[ICOM] QST Prod Rev Expanded Reports: a proposal

[David J. Ring, Jr.]

Rob Sherwood says that the Drake R4C is top dog receiver and he makes awsome 
products to make it so - and that receiver is excellent, but I'd like him to 
compare it to the receiver in the ICOM 756PRO2

I wish I had my R4C with Tubesters and the Sherwood filters now that I come 
to think of it, I wish I had bought the Noise Blanker and all the 
accessories, too!

But I'd love to see a showdown against the "new" ICOM technologies!

Would make fascinating reading!

73

David Ring
N1EA
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jan C. Robbins" <swanman at cfu.net>
To: "ICOM Reflector" <icom at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Wednesday, September 08, 2004 8:38 PM
Subject: Re: [ICOM] QST Prod Rev Expanded Reports: a proposal


Just please for heaven's sake pay attention to what Rob Sherwood has
told you.  At the moment, your reciver measures are nearly worthless.
Dr. Jan C. Robbins, n0JR

Tracy, Michael, KC1SX wrote:
> Folks,
>        As some of you might have heard, the Expanded Test Result
> Reports that supplement QST Product Reviews of HF transceivers
> have had to be mostly eliminated.  Basically, the ARRL Lab's
> plate is very full of critical tasks, and that includes my
> responsibilities.
>
> Now, I'm probably the biggest proponent of expanded test result
> reports for transceivers featured in QST's Product Review
> column.  As the ARRL's Test Engineer, I can't help but be
> interested in the nitty-gritty of a rig's performance.  As
> such I would like to continue doing the reports as often as
> in the past, and I need some feedback from readers in order
> to make that happen.
>
> It seems to me that what most folks are interested in is
> perhaps a small subset of the typical 30+ pages of data that
> we have published in past reports.  For example, I've often
> wondered how many people really want to know the precise
> variation in transmitter output power (both maximum and
> minimum) on every single band.  In contrast, the swept
> receiver dynamic range graphs are probably among the most
> popular features.
>
> Please take a moment to look over the table of contents
> of reports you have read and rate each test on a 1-5 scale
> (5 being highest), then directly email me with your
> preferences (I won't be discussing this on the lists, so
> don't expect a reply to postings).
>
> 73, Michael Tracy, KC1SX, ARRL Test Engineer
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