[TenTec] Jupiter & Pegasus CW note

Ken & Linda Burrough Ken & Linda Burrough" <w8keb@1st.net
Sun, 4 Mar 2001 23:15:47 -0500


Tim

I have owned or own now the --

Triton IV Digital
Argo 556
Omni VI Plus
Jupiter
and now the Pegasus.

I have never had a "squelch tail" on CW.  Steve said he can hear the "raspy
note" on cw with both the Jupiter and now the Pegasus, however he is the
only one that can hear it.

Ken/w8keb


----- Original Message -----
From: "NZ8J" <timcook@erinet.com>
To: "Carl Moreschi" <n4py@earthlink.net>; "tentec" <tentec@contesting.com>;
"Steve Ellington" <n4lq@iglou.com>
Sent: Sunday, March 04, 2001 10:05 PM
Subject: Re: [TenTec] Jupiter & Pegasus CW note


>
> I've been reading this trail of emails concerning the "raspy note" and
what
> does or does not cause it, however I've yet to hear anyone mention the one
> thing that prompted me to send mine back for a refund.  The sidetone had a
> "squelch tail" after every element on cw that was as bad or worse than
> either of the two Omni-6's I've had.  I just assumed it was "the way it
> worked" and they were all that way. Has anyone else detected that problem?
> It became more noticeable with the narrower cw filters, but was there all
> the time on the Jupiter I had.  Did I get a bad one?  My Omni-C and Triton
> IV do not have that problem what so ever.... I'd like to hear from some
die
> hard qsk cw operators who are using the Jupiter, maybe I was too hasty in
> sending it back???????.
> Thanks
> Tim
> NZ8J



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