[TenTec] S meter readings

[Eric F. Richards]

At 10:36 PM 12/28/2005 -0800, you wrote:
>Eric F. Richards wrote:
> > 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...
> >
>
>hmmm... I thought it was 1x10^-26 watts per meter squared per hz = 1 Jy,
>but I'm quite old and stupid now, so you're probably right.
>
>Best for y2k+6
>va7vv

I think that's the same thing as I said but with different notation.

per = /, 1x10 -26 = 1E-26


Text is inconvenient when doing math formulae. :-)

Eric

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