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Re: [TenTec] Jupiter Output Power

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Subject: Re: [TenTec] Jupiter Output Power
From: Arthur Lewis <wa8vsj@gmail.com>
Reply-to: Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment <tentec@contesting.com>
Date: Mon, 16 Apr 2018 11:49:09 -0400
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*Mine does a little better than yours, but not enough to make a
difference.  I get 100 watts on ten meters, but only 75 watts on 17 meters.
The reast of the bands are between 90 and 110.*

*Enjoy the Jupiter it's really a nice fun rig with really good over all
performance. *

*73*
*Art WA8VSJ*

On Mon, Apr 16, 2018 at 10:12 AM, MadScientist1948 <dukeshifi@comcast.net>
wrote:

> Drake TR7’s were also famous for that issue. Part aging and, I believe,
> aging of ferrite materials in various coupling transformers resulted in
> drop of output, In the TR7, that drop was more significant, dropping from a
> capability of 50 watts on the low bands to around 75 watts on 10 meters,
> still barely enough to be noticeable on the receiving end of the QSO.
>
> 73 and enjoy the Jupiter.
>
> Gary
>
> > On Apr 16, 2018, at 4:58 AM, Gary Hendricks <k4mt1950@charter.net>
> wrote:
> >
> > Thanks very much for the info. Looks like the radio is OK.
> > I should have remembered because I was working at Tentec at the time
> > the Jupiter was released. But memery had failed me.
> > Thanks
> > Gary K4MT
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