Wayne Burdick <[email protected]> writes: Thanks for the note. I am a fan of radios being able to serve as test equipment, when that's a reasonable approach.
> In addition to the S-meters, the K4 provides a convenient way to see > signal levels directly in dB (relative). Typically you'd zero the > reference level on band noise, then tune into a signal to get the dB > increase (S+N / N). This is useful for comparison tests. The numeric > values for dB, both main and sub, are shown in the status area of the > display, so they don't overwrite VFO B as on the K3/K3S. I am not sure how popular this request will be, but I would like to be able to see signal levels in dBm. Given what you said, that's just a different labeling, similar to how the PX3 can label in dBm or S units. But without seeing it, I realize that it could be awkward to have lots of large negative numbers, and if "S1" really means -73 - 8 * 6 = -121 dBm, as it seems to on the PX3, there's no real need. Probably, it's enough to see this in the "P4" section, and to use the SHM interface command. I think you are intending to stick to -73 dBm for 6m as well. There is a notion of using 5 uV for VHF, but I think that's more confusing than helpful, so I am in favor of -73 dBm for S9 always. It would also be nice for the KX3 to finally get the long-discussed absolute S-meter mode. 73 de n1dam ______________________________________________________________ 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]
