[TenTec] Orion --- K2

W1GOR W1GOR at maine.rr.com
Sun Dec 14 17:41:32 EST 2003


Ken,

You are absolutely correct about the way the ARRL tests new gear... Somewhat
like Consumers Reports... Buy the gear 'blind', test it, and sell it off to
the highest bidder.

73, Larry - W1GOR

-----Original Message-----
From: tentec-bounces at contesting.com
[mailto:tentec-bounces at contesting.com]On Behalf Of Ken Brown
Sent: Sunday, December 14, 2003 17:03
To: tentec at contesting.com
Subject: Re: [TenTec] Orion --- K2


>   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 was under the impression that ARRL buys the equipment they reveiw, and
then auction it off later. This is so they get a regular off the
production line rig instead of a special carefully tweaked rig for the
reveiw. I did not think the rigs were "provided" to the ARRL in any way
other than being sold to them.

Ken N6KB


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