I'm not ignoring that at all, and I don't know what in my post makes you
think I am. I've been in lots of contests where the operator is
either unwittingly or intentionally putting trash on the band (there are
hams on the Contesting reflector who have publicly admitted
intentionally creating clicks to give themselves more elbow room), but
it doesn't change the fact that there are also some pretty poor
transmitters out there that were purchased by people who either didn't
know it or didn't care.
Dave AB7E
On 6/14/2021 8:46 AM, Hal Massey wrote:
You may be ignoring the fact that there are far more bad operators
than bad radios...
On Jun 13, 2021, at 14:26, David Gilbert <[email protected]
<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
I think you're ignoring that what might not be "bad" for the user
could still be bad for everyone else.
In my opinion, poorly designed radios shouldn't be supported by the
user base, period ... and that includes the people who make
recommendations.
Dave AB7E
On 6/13/2021 12:10 PM, Geoffrey Feldman wrote:
Having worked retailing amateur radios, people often ask which is best.
Also often they are absolutely convinced they know the answer
because their
Elmer said so. When I review what someone actually wants to do
with the
hobby and get a sense of their budget, I can advise them. A new Ham
often
hasn't a clear idea what they want to do. Knowing most of what is
available, there are no truly "bad radios" that would be unsuited
for anyone
at all. Not everyone can afford "the best". Not everyone can use
the best.
New operators may not even be able to manage a ton of fancier
features. New
Hams may not know there is more to the hobby than whatever their
Elmer has
locked on to (20+ years ago). Life in an HOA or a city with much RFI
directs from most expensive and top of the line towards something
portable.
The visibility provided by a Pan Adapter function is especially
important.
Personally I have a KX3, PX3, KXPA100. I also own an IC 7300. My
recommendations at work would tend to what I can sell of course. If
someone
knows what they want, they buy it. I find too that upselling the
radio is
not productive either. Once someone has a radio they will need
antennas,
feed lines, maybe a tuner, wire, rope, books, power poles, antenna
analyzer
- all that stuff is the really great stuff J Also, if someone gets
a lot of
books, they will learn other aspects of the hobby and get another
radio and
the cycle repeats.
Geoff
W1GCF
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