Misleading Reports - The Ham Radio S-Meter

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• SK

  @Skyhoover73 · 7 months ago

  Completely agree report should be  based what you can actually hear not what the S meter shows

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• WO

  @woodsbikes6130 · 7 months ago

  That&apos;s a great topic Mr. Waters. &nbsp; I agree with you on your comments about giving signal reports during contests is just giving a 5 9 and most people do that to make the QSO as short as possible.<br><br>So it&apos;s good practice to tweak our transmitter&apos;s EQ during regular general use, so we&apos;re not worried about receiving accurate signal reports...... we&apos;ll already know that our transceivers are performing the best it can.<br><br>Thank you for the video and all you do for us here.<br><br>Stay safe, happy hamming, and 73&apos;s Everyone 😁😎

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• FR

  @freedomvigilant1234 · 7 months ago

  I think it is funny when one tunes in and hears a contest.<br>There is a huge number of requests for call signs.<br>Afterwards, there is a statement that the call report is &apos;5/9.&apos;<br>Clearly, the signals are not &apos;5/9&apos; based on the huge number of requests for call sign re-transmission.

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• DA

  @davidportch8837 · 7 months ago

  completely agree Peter...

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• MI

  @mikestokes235 · 7 months ago

  I bought a XIEGU VK-6 from you last week, a good key and I&apos;m very pleased with it. I see you have no stock now, I must have bought the last one!

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• ST

  @Stu-G5CDX · 7 months ago

  If I can have good old QSO that’s good enough 😊

• AC

  @AC7WH · 7 months ago

  Thank you for this video; it has helped me to rethink the topic of S-Meters and signal strength. 73, Jared ~ AC7WH

• AL

  @alanotto9746 · 7 months ago

  This is helpful. I am not a die hard contester. I will take the time to give a 5 7 or a 4 3 9 in a contest

• US

  @user-ro3mn5eb9d · 7 months ago

  Excellently put, great content!

• MI

  @mikeZL3XD7029 · 7 months ago

  To be honest, Peter, I ignore the S-meter on all of my radios, unless I&apos;m looking at if my noise floor has improved or got worse. <br>I&apos;ve always used my ears for the actual signal reports.<br>Thanks for the great video.

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• CO

  @cooldad4 · 7 months ago

  Great video, most of the time from 40, 80 160m because of floor noise &nbsp;and QRM I attenuate the signal, problem is when I forget and give them a report it could be similar to what they give me; &nbsp;being a foundation licence holder it could look suspicious!

• LE

  @lexheath8276 · 7 months ago

  Bravo Sir. Excellent production.<br>Alpha Delta aerial switch fanboy here.<br>I have the 5 port model for over 20 years.<br>I can switch from vertical to horizontal on resonant aerial&apos;s with a swat, or change bands the same way.<br>The grounding position is a definite plus in any installation.<br>I&apos;ve had other makes that the contacts failed in short time.<br>Cheers. WY7AC