Posted by
N2EY on
Oct 01, 2007; 9:58pm
URL: http://elecraft.85.s1.nabble.com/Sherwood-on-ARRL-Testing-Methodology-tp454007p454010.html
-----Original Message-----
From: Goody K3NG <
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>Another thing to note is that ARRL buys all the gear they review,
right off the shelf just like any other ham would.
And it's bought in such a way that the seller doesn't know it's going
to be an ARRL test unit.
--
As for "fluff" in ARRL Product Reviews, I attribute that to the wide
'dynamic range' of the readership's technical
knowledge.
On the one end are hams who can recite testing methodologies for all
sorts of performance metrics, including
pitfalls and claimed-vs-observed numbers. At the other end are hams who
don't understand why you'd want
passband tuning, narrow filters, or what the attenuator/preamp switch
does. And everything in between.
On top of that are complaints that QST is "too technical" and/or "aimed
only at the contest/DX/big station hams",
etc., etc.
So we get Product Reviews that are part lab test, part feelings, and
part an attempt to Elmer. All jammed into a
limited space, and on a limited time, to be done by a limited staff.
The K2 got an expanded report that only appeared online. Went into more
detail than the mag report. K3 should
get the same.
One ham's fluff is another ham's main interest.
73 de Jim, N2EY
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