[600MRG] measuring noise level ?

[Edward R Cole]

Depends on for what your signal report is used:  Designing systems or 
for just reporting reception?  When I report signal from one station 
is 12-dB stronger than another that tells how well the signals are 
propagated.  Of course knowing other parameters provides more 
information; things like antenna gain, efficiency, noise floor, bandwidth, etc.

A dBm or uv reading is more useful than uncalibrated s-meter reading.

73, Ed - KL7UW

At 11:26 AM 7/17/2016, sbjohnston at aol.com wrote:
>uV or dBm might tell us what signal level is at the input of the 
>receiving device, but still is meaningless for noise level 
>comparisons between station A and station B unless the antenna 
>systems are exactly the same, mounted the same, etc.  Too many 
>uncontrolled variables.
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