And that is the danger in ranking radios based on the performance of a
single radio.
There have been countless instances where QST reviews a particular radio,
only to later find some QA flaw. Then, the general amateur population
assumes that every unit produced will have the same performance results as
that attained in the Product Review.
-Paul, W9AC
----- Original Message -----
From: <KD7EFQ@aol.com>
To: <topband@contesting.com>
Sent: Wednesday, June 25, 2003 8:06 AM
Subject: Topband: Omni 6+ A/B
> It seems to me that these tests will have different paramaters with
different
> radios each time. The only way to truly test is to get a factory model
just
> off the alignment bench. Who's to say the Omni 6+ used in K6SE's tests
wasn't
> in need of a realignment after years of use and wear. I still dont see how
a
> general coverage reciever with it's inherent phase noise is going to beat
a Ham
> band only reciever with
> good filtering. Also, The radio ranking on the Ten Tec sales site for the
> Orion is opposite of K6SE's , and uses ARRL test figures, so you can't say
Ten
> Tec is saying
> anything just to sell radios. The Orion is too new and still apparently
has
> bugs to be worked out, so I wont look buying one for 2 years and after the
ARRL
> review. But
> I feel it has great potential.
>
> Buy American! The Job you'll be saving may be your own! Especially these
> days!
> :-) KD7EFQ
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