I've done something similar on our local Sunday morning 160 AM net; I
promoted a new special microphone for AM and compared it to my old TT-705.
The new microphone seemed to be better than the old when all I did was
change the OMNI-VII low end roll off from 300 Hz (old) to 150 Hz in the new
using the same 705. Placebo effect works across the entire human spectrum
including social engineering; if you can get the subjects to believe in the
effect, they may experience it to their level of expectation.
73 ES DX,
Gary -- AB9M
-----Original Message-----
From: Bob McGraw - K4TAX
Sent: Friday, June 14, 2013 11:00 PM
To: Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment
Subject: [TenTec] Brand Loyalty
Recently a close friend and one that is on the frequency where myself and
several others settle to "rag chew" on a very regular or daily basis stated
that he may sell the radio he had been using as he wasn't satisfied with the
audio. He was using his Omni VII and a 705 mike and dipole antenna. One
day he announced to the group that he had sold his Omni VII and had
purchased a brand XX/model radio. {The actual brand & model is not
important here.} Over the next two weeks he used the new radio on the air.
The "rag chew" group made clear and definitive statements that the new brand
XX radio had much better audio than the Omni VII. He "settled" on the
suggested adjustments that were offered for that model and continued daily
to join in the "rag chew" sessions. Frequently he was honored with the
comment "that new radio sure sounds better than the Omni VII" type reports.
After two weeks, he couldn't stand the pressure and announced to the group
"well fellows you are all full of crap, as I've been using the same Omni
VII, same mike and same antenna for the past two weeks. There has been and
is no new radio". Many of the fellows were totally embarrassed and grossly
had proverbial "egg on their faces" as they had boldly and lavishly
complemented the "alleged new radio" and its audio quality.
Frankly, being in on the joke from the start and hearing these exchanges,
when he disclosed the prank, I laughed until I thought my trousers would
need laundry service.
I suppose this goes to somewhat prove that folks give reports seemingly
based on radio model and brand and not of actual and accurate signal
evaluation. In other words, they aren't capable of hearing and reporting
any real or significant difference, although they claim to hear dramatic
improvements when indeed there were none.
The general word is "HYPE" that feeds one's ego.
73
Bob, K4TAX
----- Original Message -----
From: "Richards" <jrichards@k8jhr.com>
To: "Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment" <tentec@contesting.com>
Sent: Friday, June 14, 2013 5:57 PM
Subject: Re: [TenTec] RF Speech Processor
Personally, Gary, after reading your comments over the past couple of
years, and reviewing your setup procedure, I am confident you have managed
to ring the most out of the rig and processor, pushing it to the max,
while maintaining a narrow, clean, and intelligible signal.
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