Eric F. Richards wrote:
D Peter Maus wrote:


Eric F. Richards wrote:

D Peter Maus wrote:



[...]
Instead superserving the one reviewer who had already
endorsed the radio as, 'the best shortwave receiver in the world,'
before the first prototype was built. Also something less than honest.



WHOA, HOLD ON A SEC!

I know you don't like Larry Magne. I frankly don't care why -- we've
covered it repeatedly in email, so I don't think we need to go there
again.

But if you claim he, or any other reviewer, called the Sat 800, quote,
"the best shortwave receiver in the world," unquote, you'd better be
able to back that up, chapter, verse, publication, page, etc.

That's way the hell over the line, Peter.



I'll refer you to any SAT 800 direct mail piece,


That's not a review. That's a direct mail piece.



Yes, that's true. In which Magne was quoted as above.




the preview
commentary by Grove


Grove isn't Magne. Magne isn't Grove. And I know from personal
experience that Grove will defend himself.



Yes, he will. And he has. But that's not the point...the point was at
the introductory press photo op, in which representatives of Tecsun,
Lextronix and Mr Grove, Magne was present and made his endorsement.
There had only been a mockup produced at that time.


I believe that event was reported in Grove's newsletter.





and any of the numerous ads for SAT 800


That's not a review. That's an ad.


I didn't say it came from a review. I said it came from a reviewer.
Larry Magne was quoted. Magne is a reviewer. He made the statement. It
was printed, quoted in SAT 800 materials. But nowhere did I say that it
was stated in a review.




during the
first couple of years of release. It's been published vitually
continuously.


Then, why can't *I*, certainly no fan of the 800, find it?


That's a good question. Perhaps you're looking in reviews. It's not
in a review. But, I got so tired of reading it I packaged everything up
and sent it postage due to Lextronix and asked them to stop sending me
****.





And discussed here to death. It's also in virtually any
e-Bay listing straight from the Lextronix presentation materials offered
to 'officially authorized retailers.'

If you want page numbers, I'm sorry. I read the comments, laughed out
loud and dismissed them. I didn't catalog them. Maybe I should start
doing that, this being USENet, and all.

Perhaps someone here has a SAT 800 direct mail piece they can scan
for you. Particularly the one where SAT 800 is claimed to be German
radio would be fun.


Direct mail pieces aren't reviews.

Here, maybe I can help you out a little:

Passport, 2000, page 126-127:

"We tested a pre-production prototype, so our observations our
provisional and WE HAVEN'T RATED THIS NEW RECEIVER--tempted though we
are by its CONSIDERABLE PROMISE." (emphasis mine)

"Its performance looks EXCEPTIONALLY PROMISING..." (emphasis mine)

There is no phrase there saying, "the best shortwave receiver in the
world." None. Nada.

Passport 2001, pp 127-135:

4 stars. Not even an implication of "the best shortwave receiver in
the world."

One full page of "Pro," one full page of "Con." In the "Verdict"
section, it says, "But all is not kudos. Construction consistency was
wanting during the 'shakedown cruise,' with perhaps eight percent of
units being returned to dealers for one reason or another."

In the "Evaluation of new model" section, 5 pages, the review cites
the R8B as doing "virtually everything well."

In the "Bottom Line" section it does say, "it outperforms any PORTABLE
OR PC-CONTROLLED RECEIVER WE HAVE TESTED," (emphasis mine), which is
still a long way from implying or stating "the best shortwave receiver
in the world."

At the end of the review, it states: "The Passport portatop review
team includes Lawrence Magne, Tony Jones, Craig Tycon and George
Zeller, with Avery Comarow, George Heidelman and John Wagner.
Laboratory measurements by Robert Sherwood."

So, doubtless out there somewhere, in a parallel universe, there is a
Passport review stating it is "the best shortwave receiver in the
world," and the generally positive comments about its lab performance
were forced at gunpoint from Robert Sherwood, and the rest of the
review board was told to stuff it or forget the $500 pay check they
were getting this year, right?



Perhaps you're right, there may be a review in a parallel universe
stating it. But I didn't claim it was from a review.


You claimed that is a direct quote from a reviewer.



I didn't claim it came from a review. It came from a reviewer. Larry
Magne. And it was quoted liberally in many ads and promotional pieces,
with attribution.