Well I think that there is a real
need for some type of standardized
rating system in the new age of reflectors,
Ebay and Eham.
You can't "look" at items except
in fuzzy digital picture that
can hide
many imperfections. A possible reason for the
evolution of the CCA rating system is
to prevent one man's
hacked up "5" being an other man's solid
"9". If you are
dealing with a high dollar ($1000 - $4000 or
more)
item across the country via the internet,
you bet I
want a standardized unit of
comparison. With used
TenTec gear being more reasonably priced the need
may not have been as great. Still I
would hate
to buy a Paragon II on a E place rated a
"9" and find that it
had been nicotine yellowed, dropped,
water damaged
and rusty but still a solid "9"and ended up
paying $450
for something I wouldn't have given
$50.00 for!
There was a time that you could have trusted a ham
in his descriptions with out a seconds thought
to the contrary, but no more. Sadly I have had
dealings with crooks over the last two years
that would look you square in the eye and lie
like a dog! ( With
apologies to all K9's out
there! )
An example. I purchased a FT-747 at a
local fest
two years ago an was assured that it
worked 100%.
Well if you consider a deaf receiver and a
transmitter
that works for 6 seconds before the power
output drops
from 100 watts to 1 watt working 100% and
that was in a
face to face transaction!
The most recent rip off was
two weeks ago when I purchased a Icom
IC-V21AT.
I tried it out for a few min. and it
looked OK.
Later that day I found that the CPU had a
problem
if the radio was in use for a short
while the CPU
would go nuts! Resets would not work
either.
I am on the lookout for these "HAMS".
What will I do?
I do not know. But one thing is for
sure, every one at the
hamfest will know what they did and what
they are!!! I wonder
what the statute of limitations is on
hamfest gear in Ohio?!
73
Randy KB8ASO
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Sent: 8/4/02 14:45:05
Subject: Re: [TenTec] A hypothetical
question
Not for me, Randy. Thanks, anyway. I'm too "independent" to fit. Just have
some fun poking at each other and enjoying the view.
RST is the only standard I wish we could all follow, using not our
S-meters,
but the real standard as written out.
Ah, me. The tribulations of living so long I recall when there were no
S-meters. And when you bought something, you just looked at it and decided
what you would pay.
Raymond
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