"Old Ed" wrote in message
nk.net...
Hello All -

This reads like a tongue-in-cheek bit of good-natured trolling... but I
have
added a few comments, just in case some newbie takes it all too seriously.

"Reg Edwards" wrote in message
...

S-meters are nothing else but power (input) meters.

Actually, the tradition has been to characterize S-meter calibration
(if I may call it that) in terms of voltage, not power. Of course, the
two may be translated freely if one assumes an input impedance.

More significantly, the typical signal-strength indicators on receivers
are not ANY kind of "meters"--in the sense of comprising calibrated
test equipment. A minority of higher-end receivers MAY receive a
quick stab at meter calibration in the alignment process; and they MAY
have flat enough gain versus frequency for that calibration to apply
roughly across their frequency coverage. But I wouldn't count on it.

Amateurs and meter manufacturers long ago learned, that when giving
signal
strength reports, it is more convenient to refer to meter indications in
terms of S-units rather than micro-watts or nano-watts.


Hams can use S-units, but I really prefer antenna manufacturers to stick
closer to physics and give me real gain in dB or numeric.

Ed
wb6wsn