Hey Rick,
I think I know what you mean :-) The new (your old) Omni V reads S9+10
when my old one read S9. I'm thinking about getting the elecraft test
signal to set the meters BUT ... wait a minute. The S-meter ends up
being just a signal strength indicator with no real calibration. Why
bother adjusting S9 if values above and below that are not there. I
think I'll just leave it as is and keep operating
:-)
- Keith KD1E -
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From: tentec-bounces@contesting.com
[mailto:tentec-bounces@contesting.com] On Behalf Of Rick Williams
Sent: Wednesday, December 28, 2005 2:14 PM
To: tentec@contesting.com
Subject: Re: [TenTec] Orion II - Initial Reactions and Impressions
Well I must admit after owning an Omni V I pretty well gave up on
S-meter readings. About the ONLY place it was close was on 40 metres.
Otherwise it never agreed with my Argo V or any other receiver in the
shack. But then that reminds me of the man with 2 watches. A man with
one watch always knows what time it is. A man with two watches is never
sure! Perhaps the same can be said for S-meters!
If you look back through the archives there was a discussion on the
S-meter in the RX-340. Apparently that meter sampling circuit is about
as good as it gets!
73,
Rick
VE7TK
Website: http://www3.telus.net/ve7tk
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Subject: Re: [TenTec] Orion II - Initial Reactions and
Impressions
From: "Geoffrey S. Mendelson" <gsm@mendelson.com>
Reply-to: gsm@mendelson.com,Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment
<tentec@contesting.com>
Date: Wed, 28 Dec 2005 20:46:42 +0200
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On Wed, Dec 28, 2005 at 08:21:03AM -1000, Ken Brown wrote:
> S-meter readings are already virtually meaningless.
Yes, but what worries me is that almost all the time using the same
antenna. my Argo 509, Triton-IV digital, Drake TR-5, Kenwood TS-430s and
R5000 all read within one S unit of each other. The needles are in
different spots, but the numbers are the same.
Geoff.
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