I thought he was referring to the s-meter segments "filling up" as you turn down the RF gain control, which happens with absolute mode as well as default mode. I forget what the benefit of this action is supposed to be except that it mimics conventional receivers.
73, Drew AF2Z On Thu, 30 Aug 2012 11:23:58 -0700 (PDT), you wrote: >Hi Mike, > >Yes - it is possible to do as you suggest - use the absolute S-Meter mode. For >a long time I resisted switching to absolute mode for no good reason other >than not wanting to deviate from a default setting. > >Because I usually keep RF gain at about the 1 o'clock position, for a long >time I dithered along with S-Meter readings that were uncorrected for RF gain >setting. > >A month or two ago I switched to absolute mode and have never looked back. >Recommended. Someone recently suggested the absolute mode be made the default >and I agree. > >This is done via the CONFIG: SMTR MD setting and is further described on page >51 of the current K3 Owner's Manual. > >73 de Tyler, KC2LST > >------------------------------------- > >Is it possible to make the s meter unaffected by rf gain. I suppose it's not. > >73 >Mike R > ______________________________________________________________ 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
