[1000mp] 1000-Field Review VERY GOOD

[Dr. Robert C. Smithwick]

Nice follow-up, Ed. We are well-served by you, and the staff.

smitty/w6cs


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>-----Original Message-----
>From: Charles Harpole
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>>  Ed... great job on the recent write up on the FIELD rig... finally, even
>>  I understand what IMD and the other parameters mean and how to read the
>>  numbers.  I am going to keep that review and read it from time to time
>>  to keep fresh on what has been a mystery to me all these years.
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>I will pass your words along to Mike Tracy, KC1SX, ARRL's test engineer and
>Brennan Price, the brand new Product Review editor. Mike has been writing
>some "what it all means" sidebars explaining various aspects of the way
>equipment is tested and what the numbers mean. Tey will be put into the
>column on a "space-available" basis, because they really are not necessarily
>tied to a particular review.  You can also expect to see a Lab sidebar from
>time to time to explain a testing issue or anomaly in more detail.  To
>others reading this, let Brennan and Mike how you feel about this first
>column in the Price era.
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>Much of the "what the numbers mean" information is also found in some of the
>articles on the Tech Info Service "How to Buy a Rig" page at:
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>http://www.arrl.org/tis/info/rigbuy.html
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>To steal a saying I don't recall who said -- A chess game is not won in one
>grand move. It is the result of a gradual accumulation of advantage.
>Product Review is a great column, IMHO, and I am glad that we are thinking
>about ways to make it even better. One step at a time, and keep the
>suggestions -- and gripes -- coming.  It is nice to see the occasional
>attaboy, too, though! :-)
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>73,
>Ed Hare, W1RFI
>ARRL Lab
>
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