[TenTec] Notch Filter

[Henry Mackey]

Jeremy,

You don't seem to have received any response to your email as of this writing and I was so hoping you would. That is somewhat disappointing to me and probably you as well. 

I've had my Jupiter since the mid 70s and am quite pleased with it. What you have noted I likewise find with mine. I assume that this is the way it is. I know that the changes made in the software since that which originally came with the rig has made a huge difference. And I was very pleased to add the 60 meters with just a simple download rather than sending it to the hospital for major surgery!

After your paragraphs below I have made some notations, and will probably add more at the end before sending this on to "the force".

----- Original Message -----
From: "KB8LFA" <kb8lfa at cowgar.com>
To: "Ten-Tec Reflector" <tentec at contesting.com>
Sent: Monday, June 11, 2007 10:16:38 AM (GMT-0500) America/New_York
Subject: [TenTec] Notch Filter

Greetings!                                                                                                                                                                                                       
I have been playing with my new Ten-Tec Jupiter for almost a week now.
Overall, I am enjoying it very much. I am a bit disappointed in how some
of the knobs feel, some seem tighter than others, and some wobble much
more than I would have expected, but they work.

HENRY>>>>>>The feel of some of the knobs are of somewhat a nuisance to me as well. However I don't consider any of them as wobbling, or defective by any means. 

The real question I have is about the Notch Filter. I have not been able
to make it take out anything. Clicking the AN button has zero effect
regardless of how strong/weak a carrier may be. Is something wrong with
my notch filter or is the Jupiter's notch filter just that bad?
  
HENRY>>>>>>I agree, the Notch Filter is useless. I think maybe I am expecting it to do something that it is not supposed to. I read that there is no adjustment to it either. It is either on or off. So I ignore it. Once in awhile I'll still check to see if it will help with some particular problem. So far the results have been nil.
Thanks,
  
Jeremy
KB8LFA

The Jupiter is the only HF rig that I own. I operate SSB and usually I'm on NTS daily. Sometimes I'll become involved in a QSO on almost any frequency just to talk with someone else on the radio. I also work digital. Often I am on 20 or 40 meter PSK31 or whatever digital mode I can find someone working in. Not into the SSTV although I have received some pictures and read some of the mail connected with their transmissions. I am working on getting into CW. Was going to have that under my belt by Field Day this year, but life's complications set in and I've been delayed in that endeavor. 

That's the view I have of my Jupiter. I love it!

73 de Henry/n9hm