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Re: [SoftwareControlledHamRadio] Calibrate S meter?
I didn't say that right. The calibration of the s-meter sets the ZERO point
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(well... -73 db point) on the meter. That is the intercept of the equation for "S" units. You also have to calibrate (eg determine) the SLOPE of the curve using the attenuator (because we know the attenuator is correct). S-units (an any input) = S-meter calibration point at fake -73 db + "Detected signal strength in S units above zero" So above S=0, "Where Detected signal strength in S units above s=0" = gain(S=full scale - S=0) * received signal strength in fake dbs. You need to set the attenuator at two different points to resolve the slope. This is very crude so don't kill me... just fix it... Dr. William J. Schmidt - K9HZ J68HZ 8P6HK ZF2HZ PJ4/K9HZ VP5/K9HZ PJ2/K9HZ VP2EHZ Owner - Operator Big Signal Ranch ¨C K9ZC Staunton, Illinois Owner ¨C Operator Villa Grand Piton ¨C J68HZ Soufriere, St. Lucia W.I. Rent it: www.VillaGrandPiton.com Moderator: North American QRO Group at Groups.IO. Moderator: Amateur Radio Builders Group at Groups.IO. email:? bill@... -----Original Message-----
From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of K9HZ Sent: Sunday, February 9, 2025 12:25 PM To: [email protected]; [email protected] Subject: Re: [SoftwareControlledHamRadio] Calibrate S meter? Yeah and make sure you do it with the attenuator at ZERO! THEN go ahead and calibrate the RX attenuation control. Dr. William J. Schmidt - K9HZ J68HZ 8P6HK ZF2HZ PJ4/K9HZ VP5/K9HZ PJ2/K9HZ VP2EHZ Owner - Operator Big Signal Ranch ¨C K9ZC Staunton, Illinois Owner ¨C Operator Villa Grand Piton ¨C J68HZ Soufriere, St. Lucia W.I. Rent it: www.VillaGrandPiton.com Moderator: North American QRO Group at Groups.IO. Moderator: Amateur Radio Builders Group at Groups.IO. email:? bill@... -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of jerry-KF6VB Sent: Sunday, February 9, 2025 12:23 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [SoftwareControlledHamRadio] Calibrate S meter? On 2025-02-09 10:11, jjpurdum via groups.io wrote: No. It is an approximation based on comparing S signals on commercial *** Makes sense. That's actually what I figured :). I think such calibration would need to be per-band. - Jerry, KF6VB |
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