Posted by
Don Rasmussen on
Feb 02, 2008; 3:36am
URL: http://elecraft.85.s1.nabble.com/K3-S-Meter-tp459516.html
I have never given an S-meter reading in 30 years of
hamming, it does not mean anything. But I do enjoy
seeing the S-meter move through it's full range, it
allows a good visual gauge of QSB.
The K3 meter scale is bunched up on the left side of
the range, having less physical distance for S0 to S9
as for S9 + 10 to S9 +60. So the right half of the
scale is pretty much wasted for me with respect to the
S-meter display.
We need a little more range in the SMTR SC CONFIG, but
if you take that to minimum (10) and set SMTR OF to
(22), the meter is laid out more like an OMNI VI meter
where the majority of the display is devoted to S1 to
S9 + 10.
Looking at the more darkened markings on the meter
face, the first mark rates about S3, the next S5, then
S7, S9 would be where the +40 indicator is, and full
scale would be S9 + 10db.
I've requested a little more range on the SMTR SC to
come down to possibly 5 rather than the present
minimum of 10 to allow a better resting value on the S
meter but that went into the pile of "cosmetics",
somehow less important than coding for the upcoming
SubRX. ;-)
Of course I agree with that 100%.
I also agree that some purists will be offended by the
idea of an uncalibrated S-meter but please - the
subject has been beat to death so please flame me in
private if you feel the need to vent. Or read the
archives, it's still all there. !!!
de wb8yqj ..
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