Re: K3 utility and calibrate RF gain

Posted by Guy, K2AV on Aug 14, 2009; 11:19am
URL: http://elecraft.85.s1.nabble.com/K3-utility-and-calibrate-RF-gain-tp3434334p3444407.html

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 <[hidden email]>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
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> Leeds, England, UK
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