thanks for alll your help.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Colin McDonald" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Monday, June 19, 2006 12:01 PM
Subject: Re: signal reporte


> it is impossible for any radio to do that because a radio can not give you
> readability...that is a relative measurement acording to the operator.
> the signal strength can be determined by the level of micro volts the
> receiver is receiving, so its an electronic measurement...readability is
> purely subjective, as is tone with an RST report.
> You can have a 5 by 1 signal, or even 5 by 0, if nothing is showing on the
> meter but you can still copy everything the station is saying.
> Conversely, you could have a 4 by 5, or 3 by 5 signal, since the meter is
> peaking at 5 S units, but perhaps the QSB is such that you can only read
60
> percent of the other stations audio.
> I have always had an issue with stations giving me a 5 by 9 report when i
> can only hear them 5 by 1 or 2....personally i also have no problem giving
a
> station less then a 5 on readability because if i truely cannot hear some
of
> what they are saying, then it has to be a 4 or or a 3.
> 73
> Colin, V A6BKX
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "ne5l" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Monday, June 19, 2006 10:50 AM
> Subject: signal reporte
>
>
> > Does any one know if you can get the kenwood480 to read out the signal =
> > reporte like 49 59 55?
> >
> >
>