Now it's time for 6/6/6 on 20m on 150ft of Rohn 55 if you have money you
have to spend :-) Good way to get to know your neighbors better also! Plus,
there is always the K9MI, Save the Polar Bears fund.
73, Mike K9MI
----- Original Message -----
From: "Buhyoff, Greg" <buhyoff@vt.edu>
To: <tentec@contesting.com>
Sent: Sunday, May 21, 2006 15 47
Subject: Re: [TenTec] Ten-Tec, Jupiter, etc.
> Just wanted to throw in my comments about the Jupiter and Ten-Tec. First,
> I've owned a lot of HF transceivers (No Orions yet -- but soon I hope). I
> use an FT 1000, Omni VI plus, Argonaut V and a Jupiter. I have had several
> FT 1000 versions, an FT 990, IC 746, 756, 761, 765, 781 etc. and Kenwoods
> of all colors. I guess I've owned about 30 or 35 transceivers along the
> way.
>
> I love my Omni VI plus. But, it is odd, with all the radios I have had
> and have, it is the darn Jupiter that keeps getting the air time. When I
> first got it, some folks, with the greatest intentions, told me that is
> was a good radio but had not been updated (firmware) in a while. I got
> lucky after I bought a new one. BINGO, two new firmware updates came out
> and the one that counted the most to me was the new filtering changes.
> Strong adjacent signals can be taken care of with the bandwidth control
> and even when it is tightened down to as low as 1650, the SSB audio is
> clearly intelligible. The Jupiter has the nicest receive audio I have
> heard (and actually, the Argonaut V right there with it). The new
> filtering algorithms in the latest version are excellent and the noise
> floor is outstanding. I can easily read S1 signals on 40 meters with
> it -- of course assuming no loud atmospherics, etc. It simply has an
> excellent receiver. I am sure the Orion is much better. I a
> ctually prefer the Jupiter's receiver (with the new upgrades) in some ways
> to the Omni VI plus --- The VI plus is better in other ways. But this is
> not a comment about a comparison of the two but a general comment about
> Ten-Tec transceivers, from my own experience. I work both CW (wonderful
> on CW) and SSB. I am not a digital mode op. I wouldn't trade any of the
> Ten-Tec radios I have. I have been a Ten-Tec owner for about 18 years
> with many Icoms, Yaesus and Kenwoods mixed in along the way. And, the
> performance of the Ten-Tecs have always been better, in my personal
> opinion and according to my tastes in operating, than the many other
> radios I've had and tried side by side with the Ten-Tecs. The Service
> folks at Ten-Tec are outstanding. They answer questions, help you trouble
> shoot, if you should need it, and give you time on the phone that is above
> and beyond anything I have ever experienced. No, I am not a Ten-Tec
> groupie ....... I just give credit where credit is d
> ue. I could go on as many others on this group could --- but, I'll stop
> here and simply give my nod to Ten-Tec, their customer assistance and
> their equipment.
>
> 73,
> Greg K2UM
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