Hello Dave, Greg et al; I have just been forwarded the following email body by other groups, please excuse the colors and fonts - they are from the original email. The link to the youtube video is produced by Gary Pearce KN4AQ who was the reviewer of the Yeasu radio in the September issue of QST. After viewing the video I wonder if perhaps some of the issue with Yeasu might be Gary's comments on his installment #160 of his HamRadioNow. Of course, Gary's HamRadioNow video has nothing to do with the ARRL. In this video Gary performs a comparison of Yeasu C4FM, DStar, P25, Turbo, etc.; but some of hiscomments about Yeasu's "Fusion" might be interpreted as a bit more pointed than what was reported in QST. I do agree with Greg, the 8 pages of the September review seemedto have an overall positive tone and I hope that things can be resolved. 73, Kermit W9XA
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Ham Radio Now Episode 161: "Yaesu's System (Con)Fusion" on YouTube at: http://youtu.be/C1ClH3R17m0
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________________________________ From: G Widin <gpwidin@comcast.net> To: "Sumner, Dave, K1ZZ" <dsumner@arrl.org> Cc: arrl-odv <arrl-odv@arrl.org> Sent: Tuesday, August 19, 2014 3:43 PM Subject: [arrl-odv:23192] Re: Yaesu I agree with Dave. It's hard to see why the '400 review would be looked at unfavorably. The review is almost 7 pages long, which is more than any radio I can remember has received. And on the 8th page, there's an upbeat editorial moment about how good it is that Yaesu has hopped on the digital bandwagon. I hope Dave's conversation with Yaesu resolves whatever the difficulty is, but I can't see how it could be about the '400 review. GW On Tue, Aug 19, 2014 at 9:12 AM, Sumner, Dave, K1ZZ <dsumner@arrl.org> wrote: You may hear that Yaesu is very unhappy with the QST Product Review in September QST and that the company is sharply reducing its QST advertising. This will be apparent with the October issue; the usual three pages of Yaesu ads on pages 6-8 will contain a photo spread about the National Centennial Convention instead. The inside back cover is also affected.
If you have read the review you may well wonder why it has elicited such a strong reaction, since it is generally favorable. I am in direct communication with Yaesu President Jun Hasegawa with regard to the matter. Dave Sumner, K1ZZ _______________________________________________ arrl-odv mailing list arrl-odv@reflector.arrl.org http://reflector.arrl.org/mailman/listinfo/arrl-odv
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