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Re: Kenwood TS-2000 BS-3 Reports S Meter of "X DB"
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John Miller <[log in to unmask]>
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Fri, 20 Jun 2014 08:25:56 -0400
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If it says S6 just give s6 for a signal report.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Richard B McDonald" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Friday, June 20, 2014 8:14 AM
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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