On Jun 7, 2007, at 2:44 PM, Kevin Rock wrote:

Do people really use a meter to give signal reports to people? I thought RST was to be honest reportage.

Only when the meter needle is stuck on 9.  :^)

Maybe we should use meters calibrated for power density or field strength, taking into account antenna gain and feedline loss. That would be honest and consistent.

73, Bob N7XY

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