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Icom R75 receiver, Signal Strength Meter
I would like to add an analogue signal strength meter to my Icom R75
receiver. Has anyone managed to do this, and what's involved? I'm looking to take a 'real' indication of signal strength from the AGC line, not just monitoring the audio output. Thanks |
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Icom R75 receiver, Signal Strength Meter
Sounds like a good idea to me.I dont know how to do it
though.Surely,someone with more knowledge than I about such things will be along soon to provide more information. cuhulin |
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Icom R75 receiver, Signal Strength Meter
On 18 Aug 2006 05:46:33 -0700, "Jim" wrote:
I would like to add an analogue signal strength meter to my Icom R75 receiver. Has anyone managed to do this, and what's involved? I'm looking to take a 'real' indication of signal strength from the AGC line, not just monitoring the audio output. Thanks ??? My R75 has an S meter. It appears to mimic a VU meter in the SSB mode because there is only ''power'' during modulation , but shows signal strength normally in the AM mode. |
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Icom R75 receiver, Signal Strength Meter
David wrote:
On 18 Aug 2006 05:46:33 -0700, "Jim" wrote: I would like to add an analogue signal strength meter to my Icom R75 receiver. Has anyone managed to do this, and what's involved? I'm looking to take a 'real' indication of signal strength from the AGC line, not just monitoring the audio output. Thanks ??? My R75 has an S meter. It appears to mimic a VU meter in the SSB mode because there is only ''power'' during modulation , but shows signal strength normally in the AM mode. Same here - the S-meter on my R-75 appears to behave in near-perfect analogy to a mechanical/analogue S-meter, the only difference being that the electronic/digital meter doesn't get the finest gradations of signal strength variation. Otherwise, it leaves no doubt as to the accurate strength of the signal, irrespective of audio (audio strength plays no role in signal strength reading in AM - even if there is a silent carrier, the meter deflects; and on SSB, it deflects only when the audio is present, as it should). Bruce Jensen |
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Icom R75 receiver, Signal Strength Meter
In article .com,
"bpnjensen" wrote: David wrote: On 18 Aug 2006 05:46:33 -0700, "Jim" wrote: I would like to add an analogue signal strength meter to my Icom R75 receiver. Has anyone managed to do this, and what's involved? I'm looking to take a 'real' indication of signal strength from the AGC line, not just monitoring the audio output. Thanks ??? My R75 has an S meter. It appears to mimic a VU meter in the SSB mode because there is only ''power'' during modulation , but shows signal strength normally in the AM mode. Same here - the S-meter on my R-75 appears to behave in near-perfect analogy to a mechanical/analogue S-meter, the only difference being that the electronic/digital meter doesn't get the finest gradations of signal strength variation. Otherwise, it leaves no doubt as to the accurate strength of the signal, irrespective of audio (audio strength plays no role in signal strength reading in AM - even if there is a silent carrier, the meter deflects; and on SSB, it deflects only when the audio is present, as it should). Again a digital version of an analog function has no additional inherent value over analog but it could. An example here would be a low and peak temporary hold display. Normal would be green, max would be red and blue min signal colors. The red and blue would last a second or two so the green level indication could respond quickly to enhance the display. -- Telamon Ventura, California |
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Icom R75 receiver, Signal Strength Meter
It takes physical properties to push a solid thingy such as Air
around.Otherwise,you are not going to ''hear'' anything in your little feeble mixed up mind but your own imsginations. cuhulin |
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Icom R75 receiver, Signal Strength Meter
"Telamon" wrote in message ... Again a digital version of an analog function has no additional inherent value over analog but it could. An example here would be a low and peak temporary hold display. Normal would be green, max would be red and blue min signal colors. The red and blue would last a second or two so the green level indication could respond quickly to enhance the display. I like the SDR-1000's digital meter (in dBm), as the averaging function (rate) can be adjusted to the user's liking, or turned off. The peak hold and normal display colors (in gradient color hues) can be changed, too, for best visibility. There is also a really cool "analog" representation of an s-meter as an option, that displays in true s-units and incorporates the peak hold feature. The "needle" changes color briefly at the peak reading. It's a high-resolution and realistic representation of an S-meter, and floats in a separate window so you can place it on the Windows desktop wherever you like. Finally, because the SDR-1000 is user-calibrated with a Elecraft XG-1 or other signal meter, the digital meter and the "analog" s-meter are highly accurate across their range. My SDR-1000 blog entry from April 13th shows this S-meter in its prior form, before it was changed to a "floating" window. Guy Atkins Puyallup, WA www.sdr-1000.blogspot.com |
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Icom R75 receiver, Signal Strength Meter
In article ,
"Guy Atkins" wrote: "Telamon" wrote in message ... Again a digital version of an analog function has no additional inherent value over analog but it could. An example here would be a low and peak temporary hold display. Normal would be green, max would be red and blue min signal colors. The red and blue would last a second or two so the green level indication could respond quickly to enhance the display. I like the SDR-1000's digital meter (in dBm), as the averaging function (rate) can be adjusted to the user's liking, or turned off. The peak hold and normal display colors (in gradient color hues) can be changed, too, for best visibility. There is also a really cool "analog" representation of an s-meter as an option, that displays in true s-units and incorporates the peak hold feature. The "needle" changes color briefly at the peak reading. It's a high-resolution and realistic representation of an S-meter, and floats in a separate window so you can place it on the Windows desktop wherever you like. Finally, because the SDR-1000 is user-calibrated with a Elecraft XG-1 or other signal meter, the digital meter and the "analog" s-meter are highly accurate across their range. My SDR-1000 blog entry from April 13th shows this S-meter in its prior form, before it was changed to a "floating" window. Analog or digital dBm is certainly more useful that s units. You can program any kind of display you like on the computer supported radios. I would not want the averaging on at all preferring that the display update as fast as possible so that the rate of signal fluctuation can be seen in real time. The drawback is that with rapidly changing signal you would have a tough time seeing the min and max and that is where the min and max hold for a second or two with the different colors would display. I've seen this type of display on audio VU metering and I think it would be good for signal strength indicator. -- Telamon Ventura, California |
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Icom R75 receiver, Signal Strength Meter
Telamon wrote: In article , "Guy Atkins" wrote: "Telamon" wrote in message ... Again a digital version of an analog function has no additional inherent value over analog but it could. An example here would be a low and peak temporary hold display. Normal would be green, max would be red and blue min signal colors. The red and blue would last a second or two so the green level indication could respond quickly to enhance the display. I like the SDR-1000's digital meter (in dBm), as the averaging function (rate) can be adjusted to the user's liking, or turned off. The peak hold and normal display colors (in gradient color hues) can be changed, too, for best visibility. There is also a really cool "analog" representation of an s-meter as an option, that displays in true s-units and incorporates the peak hold feature. The "needle" changes color briefly at the peak reading. It's a high-resolution and realistic representation of an S-meter, and floats in a separate window so you can place it on the Windows desktop wherever you like. Finally, because the SDR-1000 is user-calibrated with a Elecraft XG-1 or other signal meter, the digital meter and the "analog" s-meter are highly accurate across their range. My SDR-1000 blog entry from April 13th shows this S-meter in its prior form, before it was changed to a "floating" window. Analog or digital dBm is certainly more useful that s units. You can program any kind of display you like on the computer supported radios. I would not want the averaging on at all preferring that the display update as fast as possible so that the rate of signal fluctuation can be seen in real time. The drawback is that with rapidly changing signal you would have a tough time seeing the min and max and that is where the min and max hold for a second or two with the different colors would display. I've seen this type of display on audio VU metering and I think it would be good for signal strength indicator. -- Telamon Ventura, California The JRC NRD-545's S meter can show a signal's "max peak" reading, where the highest reading signal "bar" remains lit for a second or two after the signal strength starts to fall. Meanwhile, the actual strength of the signal can still be seen at any given moment, as the S-meter continues to function as usual. It's just that the one bar showing the peak reading remains lit. I really liked that feature of the 545 (I now have a Ten-Tec RX340). I never understood the DBm scale, which my RX340 has in addition to the usual S unit scale. Can one of you radio eggheads explain exactly what "DBm" measures? I think it means decibels per meter, but that still tells me nothing. Is it "meter" as in wavelength? |
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Icom R75 receiver, Signal Strength Meter
On 18 Aug 2006 05:46:33 -0700, "Jim" wrote:
I would like to add an analogue signal strength meter to my Icom R75 receiver. Has anyone managed to do this, and what's involved? I'm looking to take a 'real' indication of signal strength from the AGC line, not just monitoring the audio output. Thanks This might be something you could adapt to your Icom, tho' it is made for specific Yaesu rigs... bob k5qwg |
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