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Perhaps in a perfect world you are correct but in a real world things don't
usually work that way. The ARRL will perform product reviews when they are
>provided a review sample and when they have the resources available to
perform it.>
It was my impression that the ARRL purchased the unit they were going to
review. Further that the particular unit was a typical unit (no special
preparation for the review by the manufacturer). When the review was
completed the unit belonged to the ARRL and was normally sold to the highest
bidder from an ARRL member.
Not in this world will they ever have the resources to keep re-testing
current production samples of all rigs whenever a new one emerges. I guess
therefore, we as potential purchasers will have to interpret the published
facts based upon our later knowledge of change. Or I guess we could stump
up the cash to fund a re-test of the rigs we are particularly interested in
at a time that is relevent to us. Though the cost of the testing could
likely approach or even exceed the cost of both rigs being tested so I
doubt many would want to entertain that suggestion.
As the owner and assembler of K2 S/N 997 and K2 S/N 3483 and having fitted
all enhancements to S/N 997, I don't believe the test of a S/N 3000+ K2
would make any material difference to the ARRL measured performance. Of
course Eric and Wayne may disagree, as might you, BUT unless someone is up
for carrying the cost of a retest the issue is moot!
I do not own the K2, if I should get one, the time spent assembling would be
considered a learning experience and I wouldn't consider that time as a
"cost", my first station I built from Heath kits (DX-60, and SB-300) and it
was quality time putting it together.
Bob, 5B4AGN, P3F
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