Hmmm, out of curiosity I went and found the so called
"review" in question on eHam under the Forums section.
Low and behold it is the same individual who couldn't
just write a reasoned review of the Jupiter, instead
he has only ever offered endless rants. He even saw
fit to bash the Jupiter one more time while he was
"reviewing" the Centurion, and here I thought it was
supposed to be a Centurion review. Oh and by the way
it seems as though this particular individual simply
can't write a review of anything without taking yet
another shot at the Jupiter along the way, go figure.
Check his reviews of some Icom gear to see what I
mean.
I do use eHam reviews as part of my decision making
process when buying radios. I do however summarily
ignore all reviews (of any brand) that are like what
this particular individual makes, those reviews are
pretty much worthless. I sincerely hope that others
who look at the eHam reviews are equally critical of
the reviewers.
On the other hand however I'm a bit troubled by the
prospect of eHam "editing" reviews. Let the review
writers expose themselves for what they are. Perhaps
eHam should make available all ratings given by all of
the "reviewers" associated with particular products.
That would make it easier for readers of these reviews
to spot individuals who consistently bash one company
or another repeatedly out some kind of spite. Then the
review readers can frame the reviewers comments in a
larger context and perhaps salvage some kind of usable
information from them.
Also just for the record I do not own a Jupiter or
Centurion.
Duane
N9DG
--- Steve M <wmoorejr@cox.net> wrote:
> Hello David,
>
> I agree 100%. He owned the amp, wrote an honest
> review, it should stay in
> the reviews. Notice the amp now has a perfect
> record?
>
> I seriously doubt anyone at eham just read it
> and said "oh this isn't
> a valid review, we'll have to move this". Not
> without some whiners helping!
>
> This kind of %^$#& reminds me of recent
> insider trading scandals--they
> both stink.
>
> 73,
> Steve wd0ct
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "David Hammond" <dhhdeh@concentric.net>
> To: "tentec reflector" <tentec@contesting.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, June 26, 2002 5:36 PM
> Subject: [TenTec] eham centurion 0 review
>
>
> > Hi Everyone,
> >
> > Several of you commented on the Eham review
> yesterday about the negative
> > experience that one person encountered with the
> Centurion amp. I don't own
> > an amp so I cannot comment first hand. My point on
> writing is for a much
> > different reason.
> >
> > Eham reviews have become a major contributing
> influence to major purchases
> > we all make. This afternoon I noted that something
> disturbing to me has
> > happened. The review has been removed by Eham from
> the product review
> > category.
> >
> > When I inquired as to why, I was informed by Eham
> that it did not meet the
> > definitions of a "Product Review" so it was moved
> into the "Company Forum
> > Category" elsewhere on the Eham site. Quietly
> moved to where it does not
> add
> > or subtract to the product rating score. Say it
> ain't so Joe!
> >
> > IMO if that review did not reflect one man's
> opinion about a product's
> > performance I do not know what does. Ever see a
> favorable opinion on a
> > "company's performance" of any manufacturer so
> relocated by Eham when it
> > appears in any other "product review"?
> >
> > I found the review to be reasonable, honest and
> forthright. Based on your
> > experiences you may or may not agree and that's
> your prerogative to so do.
> > But manipulating a reasonable opinion as was
> presented in that ham's
> review
> > reveals a flaw in Eham's process. This review as
> represented was a product
> > problem that was turned into a customer service
> problem plain and simple.
> >
> > No one is perfect, me, you or Ten Tec and that's
> not what I mean to imply
> > but............
> >
> > Is it more than coincidental that Ten Tec is an
> Eham advertiser? I hope
> > not.
> >
> > Buyer and reader beware!
> >
> > 73 de N1LQ-Dave
> >
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