Thanks Mark , you hit it on the head, I just put the latest "normal".
Jupiter firmware on it and it is fine now. I am a cw op but have no
need for a cw reader.
It's an amazing little radio for what it is.
73
Tim
NZ8J
Sent from my iPhone
On Aug 30, 2011, at 9:14 PM, Mark Milburn <markkq0i@yahoo.com> wrote:
> Don't think I went far enough in explaining...if you won't be
> using the CW mode, you don't HAVE to install the larger
> chip. Just download the 538 mode from the Ten Tec site and
> load it into the Jupiter. It will replace the CW mode and you
>
> will be able to use the Jupiter just as it was originally issued,
> it just won't have the reader and probably some other stuff
> that was added when they wrote the CW personality.
>
>
> Mark Milburn KQ0I
> Des Moines, IA
>
>
> on Skype as: markkq0i
>
>
>> ________________________________
>> From: NZ8J <nz8j@woh.rr.com>
>> To: tentec@contesting.com
>> Sent: Tuesday, August 30, 2011 6:05 PM
>> Subject: [TenTec] Jupiter CW personality problem
>>
>> Hi,
>> I just bought a used Jupiter, (older model with green screen and gray
>> case). It looks and works fine with one problem. The guy who I
>> bought it
>> from briefly mentioned it had the CW personality Firmware. It's there
>> but doesn't work like the instructions on the Ten Tec web page says.
>>
>> My question is, were there different levels of upgrade from the
>> regular
>> Jupiter to the newer CW personality? I don't know much about it
>> and the
>> person I bought it from has not been of any help. The cw reader
>> seems to
>> work, I can tune a cw signal and it will decode the signal if it is
>> strong enough but I can't get the radio to go back to the regular 538
>> mode.
>>
>> While in the CW mode, you don't have AM or FM capabilities and I
>> like to
>> listen to AM BCB/SW. I operate cw 99% of the time but have no need
>> for
>> the decode function.
>>
>> Holding the "MODE" switch in doesn't give me the option to pick GO
>> 538
>> or CW
>>
>> When turning on the radio the screen indicates :
>>
>> JUPITER 538 CW
>>
>> REV 1.03 b4 11.18.2008
>>
>> Any help or suggestions would be greatly appreciated. I'm reluctant
>> to
>> reload any new firmware until I have a better idea of what is going.
>>
>> I would like to just go back to the latest regular Jupiter firmware
>> if
>> possible. I've looked through the archives but don't really see
>> anything
>> that describes my situation.
>>
>> If anyone is familiar with the Jupiter and the upgrade to the cw
>> personality and has an idea of what I am trying to describe I would
>> appreciate corresponding off the list
>>
>> My email is nz8j@woh.rr.com
>>
>> Thanks
>> Tim
>> Nz8J
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