[TenTec] Jupiter- How easy to operate?

[Bob Mauro - PeopleNet]

i REREAD MY oMNI 6+ MANUAL EVERY SO OFTEN.  I'M ALWAYS AMAZED AT WHAT THE
RIG CAN DO AND WHAT I FORGOT IT COULd do.  I just set up the tuning rate
for CW via the customized option.  Very cool!  And the rig is so easy to
use.  Sounds like the Jupiter is set up along those lines.  i have a
Kenwood dual band blue screen 2-mtr-70 ctm rig.  To program that monster
IS HARD.  i
get phone calls from friends asking me for help.  I actually read the
manual...but it is still a monster to set up.  The Omni 6+ is so easy.
Love the rig and hunger for a Jupiter just to play with.  MaYBE I CAN SET
IT UP IN ANOTHER ROOM.  tHAT COULD JUSTIFY IT. ;-) 73.

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On Thu, 7 Dec 2000, dbudd wrote:

> 
> I agree with Tracy.
> 
> I have an IC-706MkII in my motorhome which I use
> infrequently. If I want to change modes, it is a pain. Out
> comes the manual to figure out how to maneuver the nested
> menus. In contrast, the Omni VI+3 is EASY, except for the
> menu-driven items, which are rarely needed (at least in my
> use).
> 
> I have 3 VHF HT's and 3 marine HT's - no two use the same
> operating methods, in spite of the fact that some of them
> are from the same manufacturer. AARRGGGHHHHH!
> 
> 
> Duane Budd
> w5ben@arrl.net
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-tentec@contesting.com
> [mailto:owner-tentec@contesting.com]On
> Behalf Of George, W5YR
> Sent: Thursday, December 07, 2000 0:08 AM
> To: W7TRX
> Cc: tentec@contesting.com
> Subject: Re: [TenTec] Jupiter- How easy to operate?
> 
> 
> 
> I think that I am missing a very basic point here:
> 
> Why would anyone spend over a thousand bucks for a radio and
> then not be
> willing to spend the time that it takes to absorb the
> contents of an
> instruction manual that tells how to operate it?
> 
> Which is more important for a radio: doing the job it is
> intended to do,
> and do it well, or being easy to operate? Why?
> 
> I agree that it is initially convenient for a radio to be
> "intuitively
> obvious" to operate, but how much of the inherent
> performance of a
> complex rig goes unrealized if the owner is unwilling to
> invest the time
> required to learn "all about it."
> 
> Tracy, I am not trying to rattle your chain especially, but
> I see this
> same sentiment a lot and wonder what is behind it.
> 
> 72/73, George   W5YR - the Yellow Rose of Texas      NETXQRP
> 6
> Fairview, TX   30 mi NE Dallas in Collin county	     QRP-L
> 1373
> Amateur Radio W5YR, in the 55th year and it just keeps
> getting better!
> Icom IC-756 PRO #02121 (9/00) Kachina #91900556 (12/99)
> IC-765 (6/90)
> 
> W7TRX wrote:
> >
> > The Jupiter is an intriguing rig. The trait that I am most
> interested in is
> > ease of use. How intuitive is it to operate? I really
> don't care for radios
> > with tons of menus, cryptic buttons, and non-intuitive
> procedures to work
> > them. I have sold several 2m mobile and HT rigs for just
> this reason. I
> > currently have an Icom 706IIG. I've learned how to work it
> for day to day
> > needs, but to access all the other features requires the
> operators manual
> > within reach. Ten-Tec advertises the Jupiter as simple to
> operate. The pics
> > I've seen would seem to confirm this.
> >
> > So, how about it, new Jupiter owners. Can you understand
> and operate this
> > radio without looking at the operations manual?
> >
> > Keep your bells and whistles. I'm hankering from a solid,
> easy to use radio.
> > I fear I'll have to go back to an 80s vintage radio or
> analog to achieve
> > this.
> >
> > Thanks for your input.
> >
> > 73, Tracy
> > W7TRX
> 
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