Thanks to all who gave me advice on installing the LDG auto-tuner in the =
Jupiter. I called Gary at Ten-Tec Service at he prepared me on how to =
handle the software download. If it hadn't been for his advice, I would =
probably have messed things up and would have needed to send the rig =
back to Ten-Tec for reprogramming.
To those of you who plan to add the tuner at home: Once you start the =
download from the Ten-Tec supplied floppy disk, DO NOT touch any =
computer key or the radio until the RX light stops blinking and a =
straight black line appears on the Jupiter screen. Apparently the =
software downloads first from the floppy and then for a period of time, =
the Jupiter is updating the DSP chip. If you hit anything during this =
time, it ruins the chip programming and the only recourse is to send it =
back to the factory.
I do wish Ten-Tec included operating instructions with the tuner. I =
assumed it automatically tuned when you change bands and start operating =
into a mismatched antenna. However, I find when I change bands and =
there's a mismatch, I have to manually hit the tune button and let it =
retune on each band. Is there something wrong with my unit?
Also, it sometimes tunes down to only 1.6 or 1.8 and I have to hit tune =
again to get it to tune the SWR down further. Is this the way it is =
supposed to operate?
I have an external LDG tuner and am used to how it works. Is something =
wrong here? Please help.
Thanks.
73, Winston K4CWQ
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