I agree that a preponderance of 5 ratings are from people congratulating
themselves on their choice, and the text often goes like
"this is a fine rig" or "met all my expectations."
And out of roughly 2,200 eHam ratings I once profiled just for grins,
almost all of the ratings of 1 star or 2 stars were for service or
support issues ... which tells you nothing about the rig itself.
I also agree about the need to look for trends in the comments to find
any worthwhile insight ... which is why the NCJ article that used only
the summary average ratings is borderline useless to me.
73,
Dave AB7E
On 3/13/2021 8:56 AM, Jim Rhodes wrote:
When looking at eham reviews I really only read the ones that give a rating
of 4 or less. The total number of reviews only tell you how many units are
out there. The 5 ratings seem to mostly be people patting themselves on the
back about what a great product they bought and give no useful information.
I look at the ones by people who are not so satisfied, there is usually
more useful information there. Sure there are the folks that give a 4
rating because "it only comes in black", but if you look for trends you can
often find trends.
On Fri, Mar 12, 2021 at 5:40 PM Nate Bargmann <n...@n0nb.us> wrote:
My assessment of eham reviews over the years is that there are some hams
who can break an anvil with a rubber mallet!
73, Nate, N0NB
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