= = = longwave wrote in message
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Dan wrote:

On Sat, 28 Aug 2004 22:23:25 GMT, JuLiE Dxer
wrote:


I'm not sure what "s10" is suppose to mean but, yes, R.Australia has
a decent signal here in '7' land. Oddly enough, it's peaking at about
's7',

So, you don't know what "s10" is, but you *do* know what "s7" is. Are
you *really* this stupid?

Dan

Your comments really don't deserve a reply, but for the rest of the
group-

Most S-meters give a relative measurement of signal strength. An S-9 on
one receiver might be higher or lower on another model. Few receivers
are calibrated for an accurate measurement of signal strength, such as
micro-volts (uv) or milli-volts (mv).


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LongWave,

As you have so correctly stated, most S-Meters simply offer a "Visual"
indication of 'relative' Signal Strength for the radio user.

Most S-Meters are 'marketed' as an "Added Value" Tuning Aid. Beyond
that most radio manufactures could care less what they read or measure.

One of the worst examples is the Grundig Satellit 800 M and the
Peg-the-Needle S-Meter readings on the FM Radio Band.

jm2cw ~ RHF

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