[Elecraft] A helpful review...

I had an IC-7300…….I just mailed it back to the company I bought it from. This is the first radio I have ever sent back or traded back in – EVER. >From a contesting perspective, it was no good for SO2R operations. The OVF (overload) light constantly flashed “indicating, hey, wait a minute,

[Elecraft] A helpful review...

On Mon, May 2, 2016 at 12:52 PM, Peter Scovell wrote: > > I have found the odd comments by some other readers of this mailing list > somewhat parochial in outlook in that they seem to want to see and hear > only items relating to Elecraft gear and not be informed of

[Elecraft] A helpful review...

Thanks Tom. I also find Adam's reviews very helpful as well as his work on advancing the NPR test method to bridge the legacy world (K3, etc) to the new family of DDC/DUC SDR transceivers. I have found the odd comments by some other readers of this mailing list somewhat parochial in outlook

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:-) On 5/1/16 4:50 PM, Wes wrote: But I agree, only unbiased Elecraft Kool Aid drinkers should be allowed to post here, and if they do, it should be only praise to the perfection and superiority of Elecraft radios. On 5/1/2016 1:32 PM, Guy Olinger K2AV wrote: I had a nastier response which

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Well, I don't know who Belk's is, but livening up our local Macy's wouldn't be a bad thing. But I agree, only unbiased Elecraft Kool Aid drinkers should be allowed to post here, and if they do, it should be only praise to the perfection and superiority of Elecraft radios. On 5/1/2016 1:32

Re: [Elecraft] A helpful review...

Al, You are correct for the more usual "casual use". In that arena, performance does not matter as much. The gut feeling about a radio's audio or the buttons are the more important to many operators. But when those operators who are a little more discerning and operate in DXing and

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Ahh, this is right on the mark. How many times have you heard a ham say, "I didn't like Radio X because it didn't have enough close-spaced dynamic range." Me, almost never. Instead, I usually hear that hams have discarded a radio because of a million different reasons like "bad" or "noisy"

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Rob's tests, which are generally excellent, include MANY different parameters, but he publishes ONLY the performance of the receivers, and he has arbitrarily chosen list them in order of only one of those parameters. For all practical purposes, he does not test transmitters (which is a good

Re: [Elecraft] A helpful review...

net Subject: Re: [Elecraft] A helpful review... It has been observed that the author has a reputation as sort of a spokesman/apologist for ICOM. 73, Jim K9YC On Sun,5/1/2016 9:16 AM, Tom Fitzgerald via Elecraft wrote: This link may be of interest to many who have recently been debating a -- R. Ke

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Using a rig harshly in a particular activity isn't necessarily a good indication of its capabilities in activities where that isn't how it is used. Not everyone is a serious contester or DX'er, though they are well represented on this reflector. What's good on the racetrack may not be the best

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f". You're being to kind today Jim. ;) ;) > > 73 Gene, N9TF > > -Original Message- > From: Elecraft [mailto:elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Jim > Brown > Sent: Sunday, May 01, 2016 11:42 AM > To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net > Subject: Re:

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Phil, I could not have said it any better! 73 Milverton /W9MMS. From: Phil Wheeler <w...@socal.rr.com> To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Sent: Sunday, May 1, 2016 3:12 PM Subject: Re: [Elecraft] A helpful review... Jim, It's good Icom has at least one of those. Elecraf

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Jim, It's good Icom has at least one of those. Elecraft has so many of us :-) 73, Phil W7OX On 5/1/16 9:41 AM, Jim Brown wrote: It has been observed that the author has a reputation as sort of a spokesman/apologist for ICOM. 73, Jim K9YC On Sun,5/1/2016 9:16 AM, Tom Fitzgerald via

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"Sort of". You're being to kind today Jim. ;) ;) 73 Gene, N9TF -Original Message- From: Elecraft [mailto:elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Jim Brown Sent: Sunday, May 01, 2016 11:42 AM To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: Re: [Elecraft] A helpful review... I

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Correct but the little box scores well in Rob Sherwood’s tests (considering its price) and the eHam opinions (reviews) are great. It’s no K3 but looks like a lot of fun to play with. Glad to see one of the big 3 come out with something new at a great price. 73, Brian K3USC > On May 1, 2016,

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It has been observed that the author has a reputation as sort of a spokesman/apologist for ICOM. 73, Jim K9YC On Sun,5/1/2016 9:16 AM, Tom Fitzgerald via Elecraft wrote: This link may be of interest to many who have recently been debating a new SDR...it was recently made available to another

[Elecraft] A helpful review...

This link may be of interest to many who have recently been debating a new SDR...it was recently made available to another group I belong to. I'm keeping my K3 but looking forward to purchasing one of these puppies too. I'm sold and the price point is perfect.