I love my K3, my other rig is... dusty.
73,
-- Dave, N8SBE
Quoting Bob McGraw <[email protected]>:
Many many radios are loaded with "whistles and bells". But the
better radio is.........the one you enjoy using. If it does
everything you wish, then look no further.
73
Bob, K4TAX
On 5/25/2022 1:18 PM, [email protected] wrote:
From: Al Lorona<[email protected]>
To: Elecraft Reflector<[email protected]>
Subject: [Elecraft] [OT] Specs
Message-ID:<[email protected]>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8
Several weeks ago, someone here recommended listening to a recent
interview with receiver test guru Rob Sherwood. In it, the
interviewer pressed Rob for a radio recommendation. At first he
resisted but eventually gave three transceivers that he said
"anybody would be very happy with". But when he compared them,
instead of pointing to specs like dynamic range, sensitivity,
receiver noise, &c., his deciding factors were interesting.
Speaking about one radio model, he said, "It's a good receiver, but
it's got a really loud relay inside when you send CW."
About a model from a different manufacturer, he said, "Great radio,
but the spectrum display makes me dizzy."
About another: "The speech processor doesn't work that well."
And this went on. In other words, just like the rest of us, he
believes there are lots of other factors that make or break a
radio, many more than mere numbers or specs. (At one point Rob
said, "I think I've created a monster," referring to The List.)
This is why I have written here in the past that you have to get a
radio into your hands before deciding whether it's any good; making
your decision on the numbers alone doesn't give you any real idea
how the radio performs.?
Don't write off a new radio just because it's in ninth place (or
whatever) on The List. Don't be surprised if you don't like one of
the "top radios" on The List. Be open to liking a radio or
manufacturer farther down The List. That's what Rob Sherwood does.
R,
Al? W6LX/4
--
IF ONE EXPECTS COMPUTERS AND TECHNOLOGY TO SOLVE THEIR PROBLEMS,
ONE DOESN'T UNDERSTAND COMPUTERS AND TECHNOLOGY
AND ONE DOESN'T UNDERSTAND THEIR PROBLEMS."
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