[Elecraft] K3 on the bench at ARRL
I'd say the K3 is already in the hands of some great contesters. From the postings I've read, contesters have already taken notice. Word of mouth and results from the first batch of users will be icing on the cake. ARRL does purchase the radio they review. A solid technical review would not rely on contesters experiences, although they might be noted in the review. A mis posted response to an email is not endemic of an issue any more than a banner really means "Mission Accomplished". I wish I had all the free time some folks have... have a heck of a lot of antenna work that needs to be done before the contests ;o) 73, Julius n2wn ___ 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] K3 on the bench at ARRL
IMO - the contesters will focus on what their competitors are using to beat them. ;-) Compared to other offerings, if the rig doesn't swamp, nap, click, or artifact it will already be far ahead of some released/reviewed rigs. That kind of info is often lost in a review but the guys sure talk. No need to rush to review, the radio will speak for itself. [Elecraft] K3 on the bench at ARRL DOUGLAS ZWIEBEL dougzzz at gmail.com Mon Sep 17 17:41:12 EDT 2007 Previous message: [Elecraft] K3 from Beta or 1st run to ARRL, Sherwood? Next message: [Elecraft] Re: K3 on the bench at ARRL Messages sorted by: [ date ] [ thread ] [ subject ] [ author ] Fellow K3 droolers If Elecraft wishes to have the BEST opportunity for the ARRL to laud the K3 (assuming that it will indeed cause jaws to drop), they better get it in soon. de Doug KR2Q ___ 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] K3 on the bench at ARRL
Fellow K3 droolers If Elecraft wishes to have the BEST opportunity for the ARRL to laud the K3 (assuming that it will indeed cause jaws to drop), they better get it in soon. Historically, the BEST reviews (IMHO) are those that are conducted by one of the FAMOUS contesters DURING THE BIG ONE (CQWW ssb and cw). Passing the rig around to the likes of Mark Wilson, Tom Frenaye, or Dave Sumner DURING THE CONTEST will, if successful, have the "seal of approval" from those in the game and in know who are RECOGNIZED as peers (or better) by contesters and DXers. The BEST reviews historically run the radio through its paces on BOTH MODES. OTOH, if the radio isn't ready for prime time, don't send it in. If I were Elecraft, I sure wouldn't want to read "When the power exceeds 100 watts, the SWR goes nuts" in QST as part my NEW radio review. However, I really thought that the ARRL tested radios which they PURCHASED so as to ensure a random, production radio. I don't think Elecraft can send them one as "the" test unit. Maybe there is some wiggle room? Maybe I'm wrong? As a consumer, I would rather the testing agency bought a random production radio as opposed to having one potentially cherry-picked by the manufacturer and sent in for testing. As for Sherwood and RadCom/Peter Hart, maybe they'll take whatever they get. de Doug KR2Q ___ 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
