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Re: [TowerTalk] Results of Rotor Survey, Non- Prop Pitch

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Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Results of Rotor Survey, Non- Prop Pitch
From: Kent Olsen <kilo6dko@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 25 Mar 2019 11:27:05 -0700
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As far as the M2 Orion 2800. It got a bad rap because they had a bad batch
of gears, that is why it has a low rating on eHam. The problem has now been
fixed and I think it is the best. Just my 2 cents.


Thanks
73
Kent
N6WT


On Mon, Mar 25, 2019 at 11:21 AM Jim Brown <jim@audiosystemsgroup.com>
wrote:

> People "vote" on their experience, and tend to CHOOSE the lowest cost
> product. The higher cost product may be superior, but lose out in the
> selection based on cost. Also, as a subscriber to three
> manufacturer-focus email reflectors, I see lots of rooting for the home
> team, and seeing one's choice of rig challenged as an insult! Another
> factor is the product reviews tend to be written soon after purchase,
> before problems develop.
>
> A FAR better way to choose products and mechanical issues associated
> with a tower is to ask the professionals who install them and fix them.
> The proprietor of this list, K7LXC, is one of the best. Hector, XE2K, is
> another. So are those who maintain large stations, like W3LPL and K3LR.
>
> 73, Jim K9YC
>
> On 3/25/2019 10:17 AM, Robert Harmon wrote:
> > Good point Bob !
> >
> >
> >
> > Bob
> > K6UJ
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >> On Mar 25, 2019, at 4:37 AM, W3YY<w3yy@cox.net>  wrote:
> >>
> >> I think the recommendations were primarily based on performance, not
> price.  No one would recommend a rotor that had poor performance,
> regardless of its price.
>
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