[TenTec] ARRL reviews

Paul Christensen w9ac@arrl.net
Wed, 10 Apr 2002 18:29:46 -0400


In my opinion, the only unbiased and revealing product reviews came from the ARRL's Rus Healy and Dave Newkirk during the early to
mid '90s.....neither of which are employed by the League today.

-Paul, W9AC


----- Original Message -----
From: "Billy Cox" <aa4nu@ix.netcom.com>
To: "Paul DeWitte K9OT" <k9ot@mhtc.net>; <tentec@contesting.com>
Sent: Wednesday, April 10, 2002 6:14 PM
Subject: Re: [TenTec] ARRL reviews


> I agree ... which makes me ponder "IF" the Orion will get a fair review ...
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> FACT: The ARRL Review on the VL-1000 'forgot' to mention that
> the final PA transistors ... are no longer being made ...
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> FACT: Despite horrible keying "pictures" ... no negative remarks
> in the text mention the details as to this being a negative 'feature'.
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> It's almost like "Hey, we have to write the text this way, but PLEASE
> be sure and LOOK at the pictures/numbers to see the REAL story".
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> FACT: The ARRL is "our" national organization, not a for-profit like
> CQ, etc, etc ... if we can not trust THEIR data ... then whose can we?
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> Why can they not offer accurate, honest evaluations of equipment ...
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> 73 Billy AA4NU
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> >I think you guys have lost sight of who pays the big bills at ARRL
> >advertizing. Now how would you write your report?
> >would you offend a big spender or a little one, regardless of how the lab
> >tests turn out? Any way ARRL has lost total sight of their original
> >objective and have no creditability with me.  Personal opinion only 73 Paul
> >K9OT
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