[TenTec] Jupiter Antenna Tuner Question

[Steve N4LQ]

Think maybe if you hook the Jup up to an antenna that has some swr and the 
Jup tunes it, that might tell you something? Also if you hear some clickity 
clickity sounds that might be another clue.
Steve Ellington
N4LQ at iglou.com
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jeff Camp" <jcamp2 at cox.net>
To: <tentec at contesting.com>
Sent: Saturday, April 02, 2005 2:04 PM
Subject: [TenTec] Jupiter Antenna Tuner Question


>I recently acquired a Jupiter in nice condition.  The previous owner
> listed the radio as not having an automatic tuner, but when I go into
> the menu I can see an option to turn it on and off.  When the option is
> set to off and I press the tune button, the Jupiter transmits as
> expected until I press the button again.  When I set the option to on
> and press the tune button it acts like it's trying to find a match
> (transmits for a second or two) and then stops on its own.  I can't find
> anything about this in the manual but does this mean the radio actually
> has the automatic tuner?  I use an external tuner, but it would be nice
> to know this in case I ever decide to sell the radio (fat chance).
>
> Thanks,
> Jeff
> N0WJP
>
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