[Elecraft] Giving Up

[Richards]

Mr. Brown and a few others repeatedly claim Yaesu rigs cause all sorts 
of noise, yet fail to substantiate or provide serious proof beyond 
quoting Rob Sherwood NC0B who,. purportedly, has a neighbor with a noisy 
FT3000, and mentioning early FT1000s which Yaesu eventually fixed along 
the way.    Mr. Brown accumulated graphs published by the ARRL Lab, 
which are interesting, yet fail to prove the point - mostly, I am told, 
because the problem involves a DIFFERENT TYPE of noise, which ARRL Lab 
Chief Allison told me was not being measured, although it had plans to 
do so in the future. Thus, these claims are essentially anecdotal 
hearsay with several ops merely repeating what others have said.

Without serious technical substantiation, these claims are somewhat 
reckless with undue chilling effect on owning and using Yaesu and other 
brand radios, as if Elecraft is all good and without fault. I was truly 
impressed and caught off guard when Mr. Wayne at Elecraft admitted its 
transmitters are using old-school technology and could stand much 
improvement, along with the rest of the crowd - a frankly humble and 
forthright statement which earned my respect. I live in a fairly large 
metropolitan area with a lot of other hams, and no one is complaining 
about noisy transmitters from any brand. This seems to be an obsession 
of a very few hams who enjoy mounting the soap box.

I wish everyone would be as careful and as measured expressing their 
take. as Mr. Wayne.      K8JHR