As you back off the RF Gain (CCW), the minimum signal that can be copied and that registers on the S Meter is a higher value. With the RF Gain set fully CW (greatest gain), you're copying the weakest signal the rig is capable of. These differences are shown by the S Meter.
You should run RF Gain at a level that gives you best dynamic range, though this setting may change band-by-band. I run RF Gain at 2 o'clock most of the time and normally use it as the main volume control as well. What you are seeing is normal behavior. 73, matt W6NIA On Fri, 04 Apr 2014 21:24:15 -0700, you wrote: >Ive just completed building my K3/10 (S/N 8115)!!! The PA3 and sub-receiver >are sitting here but not built/installed yet. Everything seems to work fine - >completed the TX gain calibration successfully, and the filter setup too, of >course. However, Im puzzled by the how the S-meter is behaving. It seems to >be inversely proportional to the RF gain. With the RF gain all the way CCW, >all segments of the S-meter are lit. With the RF gain at 12 oclock, half of >the segments are lit. Changing bands has no apparent effect on the S-meter >reading, and its rare that any but the strongest stations has any effect on >the meter. And, with the RF gain fully CW, a few segments are lit (depending >upon the noise level in the band). This seems backwards to me, but this is my >first HF rig, so maybe its supposed to behave this way? Maybe I have some >config setting messed up? > >Thanks in advance for any light you can shed on this! > >Thanks! > >73 > >Arlen Fletcher, AA7F >______________________________________________________________ >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 >Message delivered to [email protected] Matt Zilmer, W6NIA -- "Give me six hours to chop down a tree and I will spend the first four sharpening the axe." -A. Lincoln ______________________________________________________________ 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 Message delivered to [email protected]
