Return-Path: Received: (qmail 26215 invoked from network); 31 Jan 2001 19:51:08 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO murphys-inbound.servers.plus.net) (212.159.14.225) by extortion.plus.net with SMTP; 31 Jan 2001 19:51:08 -0000 Received: (qmail 16589 invoked from network); 31 Jan 2001 19:53:57 -0000 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Received: from unknown (HELO post.thorcom.com) (212.172.148.70) by murphys with SMTP; 31 Jan 2001 19:53:57 -0000 X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal Received: from majordom by post.thorcom.com with local (Exim 3.16 #1) id 14O3DE-0006UT-00 for rsgb_lf_group-outgoing@blacksheep.org; Wed, 31 Jan 2001 19:46:40 +0000 Received: from tele-post-20.mail.demon.net ([194.217.242.20]) by post.thorcom.com with esmtp (Exim 3.16 #1) id 14O3DD-0006UM-00 for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Wed, 31 Jan 2001 19:46:39 +0000 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1106 Received: from pickmere.demon.co.uk ([158.152.117.143]) by tele-post-20.mail.demon.net with smtp (Exim 2.12 #2) id 14O3Cr-000Ioo-0K for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Wed, 31 Jan 2001 19:46:23 +0000 Message-ID: Date: Wed, 31 Jan 2001 16:33:19 +0000 To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org From: "M.J.Powell" Subject: Re: LF: S-meter standard References: <003201c0197e$a4955e40$57d725c3@194.95.193.10.fen.baynet.de> <003701c02a05$847f1d20$aa14b28f@w8k3f0> <3A774FE6.CF537646@virgin.net> In-reply-to: <3A774FE6.CF537646@virgin.net> MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Turnpike Integrated Version 4.02 S Precedence: bulk Reply-To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org X-Listname: rsgb_lf_group Sender: In message <3A774FE6.CF537646@virgin.net>, Stewart Bryant writes > I know that this is a rather old thread that I have just come > across when cleaning > up my mail whilst waiting to fly through an ice storm to Boston. > > 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. Mike -- M.J.Powell