G3SJX review in Radcom (RSGB)

[Bill W4ZV]

Does anyone in EU have any idea when Peter Hart G3SJX will publish a K3 review?  Would be wonderful if he had one with all the various CW filters installed for comparisons.  Rob Sherwood is testing all now but has not yet made the results publicly available (i.e. 500/400/250/200).

73,  Bill

[Julian, G4ILO]

Bill W4ZV wrote

Does anyone in EU have any idea when Peter Hart G3SJX will publish a K3 review?  Would be wonderful if he had one with all the various CW filters installed for comparisons.  Rob Sherwood is testing all now but has not yet made the results publicly available (i.e. 500/400/250/200).

I seem to recall someone on this list with RSGB connections posted a few months back to the effect that Peter wasn't particularly interested. Elecraft doesn't advertise in RadCom, nor are their products available through the dealers that buy advertising in its pages.

There was a review of the K2 a few years back, but it was not by G3SJX but by one of our own list members who is / was an RSGB officer and happened to be a K2 owner.

[M0XDF]

So, if we want to see a review, all UK and RadCom readers should  
petition RadCom for a review.
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On 18 Mar 2008, at 11:21, G4ILO wrote:

>
>
> Bill W4ZV wrote:
>>
>> Does anyone in EU have any idea when Peter Hart G3SJX will publish  
>> a K3
>> review?  Would be wonderful if he had one with all the various CW  
>> filters
>> installed for comparisons.  Rob Sherwood is testing all now but has  
>> not
>> yet made the results publicly available (i.e. 500/400/250/200).
>>
> I seem to recall someone on this list with RSGB connections posted a  
> few
> months back to the effect that Peter wasn't particularly interested.
> Elecraft doesn't advertise in RadCom, nor are their products available
> through the dealers that buy advertising in its pages.
>
> There was a review of the K2 a few years back, but it was not by  
> G3SJX but
> by one of our own list members who is / was an RSGB officer and  
> happened to
> be a K2 owner.
>
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[gm3sek]

G4ILO wrote:
>Bill W4ZV wrote:
>>
>> Does anyone in EU have any idea when Peter Hart G3SJX will publish a K3
>> review?  Would be wonderful if he had one with all the various CW filters
>> installed for comparisons.  Rob Sherwood is testing all now but has not
>> yet made the results publicly available (i.e. 500/400/250/200).
>>

>I seem to recall someone on this list with RSGB connections posted a
>few months back to the effect that Peter wasn't particularly
>interested. Elecraft doesn't advertise in RadCom, nor are their
>products available through the dealers that buy advertising in its pages.
>
>There was a review of the K2 a few years back, but it was not by G3SJX
>but by one of our own list members who is / was an RSGB officer and
>happened to be a K2 owner.

Those statements are incorrect in almost every detail.

The Radcom review of the K2 was actually two separate articles by two
different users. The first was by Dave, G3YMC, who is well known on this
list; and the second was by the RSGB President, who had just completed
his own K2. What Dave actually posted to this list was:

"At the time Peter Hart G3SJX was taking a break from writing reviews
and had no objection to me doing it. But it was always from a user's
perspective and was never intended to be any sort of lab test." [1]

Now "taking a break" has somehow turned into "wasn't particularly
interested".

I don't know if Peter Hart has plans to review the K3 or not. But I do
know Peter, and I do know that his reviews have NEVER been influenced by
advertising considerations.

The RSGB advertising department may try to sell space opposite a review
that is about to be published, but that in no way affects the integrity
of what Peter has already written.


[1]
<http://www.nabble.com/K3-review-for-RadCom-to14083704.html#a14083704>


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[Stewart Baker]

I spoke with Peter at the recent CDXC dinner. He said that he
would review the K3 if one were made available to him.

Unfortunately it won't be mine, as it is already the subject of my
own investigations.

73
Stewart G3RXQ
On Tue, 18 Mar 2008 14:04:48 +0000, Ian White GM3SEK wrote:
> G4ILO wrote:
>> Bill W4ZV wrote:
>>
>>> Does anyone in EU have any idea when Peter Hart G3SJX will
publish a K3
>>> review?  Would be wonderful if he had one with all the various
CW filters
>>> installed for comparisons.  Rob Sherwood is testing all now
but has not
>>> yet made the results publicly available (i.e.
500/400/250/200).
>>>
>
>> I seem to recall someone on this list with RSGB connections
posted a
>> few months back to the effect that Peter wasn't particularly
>> interested. Elecraft doesn't advertise in RadCom, nor are their
>> products available through the dealers that buy advertising in
its pages.
>>
>> There was a review of the K2 a few years back, but it was not
by G3SJX
>> but by one of our own list members who is / was an RSGB officer
and
>> happened to be a K2 owner.
>>
> Those statements are incorrect in almost every detail.
>
> The Radcom review of the K2 was actually two separate articles
by two
> different users. The first was by Dave, G3YMC, who is well known
on this
> list; and the second was by the RSGB President, who had just
completed
> his own K2. What Dave actually posted to this list was:
>
> "At the time Peter Hart G3SJX was taking a break from writing
reviews
> and had no objection to me doing it. But it was always from a
user's
> perspective and was never intended to be any sort of lab test."
[1]
>
> Now "taking a break" has somehow turned into "wasn't
particularly
> interested".
>
> I don't know if Peter Hart has plans to review the K3 or not.
But I do
> know Peter, and I do know that his reviews have NEVER been
influenced by
> advertising considerations.
>
> The RSGB advertising department may try to sell space opposite a
review
> that is about to be published, but that in no way affects the
integrity
> of what Peter has already written.
>
>
> [1]
> <http://www.nabble.com/K3-review-for-RadCom-to14083704.html#a140
83704>


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[g3ymc]

GM3SEK wrote

The Radcom review of the K2 was actually two separate articles by two
different users. The first was by Dave, G3YMC, who is well known on this
list; and the second was by the RSGB President, who had just completed
his own K2. What Dave actually posted to this list was:

"At the time Peter Hart G3SJX was taking a break from writing reviews
and had no objection to me doing it. But it was always from a user's
perspective and was never intended to be any sort of lab test." [1]

Now "taking a break" has somehow turned into "wasn't particularly
interested".

That was what I was told by Steve G4JVG (now 9M6DXX), the editor of RadCom at the time. My review of the K2 was a result of a chat with Steve over lunch at one of the RSGB HF Conventions. Bob G3PJT, then President, added his own section to the article before it was published.

I look forward to seeing a K3 RadCom review in due course - not from me, cos I ain't got one... (but just received a K2/100 and K1 from a friend for checking out).

73 Dave G3YMC