[Elecraft] ***SPAM*** [OT ] Specs

[Dave New]

I love my K3, my other rig is... dusty.

73,

-- Dave, N8SBE

Quoting Bob McGraw <rmcgraw at benlomand.net>:

> Many many radios are loaded with "whistles and bells".   But the  
> better radio is.........the one you enjoy using.   If it does  
> everything you wish, then look no further.
>
> 73
>
> Bob, K4TAX
>
> On 5/25/2022 1:18 PM, elecraft-request at mailman.qth.net wrote:
>> From: Al Lorona<alorona at sbcglobal.net>
>> To: Elecraft Reflector<elecraft at mailman.qth.net>
>> Subject: [Elecraft] [OT] Specs
>> Message-ID:<1102437476.2890529.1653494380065 at mail.yahoo.com>
>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8
>>
>> Several weeks ago, someone here recommended listening to a recent  
>> interview with receiver test guru Rob Sherwood. In it, the  
>> interviewer pressed Rob for a radio recommendation. At first he  
>> resisted but eventually gave three transceivers that he said  
>> "anybody would be very happy with". But when he compared them,  
>> instead of pointing to specs like dynamic range, sensitivity,  
>> receiver noise, &c., his deciding factors were interesting.
>>
>> Speaking about one radio model, he said, "It's a good receiver, but  
>> it's got a really loud relay inside when you send CW."
>>
>> About a model from a different manufacturer, he said, "Great radio,  
>> but the spectrum display makes me dizzy."
>>
>> About another: "The speech processor doesn't work that well."
>>
>> And this went on. In other words, just like the rest of us, he  
>> believes there are lots of other factors that make or break a  
>> radio, many more than mere numbers or specs. (At one point Rob  
>> said, "I think I've created a monster," referring to The List.)  
>> This is why I have written here in the past that you have to get a  
>> radio into your hands before deciding whether it's any good; making  
>> your decision on the numbers alone doesn't give you any real idea  
>> how the radio performs.?
>>
>> Don't write off a new radio just because it's in ninth place (or  
>> whatever) on The List. Don't be surprised if you don't like one of  
>> the "top radios" on The List. Be open to liking a radio or  
>> manufacturer farther down The List. That's what Rob Sherwood does.
>>
>> R,
>>
>> Al? W6LX/4
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