[TenTec] Jupiter taking a beating?

[Robert & Linda McGraw K4TAX]

It would seem, as I've read a lot of the reviews, the radio is just not
suited for everyone's operating needs or practice.  At the same time, Tentec
offers a 30 day free trial while NONE of the other manufacturers offer such.
Just think what a person would think if they paid $3000 or $4000 for a
radio, didn't like it and couldn't return it.

If the folks that don't like the radio aren't smart enough to return it
during the first 30 days then they probably aren't smart enough to express a
valid review.

73
Bob K4TAX


----- Original Message -----
From: "Brian Haren" <bharen@bellsouth.net>
To: <tentec@contesting.com>
Sent: Friday, April 26, 2002 6:12 AM
Subject: [TenTec] Jupiter taking a beating?


> All,
>
> The Jupiter has been taking a beating lately in the reviews on eHam.  The
> complaints seem all over the map; some say the receiver is too sensitive
on
> the higher bands, some say it's deaf as a post.  Other complaints center
> around quality of construction, lack of features ('one button band
> selection' seems a favorite), display quality, etc.  Most of the negative
> reviews seem to have popped up in the last few months, not sure why.  I've
> not had my Jupiter long enough to say definitively that one complaint is
> valid, the other not.  Some just seem to be whines ('One button band
> selection'?  Sure, just use the Pegasus software!).  Other, I think, are
> valid (like having to pay extra for a hand mic).  Most seem to be in that
> 'gray area' known as perception ('deaf on the higher bands'?  I often have
> the same problem, but I think it's more a factor of band conditions,
> time-of-day, and antennas.).
>
> Anyone else out there have any thoughts on the current run of reviews?
> Valid complaints?  Just whining?  A mix?  If there are valid complaints, I
> think that some of the problems can be fixed via software update - so lets
> let TT know!
>
> 73, Brian W8BYH
>
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