To further the discussion on S meter residual readings. If you have
static charge, you can make up a soap bubble and water solution and
paint a coating on the plastic meter face. Let dry, and then that will
keep charge from building up.
This offset may also be an artifact of the circuit. Do not take the
meter apart to "re-zero". Do the soap treatment (carefully) and
consider the residual some "character" to the meter. The S meter
readings will not be much affected by the offset. There is little
standardization among ham equipment S meters; thus S 9 is probably
pretty close but S5 is "in the ball park" and no more. Some time when
you have time on your hands go to the QST archives of ARRL, and read the
article about S meters and signal strength.
I think someone pointed out that the zero changes depending on vertical
or horizontal placement of the meter. Normally, you don't want all the
pointer and coil weight on the one back bearing when adjusting, so
adjustments must be done with the meter vertical like it is used for rig
sitting normally straight on a table. Small meters are mass produced
now, if no front adjustment slot, you are at the mercy of the production
yield, quality of the meter pivots, and bearings.
-Stuart Rohre
K5KVH
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