[TenTec] A-Meter Calibration in 3.033xa

[Cecil Acuff]

A mis-alignment of the S meter would be the same on all bands...

Cecil
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> Yes.  It does not appear to be an alignment issue.
> The same problem prevails on all bands.
>
> Also my CW keyer speed range is way too fast. Therefore difficult to 
> adjust.
>
>
> Bry Carling
> http://www.af4k.com
> http://alltheaboveband.com
>
>
> ----- Reply message -----
> From: "Bob McGraw - K4TAX" <RMcGraw at Blomand.net>
> To: "Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment" <tentec at contesting.com>
> Subject: [TenTec] A-Meter Calibration in 3.033xa
> Date: Tue, Apr 9, 2013 12:29 pm
>
>
> It could need calibration.  There is a procedure in the manual.  It 
> requires two known and specific signal levels to accurately accomplish 
> this.
>
> 73
> Bob K4TAX
>
>
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>> The S meter on my Omni 6 plus never goes above S 7.
>> Any ideas what causes it?
>>
>>
>> Bry Carling
>> http://www.af4k.com
>> http://alltheaboveband.com
>>
>>
>> ----- Reply message -----
>> From: "Cecil" <chacuff at cableone.net>
>> To: "Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment" <tentec at contesting.com>
>> Subject: [TenTec] A-Meter Calibration in 3.033xa
>> Date: Tue, Apr 9, 2013 9:30 am
>>
>>
>> I think it's kind of nice to have some S meter reading when I'm running > 
>> with the AGC off and managing the RF gain manually...
>>
>> Cecil
>> K5DL
>>
>> Sent from my iPad
>>
>> On Apr 9, 2013, at 7:55 AM, Kim Elmore <cw_de_n5op at sbcglobal.net> wrote:
>>
>>> Oh, I wouldn't be quite that harsh. I am curious, though, about why TT 
>>>  >> chose to do it this way.
>>>
>>> 73,
>>>
>>> Kim N5OP
>>>
>>> "People that make music together cannot be enemies, at least as long as 
>>>  >> the music lasts." -- Paul Hindemith
>>>
>>> On Apr 8, 2013, at 23:16, Dave Heil <k8mn at frontiernet.net> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Ahaaaa!  So when the S-meter doesn't reflect the AGC action, what we 
>>>>  >>> have is an undocumented FEATURE.  ;-)
>>>>
>>>> 73,
>>>>
>>>> Dave Heil K8MN
>>>>
>>>> On 4/8/2013 13 17, Kim Elmore wrote:
>>>>> I just did a careful by-ear test and Barry is absolutely correct: the
>>>>> AGC *DOES,* indeed, behave exactly as it should under 3.033xa. As has
>>>>> been pointed out here and, apparently earlier, the S-meter does *NOT*
>>>>> follow the AGC action and instead acts as if the AGC were set to 
>>>>> "fast"
>>>>> in earlier firmware versions.
>>>>>
>>>>> 73,
>>>>>
>>>>> Kim N%OP
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
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