[TenTec] Jupiter vs other rigs in same price range

[EDWARD CRAWFORD]

I have had the Jupiter for about 2 months and thus far have not felt the 
need to look at the manual. It is so simple to operate it is hard to 
believe. The DSP NR is amazing as far as strong signals are concerned, the 
band noise just disappears. It may be another story for copying weak 
signals, as they may disappear, too. All in all, the receiver is top shelf. 
The ease of adjusting the pertinent functions make it a pleasure to operate. 
I would say that sunlight is going to have a minimal effect on the display. 
I shined a 3 cell maglight directly on it and everything was still perfectly 
visible. Band pass filters are the solution for any multi rig setup. The 
money back guarantee and their customer service speak for themselves. Go for 
it!

73. Ed, w4wvw




>From: Charles Greene <W1CG at QSL.NET>
>Reply-To: tentec at contesting.com
>To: <tentec at contesting.com>
>Subject: [TenTec] Jupiter vs other rigs in same price range
>Date: Thu, 02 Sep 2004 16:53:38 -0400
>
>Hi,
>
>Our club is considering buying a Jupiter.  I have never seen one, let alone 
>operated one.  We plan to get and show the company video on it.  Other rigs 
>under consideration are an ICOM 746PRO and a K2/100.  Important features 
>are the ability of new/non-technical hams to operate, performance in field 
>day or a field day type environment with another rig on adjacent bands, 
>filters,  DPS NR and ability to operate CW (preferably QSK), phone and 
>digital.  I have a K2/100 and borrowed a IC746PRO to set it aside the 
>K2/100 and do an A/B comparison.  I know spec wise, the K2 has the best 
>receiver in most things important, but specs aren't all the game.  I used 
>my K2/100 on last field day, and other operators had no problems with most 
>things, but DSP was not one of them; too hard to operate its DSP NR.  The 
>previous two years, I used my OMNI-VI for field day, but it had some 
>problems in the field day environment.  You couldn't read the dial in 
>sunlight for one.
>
>How does the Jupiter stack up against the two aforementioned rigs?
>
>TNX for the information
>
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