[Orion] Re: Jupiter vs ORION

[Allan Henry Kaplan]

Dick, N5XRD wrote,
"What I am wondering is what practical difference is there
> between the two for a non-contester ham with a small station, 
> considering the difference in price.  Incidentally, is there any 
> difference between RX on the Jupiter and on the Sub-receiver on the 
> Orion??"

Jupiter performance will satisfy the 90+ percent of hams who rarely 
compete in contests.
It is a very good value for a non-contester ham with a small station. 
People buy ORION radios for two reasons, either:
(A)	They need a contest-grade radio, or
(B)	They want the newest and best transceiver that Ten-Tec makes.

The ORION Subreceiver is fairly similar to Jupiter, as far as RF 
performance is concerned, but the ORION Subreceiver has a more advanced 
DSP, and ORION has a very versatile antenna switch that makes two 
xmit/rcv antennas and one receive only antenna available to its 
receivers.  Hope this helps.   73, Allan, W1AEL (Ten-Tec retiree).