RST is not a reflection of S-METER readings at all. It is a means of describing the quality of a received signal, not just the strength.
Furthermore Amateur radio manufacturers (not Elecraft) are notorious for not following the 50 microvolts = S9 rule, so S-meter readings are meaningless as measure of signal quality in most cases. The link below describes the RST system for signal quality reports. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RST_code The folks who defined the RST system probably didn't have S-Meters on their receivers. 73, Tom Amateur Radio Operator N5GE ARRL Lifetime Member QCWA Lifetime Member On Mon, 4 Mar 2013 16:22:07 -0800, "Toby Pennington" <[email protected]> wrote: > > >>>...I would like to see the RF gain ride the signals instead of deflecting. >>>W4CAK wrote>>> Ralph, ve7Xf wrote,I don't understand. >The S-meter usually indicates the AGC voltage. >I like it the way it is. > >Ralph, VE7XF >Ralph, I probably did not phrase that properly. I would like to see the RF >gain removed from affecting the S-Meter in any way. Let us see the signals on >the s-meter and at the same time have a very quiet copy on the received weaker >signal. Every one wants a signal report,but if you have the RF gain up you >dont see his signal in order to give a honest report. . Toby W4CAK >______________________________________________________________ >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 ______________________________________________________________ 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
