[Elecraft] Using the Reflector Archives

Phil Wheeler w7ox at socal.rr.com
Sat Apr 23 16:49:35 EDT 2016


Ted,

I use this http://marc.info/?l=elecraft and check 
subjects in most cases. Seems to work well.

73, Phil W7OX

On 4/23/16 1:36 PM, Dauer, Edward wrote:
> The question in general is how best to search the reflector archives.  The most direct way is a word search, aided by a very limited form of Boolean analysis through the "Advanced Search" function.  But I find that clunky, and not very useful for topics that don't have predictable or uniform vocabularies.  It risks both sorts of errors - overinclusion and under inclusion.  I am not unfamiliar with search strategies in general, having spent the better part of a lifetime dealing with legal and health sciences databases of almost every conceivable kind.  Almost all of the better ones are both Boolean and topical, which the reflector archives are not - unless I am missing something.  So, just wondering how those who use the reflector archives navigate through them . . . for example, for a subset of a broader topical search.  Any secrets you'd be willing to share?  Thanks,
>
> Ted, KN1CBR



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