[TenTec] Orion s-meter calibration

[Barry N1EU]

Tom, it came up a while back on the reflector.  My memory ain't what
it used to be, although it probably never was what it used to be  ;-)

73 & Happy New Year to all,
Barry N1EU

On Sat, Dec 31, 2011 at 9:54 PM, Tom Berry <tberry1 at triad.rr.com> wrote:
> Thanks Barry.     OK on not recommending that anybody change them.
> I'm curious as to how AL7CR knew that feature was there..
>
> 73 Tom AA4VV
>
>
> On 12/31/2011 4:48 PM, Barry N1EU wrote:
>> I've never seen a description of what those values mean.  I just
>> played with them until the Orion s-meter responded similarly to a
>> known good receiver's s-meter.  I can't really recommend that anybody
>> else changes those values.
>>
>> Barry N1EU
>>
>> On Sat, Dec 31, 2011 at 9:17 PM, Tom Berry<tberry1 at triad.rr.com>  wrote:
>>> Let me see if I understand this function.  I would select an S meter
>>> value (say S9) then change the digital count so that the S meter reads
>>> S9.   Is that correct?
>>>
>>> 73 Tom AA4VV
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On 12/31/2011 3:48 PM, Barry N1EU wrote:
>>>> Thanks - it's uncharted territory in there but I think I managed to
>>>> improve things.  I was careful to record the original values before
>>>> mucking around.
>>>>
>>>> 73, Barry N1EU
>>>>
>>>> On Sat, Dec 31, 2011 at 7:18 PM, AL7CR<al7cr at punakea.com>    wrote:
>>>>> Go to the RX menu and press the 15m band select key.  This will bring up
>>>>> a screen that allows you set the S meter in digital counts.
>>>>>
>>>>> AL7CR
>>>>>
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