[Elecraft] Elecraft Centric

[Jim Brown]

On Mon,5/2/2016 9:29 AM, Gary Smith wrote:
> I don't like seeing it used as a platform for discussing the pros & Cons of non Elecraft radios.

I don't have that objection as long as it doesn't consume the reflector. 
I don't worship my radios nor the companies that build them. I do value 
input from others when it is intelligent and based on facts and logic. 
Because I own Ten Tec power amps (and used to own an Omni V+), I'm also 
a member of a Ten Tec reflector. Those guys DO worship their radios AND 
the company that bought the remains of the company that bought the 
company that produced them decades ago.

There will always be new products and advertising for them that claims 
they are the equal of the best of their competitors, or nearly as good 
for a lot less money. Where else will we learn the facts?  Certainly not 
from the cheerleading email reflectors for the companies that sell them!

SDR technology IS important to advancing the state of our art, and there 
are some pretty good SDR radios on the market now. Their capabilities 
are currently limited by the chips that are currently available, but 
that will not always be true.

73, Jim K9YC