[TenTec] Lousy eHam review

[HUGHESRO]

I have noticed as of the last few years as tt has come on strong, that the jupe, argo, oriens are not your bubba radios. They are different, sound better, operate better etc.. But IMHO they do require some experience to operate. I moniterd all the msg traffic esp on Oriens. A lot of the problems came from operater head space and timing. Did not understand dsp or how to set the radio up. Some thought after paying that much for a rig that it should just work rite out of the box as does most asian rigs.TT says as you buy it, please read manual 2 times before you even cut it on. My jupe has a sound that is most destinct and I love it. But I have a 1000mp mk 5 fd and also omni 6. The mk 5 fd has a lot of good points, but bells and whistles do not a radio make. W4IV Roger South of Nashville, Tn.---------- Original Message ---------------------. -------------
From: "Grant Youngman" <nq5t at comcast.net>
Reply-To: Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment <tentec at contesting.com>
Date:  Tue, 4 Jul 2006 08:48:31 -0500

>One does have to take reviews on eHam with a grain of salt.  One 2003
>reviewer of the Jup (which definitely seems to be a love it or hate it radio
>after reading many of the reviews), indicated:
>
>"On transmit to strong stations, the Jupiter consistently got me 5-6's and
>5-7's to the [746]PRO's 5-9's."
>
>That implies that either:
>
>(a) the 746Pro has a 12-18dB transmit power advantage, or
>(b) the reviewer is an idiot 
>
>Now maybe he didn't know how to adjust the Jup output power, and so  was
>running with the setting all the way at the bottom, which doesn't change the
>"b" option.
>
>I leave the a/b selection to the reader as an exercise :-)
>
>Grant/NQ5T
>
>
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