[TenTec] S meter readings

Eric F. Richards efricha at dim.com
Wed Dec 28 20:36:18 EST 2005


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...

Eric, KB0YDN


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Eric F. Richards
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