[TenTec] S-Meters & a proud Jupiter owner

[Bwana Bob]

Dennis:

Welcome aboard!

				73,

				Bob WB2VUF

Dennis wrote:
> Hi, Im brand new to the list...
> 
> I just got my first full size Ten Tec rig yesterday... a 580 Delta  !
> I also have a 555 Scout with the pwr supply, tuner, key, mic and 3 modules
> which I adore...
> 
> 73
> Dennis - ve3vg at sympatico.ca
> Cambridge, Ontario... Canada
> 
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "HENRY R MACKEY" <kb9cqo at earthlink.net>
> To: "Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment" <tentec at contesting.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, March 07, 2007 10:19 PM
> Subject: Re: [TenTec] S-Meters & a proud Jupiter owner
> 
> 
>> 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
>>
>>
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