With his permission, I'm forwarding the following message I received today
from Michael Tracy, KC1SX, of the ARRL Lab. I call your attention in
particular to the expanded test report for the IC-756, which includes
spectrum analyzer displays for several other radios.
Can one of the more technially-versed among us comment on how well this
test characterizes the "clickiness" of a given radio? Should a test also
be run using split frequencies, to check for synthesizer issues? Or RIt on
and off...?
I'd be interested to know how the FT-1000MP, FT-1000D and Omni 6+ would
compare under comparable conditions.
73, Pete N4ZR
>Pete,
>
>> Have you been following the discussion on the CQ-contest reflector
>> about key clicks and splatter (clicks in particular) in top-line
>> contest rigs?
>
>Yes - although I don't regularly read any mailing list or newsgroup, I was
>referred to this discussion by another HQ staff member.
>
>> What do you think the prospects are for the ARRL lab
>> adopting a new test to measure this phenomenon,
>
>Actually, it wouldn't be new, just something we don't do regularly yet. We
>did it for the IC-756 (non-Pro) because there were reports of a problem with
>this. The results appear in the Expanded Report.
>
>> and perhaps including it in at least the
>> expanded test results?
>
>I've already made plans to do this regularly for "high-end contest rigs" and
>hope to (time permitting, in the not-too-distant future) check some rigs of
>this genre that we've already reviewed in the past to see if I can unearth
>some of the problems.
>
>> but it all depends on HQ's willingness to listen.
>
>We are always willing to listen to reports of frequent problems and check
>into them. This is limited by the capability of our test equipment array,
>so not all of Tom's proposals can be implemented in the ARRL Lab at this
>time (for example, his syllabic-varying SSB test is one we do not have the
>capability to do at present).
>
>73, Michael Tracy, KC1SX, ARRL Lab
>
>
>
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