[Elecraft] Delays, etc.

[Alan Bloom]

On Sun, 2008-01-20 at 10:06, Vic K2VCO wrote:

> I've paid good money for products which not only do not meet specs when 
> they come out, but *never* meet specs -- to the point that I would say 
> "it doesn't work".

My favorite example of that was a little Sony FM radio I bought a couple
years ago to use while bicycle touring.  I chose that particular unit
because it supposedly included all 7 NOAA weather channels.  But when I
got it home and tried it I noticed that I was hearing the same audio on
all 7 channels with exactly the same weak signal level.  I tested it
with an HP signal generator, and sure enough it was actually receiving
channel 1 on all 7 channels.

Took it back to the store for a replacement.  Second unit acted the
same.

Contancted Sony and they denied everything.  Told me I must be doing
something wrong.

So they were shipping a radio with the main feature completely
non-functional - and refusing to even acknowledge it as a problem.  Do
they figure most customers won't notice?

Al N1AL