Charley, > My dictionary says "troll" is an elf or gnome or other part > human creature (that often lives under bridges).
In the on-line world a troll is an evil little creature who inhabits forums/newsgroups/e-mail lists who writes things to cause trouble and generate discontent or controversy. The act of doing so is "trolling." The term has been in use for 20 years or more and most certainly had its genesis in the behavior of that mythical little gnome who lived under bridges and caused problems for those traveling across. I'm sure that a modern "on-line aware" dictionary would include the more recent definition. 73, ... Joe, W4TV > -----Original Message----- > From: Charles Harpole [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, February 19, 2008 4:40 AM > To: Brett Howard; 'Joe Subich, W4TV'; 'John [K7SVV]'; > elecraft@mailman.qth.net > Subject: troll/trawl > > > My dictionary says "troll" is an elf or gnome or other part > human creature (that often lives under bridges). > > A "trawl" is a search of something, like fishing with a drag > net or looking for a fight on a reflector with inflamatory statements. > > However, "troll" is often misused in newspapers, etc., to > mean "trawl." BTW, that is where the boat name "trawler" > comes from. 73 > > Charly > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; elecraft@mailman.qth.net > > Subject: RE: [Elecraft] New: K3 tops the list > > Date: Mon, 18 Feb 2008 22:25:45 -0800 > > CC: > > > > >To arbitrarily dismiss this test as non-representative smacks of a > > >troll. > > > > No it doesn't. This is exactly the reason why the ARRL buys > a rig and > > doesn't accept product from manufacturers to test. If you > know what is > > going to be tested for you can make sure to tweak and tune > for those specs > > and/or even worse you can make non representative samples. > > > > When I was working in the car audio industry we used to > read reviews all the > > time about amps that measured out at whatever power. Then > we'd buy one and > > find out that it only did 70% of what the magazine reviewed > it to do. After > > calling the magazine and asking them about their test > methods we got to > > talking and they tore the amp apart and found out that the > amp they had and > > the one we had was loaded with different output FETs. > > > > Did Eric and Wayne do this? I highly doubt it! But did they > make sure that > > the thing was tweaked and tuned as well as they would have their own > > personal rig? You bet they did! Did they do a better job > than joe blow > > who's putting together the kit? Probably a lil because they > probably have > > access to better equipment and they know and the tips and > tricks to eek out > > every bit of performance. Are we talking much? No probably > less than a dB > > of difference between the unit but its still slightly > different than just > > coming from the hands of the owner directly. That's all he > was saying. He > > wasn't dismissing it just slightly questioning it. Then in > the same breath > > said it was a fantastic radio! > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Elecraft mailing list > > Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net > > You must be a subscriber to post to the list. > > Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): > > http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > > > > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm > > Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com > _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
