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Subject: [Amps] S-units
From: Catherine James <catherine.james@att.net>
Date: Thu, 8 Dec 2016 04:02:18 -0800
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Could the modern ham community please stop pretending that 1 S-unit = 6 db?

It may have been true decades ago, but it is far from true in the large 
majority of modem ham transceivers.

When I installed my hexbeam, I saw about 1 - 2 S-units improvement on my 
TS-590S. This antenna is well-known to deliver about 3-4 db.

Let's talk db, a unit that is clearly defined and when which everyone agrees on 
the definition. S-units are just for a casual meter check during QSOs.

73,
Cathy
N5WVR 

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