Sorry, 10 watts below should have been 20 watts for my example. I hope everyone got the point despite my error.
73, Don W3FPR Don Wilhelm wrote: > Dick, > > That is true, but they are often confused - furthermore with any > resolution on a display like a bargraph, it is helpful to know to know > if the LED illuminates just after the indicated power is reached or at > some midpoint value. I don't know, but I suspect that Elecraft has > chosen to trigger the LED illuminating at the low edge of reaching that > power. So on a 200 watt scale with 10 watt resolution, the 80 watt LED > would be illuminated starting at 80 watts and the next LED would not > light until the power reached 100 watts - If the comparison meter is > only off by a watt or two, but is reading a bit high, then yes, the > comparison meter could read 100 watts with the W2 LED showing only 80 > watts - for this example, bumping the power up a couple watts would have > the W2 reading 100 watts and the comparison meter reading 102 watts - > so it may *look* like the accuracy is bad when in fact it can be really > good agreement - it all depends on knowing how to read the meters properly. > > 73, > Don W3FPR > > Edward Dickinson, III wrote: > >> Accuracy and resolution are two different matters. >> >> >> 73, >> Dick - KA5KKT >> >> >> > ______________________________________________________________ > 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 > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 9.0.725 / Virus Database: 270.14.124/2597 - Release Date: 01/02/10 > 03:22:00 > > ______________________________________________________________ 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
