On Mon, 04 Oct 2004 18:34:23 GMT, sideband wrote:



Twistedhed wrote:
You would be best served putting your voodoo radio bull**** to rest.
Assuming a peak and tune job is somehow related to increased "S" units
is imbecilic.

Twist:

Actually, there is a correlation. If two radios are set up in a
"fixed" location, each, and one transmits a carrier, there will be a
reading on the "s" meter of the receiving radio. Assuming the two
radios are far enough apart so that the transmitted signal does not
register above, say, s5 on the receiver, it is possible to get a
relative power reading from the transmitting radio. Now if the
transmitting radio increases power fourfold, say from 4 watts to 16
watts, the receiving radio should now show s6 on its meter.

This of course assumes that the receiving radio's ALC is tuned
properly and that the s-meter is calibrated properly. In a properly
calibrated receiver, a 3db increase in received signal strength should
show about 1/2 of an S unit. Doubling the power output is the
equivalent a 3db increase.

True, and 3 db is just barely noticable at the receive end

Makes peaking a radio to get 1 more watt out of it more detrimental
than beneficial.