[TenTec] Jupiter taking a beating?

[Jeff Peacock]

hey don't forget I have to convert my money to US funds ;) mega bucks for us
canadians
Jeff
ve3ios
----- Original Message -----
From: <duffyb01@fuse.net>
To: "Jeff Peacock" <ve3ios@servers.ca>; "Brian Haren"
<bharen@bellsouth.net>; <tentec@contesting.com>
Sent: Friday, April 26, 2002 8:52 AM
Subject: Re: Re: [TenTec] Jupiter taking a beating?


> Jeff and others,
>
> My only disagreement with what you said is that I believe you get a lot
more radio for what TenTec is charging for the Jupiter(TT - that comment is
not a license to increase the price).
>
> Duffy
> www.wb8nut.com
>
> >
> > From: "Jeff Peacock" <ve3ios@servers.ca>
> > Date: 2002/04/26 Fri AM 07:17:38 EDT
> > To: "Brian Haren" <bharen@bellsouth.net>,  <tentec@contesting.com>
> > Subject: Re: [TenTec] Jupiter taking a beating?
> >
> > Brian I read those reviews fairly often. I have had my Jupiter almost
two
> > months now and the complaints I read in the reviews makes me wonder if
these
> > guys know radio at all regardless of the  rig. Some are petty like you
> > mentioned and others like the the low reception on the high bands I just
> > can't figure. I have to increase my AF gain on 10 and 15 but my
reception is
> > awesome.
> > I recently lost my antenna in a wind storm and put up a Cushcraft A3S.
Go
> > read the reviews on that antenna. It's enough to never buy one again.
Mine
> > works perfect and went together no problem. Worked P5 North Korea and
VK9
> > Mellish Reef as my first two contacts on 15 with the Jupiter and the
A3S.
> > I think for the price of the Jupiter it is exactly what you get.
> > Jeff
> > ve3ios
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Brian Haren" <bharen@bellsouth.net>
> > To: <tentec@contesting.com>
> > Sent: Friday, April 26, 2002 7:12 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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