On Wednesday, June 26, 2002, at 03:36 PM, David Hammond wrote: > Eham reviews have become a major contributing influence to major > purchases > we all make. Yikes. It certainly does not contribute to my purchase choices. I recommend new hams steer clear of them. Very few reviews look anything like "well done" to me, most are just plain personal opinions. I do other research! Clark WA3JPG