[TenTec] Orion --- K2

[Bob Henderson]

Paul K8QT wrote:

>Again ..... comparisons can only be meaningful on current production runs to current production runs.  NOT an "obsolete" version to "current" production version.
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Perhaps in a perfect world you are correct but in a real world things 
don't usually work that way.  The ARRL will perform product reviews when 
they are provided a review sample and when they have the resources 
available to perform it.  Not in this world will they ever have the 
resources to keep re-testing current production samples of all rigs 
whenever a new one emerges.  I guess therefore, we as potential 
purchasers will have to interpret the published facts based upon our 
later knowledge of change.  Or I guess we could stump up the cash to 
fund a re-test of the rigs we are particularly interested in at a time 
that is relevent to us.  Though the cost of the testing could likely 
approach or even exceed the cost of both rigs being tested so I doubt 
many would want to entertain that suggestion.

As the owner and assembler of K2 S/N 997 and K2 S/N 3483 and having 
fitted all enhancements to S/N 997, I don't believe the test of a S/N 
3000+  K2 would make any material difference to the ARRL measured 
performance.  Of course Eric and Wayne may disagree, as might you, BUT 
unless someone is up for carrying the cost of a retest the issue is moot!

Bob, 5B4AGN, P3F