I remember my old SX-96 that had an S-meter that totally dominated the front panel of the receiver. As I recall it went to S9+80 dB or something equally ridiculous. It was also incredibly generous so watching the needle fly back and forth could be very distracting!
Doug,W6JD -------------- Original message -------------- From: "Darwin, Keith" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > -----Original Message----- > > Still, top o' the line receivers like the K2 feature I.F. AGC that is > far more versatile than the receivers with those huge S-meters. And > maybe the piddlin' little bargraph puts the real value of an "S" reading > in perspective . > > Ron AC7AC > -------------------------- > > > Yea, I have 2 rigs, the K2 and the TS-830s. I'm not sure which I like > better but for now I've been on the 830 most of the time. After last > night's QSOs in which I was just struggling to copy signals, I'm about > ready to switch back to the K2 for a while. > > Bar-graph S-meters, yuck! I hear you about putting the real value of an > "S" reading in perspective, but I still want to watch that meter move! > > I'm still wondering how hard it would be to hook that LDG meter up to > the K2 to give me a real analog S-meter! > > One of the things I've noticed about the K2's AGC is that it doesn't > seem to boost gain as high as my 830s. In other words, it will allow > background noise to remain in the background. I need to spend some more > time under the cans with both rigs to get a better long-term feel for > them. > > - Keith KD1E - > - K2 5411 - > _______________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Post to: [email protected] > You must be a subscriber to post to the list. > Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): > http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm > Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: [email protected] You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
