Wouldn't the peak signal be 1.4 times the RMS value of a steady CW signal. If S-meter is saving signal peaks rather than the "average", it should read just a tiny bit higher.
73, Guy. On Fri, Aug 14, 2009 at 6:58 AM, David Pratt <[email protected]>wrote: > Yesterday, I mentioned that my S-meter was showing S9+5dB with an input > of 50uV after calibrating with the K3 Utility. > > I normally have CONFIG: SMTR PK On. But I notice that if I toggle SMTR > PK OFF the S-meter goes down an S-point. Hence, with SMTR PK OFF my > S-meter now reads S9. > > But should toggling SMTR PK make any difference to the S meter reading > with a constant signal? > > 73 > -- > David G4DMP > Leeds, England, UK > ------ > > > ______________________________________________________________ > 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 > -- 73, Guy K2AV ______________________________________________________________ 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
