[TenTec] Tnx es my 2 cts ARRL Test Equipment

[Robert & Linda McGraw K4TAX]

EXPERT - adj. [[see experience]] very skillful --n. one who is very skillful
or well-informed in some special field.

EXPERTISE - n [[fr]] the skill or knowledge of an expert.

FORMAL EXPERT - one wearing a tuxedo.


Ya had to see that one coming.  :)

73
Bob, K4TAX

----- Original Message -----
From: "Clark Savage Turner" <csturner at slonet.org>
To: <tentec at contesting.com>
Sent: Thursday, June 26, 2003 11:11 AM
Subject: Re: [TenTec] Tnx es my 2 cts ARRL Test Equipment


>
> On Thursday, June 26, 2003, at 05:40 AM, James Duffer wrote:
> >>
> >> Opinion: 1. a belief not based on certainty but on what seems true or
> >> probable.  2. an evaluation, estimation, etc.  3. formal expert
> >> judgment.
> >
> > Now that is a good one.  We know what an "expert" is, or at least as it
> > was explained to me while serving in the U.S. Army.  You simply break
> > the word expert down into its two parts, "ex" and "pert" (pronounced
> > spurt).  Now the definition becomes obvious "ex" is a "has-been" and a
> > "spurt" is a drip under pressure.  But seriously what is the basis of
> > "formal expert judgement" ? Is it too much different that an evaluation
> > or belief based on fact?  Lets not get this too convoluted by bringing
> > in academia logic into the picture (fuzzy logic).
>
> Do you mean this?  I hope its a joke.  I know a lot of people who refuse
> to go to an M.D. or take antibiotics because they don't trust
> "experts."  I see some real harm come from this attitude.  I will choose
> an expert when I cannot understand the many variables of my situation
> and I have found experts who are able to do good "science" are quite
> helpful, and absolutely necessary at times.  An expert use of common
> sense with a deeper knowledge of the given subject is just what I want.
> Respecting receiver performance, I certainly do not understand all about
> how the thing works and expert opinions help me to make logical choices
> and better use of the receiver I have.  I learn a lot from expert
> evaluations of rigs from the ARRL.
>
> Clark
> WA3JPG
>
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