Thanks, I was under the impression that the field held the last reading from the last time the rig was transmitting. Now I understand better.
Frank
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From: For blind ham radio operators [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Jim Shaffer
Sent: Monday, October 5, 2015 8:53 AM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Fw: Having a Kenwood speak signal strength
Well said, Lloyd. I was going to point that out. You must be transmitting to see the SWR reading. I suppose I could save the highest one from the last time you transmitted, but that would only be good for transmissions made while the current instance of JJRadio was running.
On another note, I really like the Flex, which reports VSWR directly, and gives readings like Ron described, 1.1, 1.2, etc. I could use it to tune a manual tuner, and have used it to get the MFJ tuner to match as good as possible.
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Jim, ke5al
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From: Lloyd Rasmussen
Sent: Monday, October 05, 2015 6:26 AM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: Having a Kenwood speak signal strength
I don't have this setup, but hope you understand that you can only be measuring SWR while transmitting. Results will be most predictable with a steady carrier, although with my TW1 I get repeatable readings sending a series of dashes. The meter, if it can be selected while in receive, is probably going to say 1.0 while in receive.
73,
Lloyd Rasmussen, W3IUU, Kensington, MD
http://lras.home.sprynet.com
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From: Dr. Ronald E. Milliman
Sent: Monday, October 05, 2015 12:25 AM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: Having a Kenwood speak signal strength
Frank, when your Kenwood gives you a SWR reading of 1.0 this means you have a SWR of 1.0 to 1, and since in this case the .0 is not significant, you have the best match you can get; that is a swr of 1 to 1. As far as I know, our Kenwood's give us readings of 1.0, 1.5, 2.0, 2.5, 3.0, etc., whereas visual meters give readings much more finite than that. Visual meters give readings of 1 to 1, 1.1 to 1, 1.2 to 1, 1.3 to 1, etc. I sure wish our voice readings were that finite, but I am sure delighted to have what we do. It is sure better than what we used to have, which was nothing at all!
Ron, K8HSY
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From: For blind ham radio operators [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
On Behalf Of Frank Ventura
Sent: Sunday, October 04, 2015 10:09 PM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: Having a Kenwood speak signal strenght
Thanks, maybe I am doing something wrong. When I Tab to the SWR field it al= most always says 1.0. I am using it without a braille display. Am I doing s= omething wrong?
Thanks
Frank
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From: For blind ham radio operators [mailto:[log in to unmask]] = On Behalf Of Jim Shaffer
Sent: Sunday, October 4, 2015 9:14 PM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: Having a Kenwood speak signal strenght
True. JJRadio reads the SMeter and SWR for both the 2000 and 590.
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From: Steve Forst
Sent: Sunday, October 04, 2015 2:39 PM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: Having a Kenwood speak signal strenght
Frank,
Sorry but you have it backwards. The TS-2000 does not read the SWR.
What you are hearing is the s-meter: signal strength of s1, s2, etc.
If the signal is loud enough, it will say 10 db or 20 db.
You would measure SWR while in transmit. The 590 has this function, but th= e 2000 does not.
If you don't have any sort of talking swr meter, I think you can access th= is function from JJ Radio by KE5AL from this list.
73, Steve KW3A
On 10/4/2015 3:17 PM, Frank Ventura wrote:
> Hi all I have the PF key on the front of my TS2000 to speak SWR for=20
>example=3D
> it will say something like "S:1" or "S:2" etc. Is there a means
>of=20 getting=3D
> it say the signal strength for example "10DB" or "20DB"? I thought
>I=20 may h=3D ave done this by accident at some point, or did I dream
that?
> Thanks
> Frank
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