No doubt the ARRL is far from perfect, and the separation between the
business side and editorial side of their businesses can be suspect.
However, note that even Consumer's Union, which does not accept
advertising, has been forced to admit that some of their automotive
testing procedures were
There are some issues with the ARRL reviews also. They seem to be very
hesitant about saying anything much negative about rigs from the big
boys, but do not hesitate to call a smaller business out on issues.
The way they test is not always indicative of real world usage, as
highlighted in Tad
In addition, a subjective review hits things that the manufacturer's
specs can't cover, such as:
- Ergonomics of control, menus, etc.
- For a kit, how difficult is it to build, how good are the instructions
- How is the manufacturer to deal with, should there be a problem
- How do the specificat
In addition, a subjective review hits things that the manufacturer's
specs can't cover, such as:
- Ergonomics of control, menus, etc.
- For a kit, how difficult is it to build, how good are the instructions
- How is the manufacturer to deal with, should there be a problem
- How do the specificat
A couple of times I have emailed people who have made reviews and asked
questions. Sometimes I haven't gotten an answer, but sometimes I have
gotten valuable information.
Leigh/WA5ZNU
On Thu, 8 Feb 2007 5:33 am, Wyn Hughes wrote:
but I do wonder who with any average intelligence would rely on a
Working in technology, the VERY last thing I want to see is the "shiny
brochure full of market popular buzz words". I want to know the specs,
and often those are debatable based on how things were measured, who
measured them, and what the "footnotes" have to say. On the other hand
user experi
I assure you it is! I market a digital wattmeter kit and almost every
customer I poll says that eHam.net reviews were either the source of
their initial exposure to my kit, or the deciding factor in purchasing.
Some visit the site regularly looking for products with a rating of 5.0
or close and
I absolutely agree that reveiws are important. I always look at the specs
(Engineer - as Don suggested), but I also look at reveiws. People who are
unhappy are most likely to post reviews, so it is always worthwhile to see what
kind of problems have been experienced. That said, people should kno
Wyn,
A lot more people than you would expect are not only swayed, but often
convinced about a particular product on the basis of 'a purely personal or
subjective view'.
It seems to me that only those of a highly technical mind are even
interested in specifications and specifics. Try to find dece
A little marketing is good and well deserved for the Elecraft line up in
general, but I do wonder who with any average intelligence would rely on a
purely personal or subjective view. Marketing execs tell us that people do
listen to this kind of stuff, but do we? Is this stuff worth powder and s
If you are in the mood to say something about your K2/100 on eHam, we
can always use more reviews! See:
http://www.eham.net/reviews/detail/2357
We definitely could use some new ones in this eHam category.
And if you are in the mood to review one of our other products, we have
an eHam category
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