I don't think the Jupiter has internal thermal issues as it appears the
746 does. Check out the eHam reviews here:
http://www.eham.net/reviews/detail/1951 And in the remote chance that
there is a problem with it, TT will make it good through their superb
service department. Also, running a tuner with the IC's is a must if
your SWR is > 1.5:1. The TT power amps are much more forgiving of SWR's
up to 3:1. (And the TT tuners appear to handle a much wider range of
impedances than the ICOM internal tuners, at least from my experience
with both of them). For whatever that's worth....
73, Duane
On Wed, 7 Jul 2004 08:13:15 -0400 "Bob Scott" <w4zy@bobandpenny.us>
writes:
> I can get an Icom IC-746 Pro for $1300 including power supply and
> microphone. It looks like it has the same features as the Jupiter
> plus I
> get 6M and 2M. A Jupiter will cost me almost $1700 if I get the
> external
> fan and some sort of tuner (internal or external) and power supply.
> The
> microphone is free for awhile.
>
> I want to support Ten-Tec as it is an American company and I grew up
> with
> Knight-Kits and Heathkits, but is the Jupiter that superior to other
> rigs in
> its class?
>
> 73,
>
> Bob
> W4ZY
>
>
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Duane Calvin, AC5AA
Austin, Texas
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