[TenTec] OMNI VII Comparison Test

[Ron Castro]

I would disagree.  A properly calibrated S-meter is a valuable tool in 
today's ham shack.  It can help determine if directional antennas that you 
or other are using work or if they have problems, they can help track down 
interference and problems in the radio, malfunctions in a variety of 
situations, and help in accurate reporting of band conditions in a 
meaningful way.

A fellow I was listening to on 75 meters last night on my Orion II was 
showing S9 +60 dB!  I know he wasn't really that strong, but I'm sure I 
would have made his day if I had given him that inaccurate report!

      Ron N6IE
 www.N6IE.com
(Formerly N6AHA)

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Bill Rowlett" <kc4atu at hotmail.com>
To: <tentec at contesting.com>
Sent: Tuesday, March 06, 2007 10:02 AM
Subject: Re: [TenTec] OMNI VII Comparison Test


>I find the wanting of S Meter test to be a bit odd. S meters are not now 
>nor
> have never been anything but a relative indication of a signal and never
> should have been install on any radio. With that said, the only use I find
> for them is as a tuning indicator, like one of the old cat eye tubes. Oh
> boy, talk about dating yourself.
>
> Bill  KC4ATU
>
>>From: Alan Sewell <alan.n5na at gmail.com>
>>Reply-To: alan.n5na at gmail.com,Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment
>><tentec at contesting.com>
>>To: Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment <tentec at contesting.com>
>>Subject: Re: [TenTec] OMNI VII Comparison Test
>>Date: Tue, 06 Mar 2007 11:54:33 -0600
>>
>>I just did a quick S meter check on my Omni VII with an Elecraft XG-1.
>>I posted the results at http://www.tentecwiki.org/doku.php?id=588 .
>>
>>73,
>>
>>Alan  N5NA
>>
>>http://www.tentecwiki.org
>>
>>
>>Ron Castro wrote:
>> > Rick
>> >
>> > I am interested in the results of the S-meter test since this has been
>>one
>> > of the on-going problems with Orion II, however the chart on the 
>> > website
>> > link you posted is not showing up.  I looked for it with Internet
>>Explorer 7
>> > as well as Firefox, but it did not display.  Is there any other place
>>this
>> > is posted where I might be able to see it?
>> >
>> > Thanks,
>> >       Ron N6IE
>> >  www.N6IE.com
>> > (Formerly N6AHA)
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
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