[Elecraft] Latest eHam reviews

[Jerry Keller (K3BZ)]

You wouldn't walk up to a stranger on the street and pay attention to his 
opinion on anything... you don't know who he is or what he does (or doesn't) 
know. Same thing goes for Eham... it's nice to have a place to express an 
opinion, but you can't take anything at face value... you have to consider 
the source.  Just like real life. And if you can't figure out anything about 
the source, the opinion isn't of much value to you.
Just my 2 cents.... y'all be careful out there....
73, Jerry K3BZ

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Tom AK2B" <tom at portronix.com>
To: <elecraft at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Friday, March 07, 2008 2:48 PM
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Latest eHam reviews


>
>
> G4ILO wrote:
>>
>> I don't know why anyone takes any notice of eHam reviews. People post 
>> them
>> five minutes after they have got their new toy, and they are either still
>> over the moon about it and give it 5 out of 5, or else they couldn't
>> figure out how to make it work and slag it off as a heap of junk. You
>> rarely find anyone posting a considered opinion after they have used
>> something for a few months.
>>
>> Frankly I don't know how anyone can justify giving 5 out of 5 to a radio
>> that still lacks major capabilities like FM TX/RX and dual RX, not to
>> mention the various minor issues that people have found and asked to be
>> improved on. Something deserves 5 out of 5 if it is the best in every
>> respect. One day soon hopefully the K3 will meet that expectation, but it
>> isn't there yet.
>
> The key word here is "opinion". Even if someone has owned a piece of
> equipment and reviewed it after 10 years, their eHam review will still
> remain only an opinion. Maybe better but not necessarily. Very few hams 
> have
> the equipment to do an in-depth analysis to lab standards. Most hams are
> simply going to comment in the best way they know how. Over-all you either
> get something from someone elses review or you don't. Sometimes helpful,
> sometimes not. In the long run, though, I would rather have eHam reviews
> than nothing. It is at least some way of making ourselves collectively 
> heard
> by the manufacturers. I do believe some of them actually listen.
>
> A major key feature of the K3 is the modular design. I don't have to pay 
> for
> things I don't need. The items that I paid for all work just fine and, as
> far as I'm concerned, my K3 is already "there".
>
> The K3 is the slickest thing since no-lick stamps and deserves a 5/5. Of
> course, that's just my opinion :-).
>
> Tom, AK2B
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