Re: S meter command

Posted by Jack Smith-6 on Apr 06, 2011; 9:59am
URL: http://elecraft.85.s1.nabble.com/Elecraft-K3-Frequency-Calibration-using-Sidetone-tp6243828p6245399.html

Wayne:

As an extension to this feature, a quasi-simultaneous S-meter read of
main and sub receivers would be very useful in evaluating antenna gain
and diversity reception.

Ideally the main and sub signal strength readings would be captured at
the same time, but if some short delay is necessary, the concept is
still useful. (Sending sequential read commands to the main and sub adds
an unknown delay between the two measurements.)

The main thing here is close to simultaneous capture; data transmission
of the two values can be subject to whatever delay is inherent in the
K3's firmware.

Jack K8ZOA


On 4/5/2011 11:35 PM, Wayne Burdick wrote:

> We could return an 8-bit number. I'll add this to the list.
>
> 73,
> Wayne
> N6KR
>
> On Apr 5, 2011, at 3:08 PM, Roger D Johnson wrote:
>
>> I recently asked Greg, W8WWV, if he would update his S meter Lite
>> program
>> to include the K3. He was amenable provided the K3 S meter read
>> command
>> returned 8 bits of data for sufficient resolution. It appears, from
>> reading the
>> programmer's reference manual, that the K3 command only returns 4
>> bits. Is
>> there a chance of changing the programming to return 8 bits in a
>> future update?
>>
>> 73, Roger
>>
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