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Introduction
This form is used to input your radio experience so that it may be shared with othjers.

Remember that your input is VALUABLE and will be used by those shopping for their next radio. Only give your feedback on a radio that you are very familiar with. Please do everything you can to ensure your submission is accurate and complete! After you fill out the form, go back to the top and review all your input.

If you choose to post your e-mail address, our unique encryption technology will make sure that NO ONE else sees your address (especially those who harvest web pages for spamming purposes) but others will be able to contact you as desired.

Once you're sure, press the Submit button at the bottom of the page (and give it a few seconds for your form to be processed; don't keep whacking on it because each press will send a submission!)

Your completed form will be sent to me for "processing". I'll review it and post it for others to view.

Thanks for your time, and participation!


Name

e-mail (In case I need to contact you)
Do not publish

Experience Level
Beginner (owned 1 or 2 radios)
Intermediate (owned a few radios)
Advanced (owned a number of radios)
Pro (seen it all!)

Monitoring Location
Few/No radio transmitters nearby (i.e. country)
Some/Many radio transmitters around (i.e. suburban)
They're everywhere! (i.e. city)

Radio Manufacturer
Other (if not found in above list):
NOTE: If you use 'Other', make sure 'Radio Manufacturer' is set to 'Specify below'
NOTE: Use RadioShack for the older Realistic brand name models.
NOTE: Use GRE for GRE models, not for GRE-made RadioShack models.

Radio Model

Other (if not found in above list):
NOTE: If you use 'Other', make sure 'Radio Model' is set to 'Specify below'

Primary Benefits (see right column as guide)
Please list one item per line
For example, "Useful bandscope" or "Very fast"

Primary Drawbacks (see right column)

Please list one item per line
For example, "Poor keypad" or "Display text too small"

Special Features (see right column)

Please list one item per line
List those items which you consider "special"
(compared to radios IN ITS CLASS)
List those items which you find particularly useful
For example, "Auto-store", "Clock", "Weather alert"

Here are some topics to think about for the Primary Benefits, Primary Drawbacks and Special Features input:
  • Alpha-tagging
  • Antenna
  • Attenuator
  • Auto-store
  • Bandscope
  • Battery indicator
  • Channel count
  • Channels
  • Channels per bank
  • Clock
  • Computer interface
  • Data skip
  • Delay
  • Display contrast
  • Display text/indicators
  • Frequency coverage
  • Hold
  • Keypad
  • Memory management
  • Power-on resume
  • Priority
  • Receive modes
  • Rotary Control
  • S-meter
  • Scan/Search speed
  • Search types
  • Search-skip
  • Service scan/search
  • Size
  • Squelch tail
  • Step sizes
  • Tape record control
  • Trunk tracking
  • Timers
  • Tone decode
  • VFO
  • Weather alert
    • Sensitivity
    Poor
    Fair
    Average
    Very good
    Excellent
    N/A

    Interference Rejection (birdies/images/intermod)
    Poor (lots)
    Fair
    Average
    Very good
    Excellent (little to none)
    N/A

    Ease of Use
    Poor
    Fair
    Average
    Very good
    Excellent
    N/A

    Audio Quality
    Poor
    Fair
    Average
    Very good
    Excellent
    N/A

    Audio Power
    Poor
    Fair
    Average
    Very good
    Excellent
    N/A

    Construction
    Poor
    Fair
    Average
    Very good
    Excellent
    N/A

    Backlight
    Poor
    Fair
    Average
    Very good
    Excellent
    N/A

    Battery Life (if applicable)
    Poor
    Fair
    Average
    Very good
    Excellent
    N/A

    Best Suited For Use By (check all that apply)
    Beginner
    Intermediate
    Advanced
    Expert

    Overall Rating
    Consider this radio's competition (today and in the past)
    Consider the price you'll pay for it (new or used)
    Consider its performance
    Consider its features
    NOTE: 1=Worst, 10=Best


    If You Had To Do Over Again, Would You Buy It?
    No way
    Maybe
    Probably
    Definitely

    Review ALL your data and then click ONCE on the button below.
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