Lessee...how many times do I ever look at my s-meter for s-meter readings? ZERO! NIL! ZUG! Zilch! Nada! Who the heck cares what the s-meter says? Give it a second or less and it will change....so then what? All I care about is whether I can hear to copy. geez..... you guys worry about the tiniest things..... You're going to give yourselves ulcers 73, dale, kg5u