[TenTec] Rediculous S-meter readings.

[Darwin, Keith]

Hey Rick,

I think I know what you mean :-) The new (your old) Omni V reads S9+10
when my old one read S9.  I'm thinking about getting the elecraft test
signal to set the meters BUT ... wait a minute.  The S-meter ends up
being just a signal strength indicator with no real calibration.  Why
bother adjusting S9 if values above and below that are not there.  I
think I'll just leave it as is and keep operating

:-)

- Keith KD1E -

-----Original Message-----
From: tentec-bounces at contesting.com
[mailto:tentec-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of Rick Williams
Sent: Wednesday, December 28, 2005 2:14 PM
To: tentec at contesting.com
Subject: Re: [TenTec] Orion II - Initial Reactions and Impressions

Well I must admit after owning an Omni V I pretty well gave up on
S-meter readings.  About the ONLY place it was close was on 40 metres.
Otherwise it never agreed with my Argo V or any other receiver in the
shack.  But then that reminds me of the man with 2 watches.  A man with
one watch always knows what time it is.  A man with two watches is never
sure!  Perhaps the same can be said for S-meters!

If you look back through the archives there was a discussion on the
S-meter in the RX-340.  Apparently that meter sampling circuit is about
as good as it gets! 

73, 

Rick
VE7TK

Website:  http://www3.telus.net/ve7tk  

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Subject: 	Re: [TenTec] Orion II - Initial Reactions and
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From: 	"Geoffrey S. Mendelson" <gsm at mendelson.com>
Reply-to: 	gsm at mendelson.com,Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment
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Date: 	Wed, 28 Dec 2005 20:46:42 +0200
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On Wed, Dec 28, 2005 at 08:21:03AM -1000, Ken Brown wrote:
> S-meter readings are already virtually meaningless.

Yes, but what worries me is that almost all the time using the same
antenna. my Argo 509, Triton-IV digital, Drake TR-5, Kenwood TS-430s and
R5000 all read within one S unit of each other. The needles are in
different spots, but the numbers are the same.

Geoff.


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