[TenTec] S-Meters & a proud Jupiter owner

[HENRY R MACKEY]

Hello,

For what I know I agree with kc4atu, and I am very happy with my Jupiter.
Prior to this my first HF rig was the 580 Delta, I like USA prods.

73 de Henry/N9HM


> [Original Message]
> From: Bill Rowlett <kc4atu at hotmail.com>
> To: <tentec at contesting.com>
> Date: 3/7/2007 10:09:47 PM
> Subject: Re: [TenTec] S-Meters
>
> Signal reports are done with your EARS and the filter between them, not a 
> meter.
>
> KC4ATU
>
>
> >From: wo8l at aol.com
> >Reply-To: Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment <tentec at contesting.com>
> >To: tentec at contesting.com
> >Subject: [TenTec] S-Meters
> >Date: Wed, 07 Mar 2007 13:18:48 -0500
> >
> >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