The S-Meter is important to my operation, it tells me if the band is going out when the frequency of s-Meter dips below some minimum level increase greatly in a short period of time.
So absolute accuracy as compared to any other standard is not important to me, but I -must- be able to see the device. As my K3 is configured now (maximum range CONFIG SMTR SC = 10), the first -darkened- mark indicates the level at which I probably could not make it back to a station I'm receiving given equal power on both sides of the QSO. This is the normal S5 mark. >From that mark to the next darkened mark (marked S9) indicates the range where >I can talk, under "marginal to good" signal levels. The next darkened mark after that would be strong copy. This is the normal +20db mark. The mark after that (normally +40db) indicates contest station signal strengths, or peaking band conditions (happens just before you lose the band). The maximum range of the scale offers 1.5 bars per S-Unit, which is just enough for my eyes. Having all that same information squeezed into the left 50% of the meter face just does not allow enough room for me to see what's happening. This is just one opinion, it seems to be a way for me to enjoy a digital meter when I always preferred analog. I've also rescaled the meter face to emphasize it. Works for me... _______________________________________________ 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
