Agree that this is a pretty uncontrolled experiment. They do say "4KHz", "Same AGC", "No noise reduction" and "Same Speakers."
*Given the way they were setup*, fair comparison or not, the FT5000 sounds way better and would be far less tiring to listen to for extended periods. --- On Sun, 11/21/10, Don Wilhelm <[email protected]> wrote: > Barry, > > I agree. I have a good background in engineering > level testing, and one > of the pre-requisites is to establish a level playing field > for such > comparisons. Just plugging in two radios and > listening to them with no > other information about the similarity of the settings > would be thrown > out of any decent "test" environment. The evaluation > is entirely > subjective unless it is supported by data substantiating > the differences > and the equalities. > > Take a look at the ARRL Lab test setup requirements as an > example - they > would never compare a 500 Hz bandpass to a 2.7 khz bandpass > and expect > the same results. I do not see any information about > the setup > parameters in that video. Yes, there were some > comments by YO3GIC > "after the fact" that "said" they were the "same", but the > "if I > remember correctly" does not speak to any recorded data. > > At one point, I saw the K3 HI CUT knob turned, but did not > see any > comparable adjustment on the FT, at least there was no > information about > what was being done and for what reason. > In all cases, my ears told me that the K3 provided more > intelligibility, > and the only "advantage" of the FT was an extended bass > response. Maybe > my ears are different than others, but I would judge the > audio from the > K3 to be more clear than the FT in this video. > > I wonder where the Lo Cut was set on the K3 for this > video? If bass > response was to be the "evaluating parameter", did the K3 > have the new > DSP board installed, or was this a K3 prior to the DSP > upgrade? Too > many questions with no answers for my blood. > > 73, > Don W3FPR > > On 11/21/2010 7:21 PM, Barry N1EU wrote: > > For two radios that both feature an audio passband > that is SOOOO adjustable > > in so many ways and likewise so affected by > button/menu switches, it's > > almost criminal to put up a soundclip like that and > call it a comparison. > > The obvious (duh) protocol should be to first adjust > the rigs and equalize > > the passbands as closely as possible while observing > the audio spectra, use > > similar gain/agc settings, and then finally let 'er > rip. > > > > Arggggh, Barry N1EU > > > ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[email protected] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
