I think this is what the problem it . . . the guys in the ARRL lab put the
radio through its paces . . . and I think they do it thoroughly and
honestly. The numbers and graphs show that. Then the REVIEWER takes the
specs and the radio and writes the story. There are probably some reviewers
who are more conservative than others about what they write.
73 de Rick, WQ8Q
----- Original Message -----
From: "Billy Cox" <aa4nu@ix.netcom.com>
To: "Stuart Rohre" <rohre@arlut.utexas.edu>; "John Rippey" <w3uls@3n.net>
Cc: <tentec@contesting.com>
Sent: Wednesday, April 10, 2002 12:45 AM
Subject: Re: [TenTec] Performance Measures in QST
> >I know the guys in the ARRL Lab, and they do NOT scrimp on the tests!
>
> They may not scrimp on the tests ... so why don't they say something
> about the HORRIBLE keying that they show in the pictures ? Look at
> the 756 Pro II ... and tell me that rig has decent QSK keying ?
>
> Yet ... not a negative word about such 'features' in the review text ...
>
> Sorry, they've lost the edge when the reviews read like advertising
> and overlook the results of their own testing such as I noted above.
>
> 73 Billy AA4NU
>
>
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