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Re: TS-480 S-Meter Readings on CW
From:
Louis Kim Kline <[log in to unmask]>
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Blind-Hams For blind ham radio operators <[log in to unmask]>
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Fri, 11 Nov 2005 19:28:24 -0500
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That sounds really fishy.  And, it's efinitely a different issue than I was
experiencing.  I think I would be asking Kenwood about that one.

73, de Lou K2LKK



At 10:04 PM 11/10/2005 -0800, you wrote:
>Yes, even on a steady carrier from a broadcast station on 40 meters I
>get a zero S-meter reading.  When I switch to LSB I get an S6
>reading.  I changed the audio bandwidth on CW and got no change from
>zero. Mysterious!
>
>At 06:00 PM 11/10/2005, you wrote:
>
> >Hi Dave.
> >
> >I'm curious about something.  If you find a steady carrier in the CW mode,
> >do you still get a zero reading?
> >
> >The problem with these new S-meters is that they work well on the steady
> >carriers, but I find that if I have a signal that is being interrupted, or
> >is varying in strength (like SSB) then I have to be careful to read the
> >meter at the exact instant that I'm actually getting signal, and on my
> >TS2000S, that's tricky.  I expect that is true on the TS480 as well.
> >
> >73, de Lou K2LKK
> >
> >
> >
> >At 07:05 AM 11/10/2005 -0800, you wrote:
> > >I'm a new TS-480 owner and have discovered that the voice readout for
> > >the S-meter is always 0 on CW.  On sideband it is what you would
> > >expect even for a CW signal.  Is there a way to get an S-meter
> > >readout in CW mode?  I have the 500Hz filter installed and in use on CW.
> > >
> > >de AF6Y, Dave
> > >
> > >
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> >Louis Kim Kline
> >A.R.S. K2LKK
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Louis Kim Kline
A.R.S. K2LKK
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