Re: [Elecraft] Feature suggestion: Power setting in dBm

2018-03-01 Thread Steve Sergeant
Again, I'm asking for it to be AN option, NOT the only option. --... ...-- SteveSgt, KC6ZKT On 3/1/18 20:12 PM, Victor Rosenthal 4X6GP wrote: > It makes a big difference if you are driving an amplifier, where the > precise amount of drive can be important. > > 73, > Victor, 4X6GP > Rehovot,

Re: [Elecraft] Feature suggestion: Power setting in dBm

2018-03-01 Thread Victor Rosenthal 4X6GP
It makes a big difference if you are driving an amplifier, where the precise amount of drive can be important. 73, Victor, 4X6GP Rehovot, Israel Formerly K2VCO http://www.qsl.net/k2vco/ On 2 Mar 2018 01:46, Steve Sergeant wrote: I fail to see the need for a hundred steps between 0.1W and 10W

Re: [Elecraft] Feature suggestion: Power setting in dBm

2018-03-01 Thread EricJ
My guess is the average ham doesn't have the slightest concept of dBw nor would it seem intuitive if they did. Cranking a knob isn't all that onerous. Even those of us who use dBw regularly on the bench, just pick one or a couple output powers that they use. In my case, 90% of the time it's

Re: [Elecraft] Feature suggestion: Power setting in dBm

2018-03-01 Thread Steve Sergeant
I fail to see the need for a hundred steps between 0.1W and 10W on my KX2, or steps between 1W and 100W on another radio. What difference is it going to make to anybody whether you're at 71 vs. 74 watts? But a 1.5_dB or a 3_dB step? That's something I can use. On 3/1/18 14:37 PM, Wes Stewart

Re: [Elecraft] Feature suggestion: Power setting in dBm

2018-03-01 Thread Wes Stewart
I fail to see the need, but if I had one I would just do in my head. (and probably use dBW :-) Wes  N7WS On 3/1/2018 1:07 PM, Steve Sergeant wrote: Here's a suggestion across the line, from the KX2 to the K3S: I'd like to have the option to display and set transmit power in dBm rather than

Re: [Elecraft] Feature suggestion: Power setting in dBm

2018-03-01 Thread Mike Markowski
It also eases estimating power out after gains and losses due to antenna, coax, etc. I can handle addition and subtraction. :-) I added readings in dBm to my now out of date W1 & W2 software faces http://udel.edu/~mm/ham/elecraft/w1/ (I really should take the time to convert them to python...)

[Elecraft] Feature suggestion: Power setting in dBm

2018-03-01 Thread Steve Sergeant
Here's a suggestion across the line, from the KX2 to the K3S: I'd like to have the option to display and set transmit power in dBm rather than linear watts. Conceptually, it makes more sense to me, and it's a more meaningful number relating to S-units on the received side. --... ...-- SteveSgt,