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Re: Kenwood TS-2000 BS-3 Reports S Meter of "X DB"
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Jim Shaffer <[log in to unmask]>
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Fri, 20 Jun 2014 10:30:51 -0500
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The voice 2 on the 2000 I'm using just reports the s-meter reading w/o 
saying "db", (i.e.) it just says "S 6".  But it is giving the actual s-meter 
reading.

-----Original Message----- 
From: Richard B McDonald
Sent: Friday, June 20, 2014 7:14 AM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Kenwood TS-2000 BS-3 Reports S Meter of "X DB"

Hi!



My Kenwood TS-2000 has a VS-3 chip installed, and I have programmed the PFK
to report "Voice 2."  I understand that this is the incoming signal
strength.  It reports this in terms of decibels.  What does this mean?  What
is the scale for this reading?  I often hear "S 6 DB."  Is that good?  Some
people have said that reporting the signal strength in decibels is not
normally how this is reported.  How is this reading normally reported?



73,

Richard KK6MRH

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