[TenTec] RADIO COMPARISONS

[Jim Brown]

On 7/27/2014 6:38 PM, Jim Lowman wrote:
> Harry, often a member of the list is weighing which transceiver to buy 
> across brands, where the specs are reasonably equal. 

As any comparative study of ARRL Lab tests will show (what I've done so 
far was less than 16 hours of my time), specifications of modern radio 
gear are almost completely meaningless. A manufacturer's "specs" will 
tell you operating ranges, power output, usually current draw at rated 
power, dimensions, weight, and list a bunch of features. In other words, 
it's a SALES brochure.

I have yet to see performance specifications for any of the fundamental 
parameters measured by ARRL, all of which define HOW WELL the rig works 
-- how well the RX deals with strong signals, how good the filters are, 
how clean the TX is.

73, Jim K9YC