If the intent of the S-meter is to give an indication of the signal level at the antenna spigot, then having the indication change when the attenuator and/or preamp is engaged is counterproductive. A 50 uV (or whatever) signal should give the same reading no matter what. In that case, "ABS" is the answer.
Wes N7WS --- On Wed, 12/15/10, Tommy Alderman <[email protected]> wrote: > I just completed the RF Gain and > S-Meter calibration on my K3 (4521) and all > went smooth. However I am left with a question (of > course!). If I leave SMTR > MD in NOR, changing PRE or ATT, the affect will be seen on > the S-Meter. If I > leave SMTR MD in ABS, the S-Meter does not respond to any > change in PRE or > ATT. > What is the advantage of leaving SMTR MD set to ABS since I > would guess it > would be meaningful to the operator to actually see the > effects of using PRE > and/or ATT? > Tom - W4BQF ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[email protected] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
