|
Actual S-Units |
Standard uV |
Standard dBm |
Orion II Preamp off |
Discrepancy Preamp off |
Orion II Preamp on |
Discrepancy Preamp on |
|
S-5 |
3.16 |
-97 |
S-2 |
-12 dB |
S-6 |
6 dB |
|
S-7 |
12.57 |
-85 |
S-5 |
-12 dB |
S-9 |
12 dB |
|
S-9 |
50 |
-73 |
+5 |
5 dB |
+30 |
30 dB |
|
+10 |
158 |
-63 |
+25 |
15 dB |
+42 |
32 dB |
|
+20 |
500 |
-53 |
+40 |
20 dB |
+55 |
35 dB |
|
+30 |
1583 |
-43 |
+52 |
22 dB |
+60 |
30 dB |
|
+40 |
5006 |
-33 |
+62 |
22 dB |
Off Scale |
N/A |
|
+50 |
15830 |
-23 |
Off Scale |
N/A |
Off Scale |
N/A |
All Orion II readings will be approximately 6 dB higher if the Sub RX is connected to a different antenna.
S-Meter Coversion Table for Orion II v. 2.039d
Main RX only on Ant 1
Preamp off, no attn.
14.185, USB, 3 kHz BW
|
Orion II |
Real* |
|
S1 |
S5 |
|
S2 |
S5+ |
|
S3 |
S6 |
|
S4 |
S6+ |
|
S5 |
S7- |
|
S6 |
S7 |
|
S7 |
S7+ |
|
S8 |
S8 + |
|
S9 |
S9 - |
|
+5 |
S9 + |
|
+10 |
+2 |
|
+15 |
+5 |
|
+20 |
+8 |
|
+25 |
+10 |
|
+30 |
+13 |
|
+35 |
+16 |
|
+40 |
+20 |
|
+45 |
+25 |
|
+50 |
+30 |
|
+55 |
+35 |
|
+60 |
+42 |
* Ref -73 dBm = S9, S-Unit = 6 dB