Return-Path: <majordom@post.thorcom.com> Received: (qmail 3804 invoked from network); 1 Feb 2001 08:49:41 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO warrior-inbound.servers.plus.net) (212.159.14.227) by extortion.plus.net with SMTP; 1 Feb 2001 08:49:41 -0000 Received: (qmail 25052 invoked from network); 1 Feb 2001 08:52:33 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO post.thorcom.com) (212.172.148.70) by warrior with SMTP; 1 Feb 2001 08:52:33 -0000 Received: from majordom by post.thorcom.com with local (Exim 3.16 #1) id 14OFLf-0001hb-00 for rsgb_lf_group-outgoing@blacksheep.org; Thu, 01 Feb 2001 08:44:11 +0000 Received: from irwell.zetnet.co.uk ([194.247.47.48] helo=zetnet.co.uk ident=root) by post.thorcom.com with esmtp (Exim 3.16 #1) id 14OFLe-0001hL-00 for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Thu, 01 Feb 2001 08:44:10 +0000 Received: from oemcomputer (man-014.dialup.zetnet.co.uk [194.247.41.17]) by zetnet.co.uk (8.11.2/8.11.2/Debian 8.11.2-1) with SMTP id f118hpS22084 for <rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org>; Thu, 1 Feb 2001 08:43:52 GMT Message-ID: <005401c08c2b$9b3380a0$1129f7c2@oemcomputer> From: "John Rabson" <word.factory@zetnet.co.uk> To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org References: <003201c0197e$a4955e40$57d725c3@194.95.193.10.fen.baynet.de><003701c02a05$847f1d20$aa14b28f@w8k3f0> <3A774FE6.CF537646@virgin.net> <CWRyfDAP5De6Ewxn@pickmere.demon.co.uk> Subject: Re: LF: S-meter standard Date: Thu, 1 Feb 2001 08:30:04 -0000 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.00.2615.200 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1106 Precedence: bulk Reply-To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org X-Listname: rsgb_lf_group Sender: <majordom@post.thorcom.com> ----- Original Message ----- From: M.J.Powell <mike@pickmere.demon.co.uk> To: <rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org> Sent: Wednesday, January 31, 2001 4:33 PM Subject: Re: LF: S-meter standard > In message <3A774FE6.CF537646@virgin.net>, Stewart Bryant > <stewart.bryant@virgin.net> writes > > Why do the manufacturers still bother with S units. Why don't > > receivers just > > measure dBuV or dBm at the antenna? > > Because that would mean equalising the gain exactly over the whole > range. Expensive. The WJ1000 does though. > The RC411 did. 73 de John Rabson G3PAI