Topband: ARRL 160 comments

[mstangelo at comcast.net]

It's a subjective report by the sender since we are also receiving noise and are not accounting for the bandwidth processing the signal. Some of my rigs don't have S meters.

Please remember S units it has a range of from:

1 - Faint signals, barely perceptible.
to
9 - Extremely strong signals

I do not report signals 9 plus and that bothers some Hams.

Mike N2MS

> On 12/09/2025 9:57 AM EST Ron WV4P <wv4ptn at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
>  
> How are RST accurate  or mean anything at all ?
> 
> I can change antennas, phasing, preamps and filters to make you a S1 or
> S9.. Which is right ?
> 
> 5NN is never wrong.
> 
> Ron, WV4P
>