orion II 566
> started with v2). So anyone complaining must have been an Orion 565
> owner. They never got the feature restored but iIt ended up being a new
> feature for the Orion II 566.
>
> 73, Barry N1EU
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