[TenTec] S-Meters

[wo8l at aol.com]

Hi,
 
Since the whole concept of RST is pretty theoretical, what's the different how an S-meter performs?  I've been a ham for 35 or 40 years and my 579 to station is not some other ham's 579 to a station.
 
I have a Kenwood TS570 with a bar illustration for an S-meter.  I'm not sure what it means.  I also have run a Yaesu FT-897D.  I had no idea what's going on with that digital bar which goes back and forth, back and forth.
 
My best rig is an OMNI VI Plus.  I like watching that meter go up and down.  It's a very smooth S-meter but I don't really care if it's several hairs generous or stingy.
 
It's all relative.  If you can hear them, you can work them.
 
73s,
 
Rick
WO8L
North Carolina
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