[TenTec] Jupiter firmware any news????

[starmike at bellsouth.net]

I would have to agree with Doug here.   We bought our rigs based on the Marketing that Tentec has done.  A lot of us Orion II owners purchased based on the promise of the new "High Speed Sweep" that was coming.  Well it has been coming for several years now and Tentec still has not delivered.  And I suspect it may never come.  And now with this latest news, new SW enhancements are not coming either.  I do realize they need their military business, but they should not tell us what they are going to do and not do it.  Well my 2 cents worth.   
-------------- Original message from "Douglas Shock" <douglas.shock at gmail.com>: -------------- 


> Hummm…I don't recall seeing any paperwork in the box my radio was shipped in 
> asking for my patience as a customer while they, TenTec, generate real 
> monies from the military/gov market. 
> 
> However, I do recall lots of marketing that stated frequent SW updates and 
> feature enhancements. 
> 
> I play in the gov/military space comm. sector. I get to perform product 
> evaluation/selection for future high speed comm. needs and I can assure 
> you…TenTec is not a huge player. 
> I am happy that so many of you are so patient and willing to make excuses. I 
> truly am. It makes me want to cry. 
> 
> 
> On Wed, Aug 13, 2008 at 9:28 PM, John Graves wrote: 
> 
> > I might as well jump into this pool. 
> > 
> > If I remember correctly, what was given to us from TT was a 
> > development list containing a list of possible options. It was also 
> > stated that the first of this list, essentially Ver 1.29 plus keyboard 
> > support and cw decode was being gone over for issues. The next follow 
> > on was to be support for the new screen for existing Jupiters (raise 
> > hand...Me...ME Please call on ME). 
> > 
> > I haven't seen anything that says that they will not release the first 
> > feature set if they are that close to releasing the new (Black)Jupiter. 
> > They apparently have cw decode on display. It is reasonable to guess 
> > that what they refer to as being delayed .... is development of the 
> > other features mentioned as possible, PSK support etc. 
> > 
> > I don't know// I think that TT doing bread and butter work is in our 
> > best interests as well. 
> > 
> > So that's my 2 (maybe 3 1/2) cents of this issue. Settle down and let 
> > them do what they have to do and we will be rewarded by improvement in a 
> > great little transceiver. 
> > 
> > 73 and Good evening 
> > 
> > John Graves 
> > WA1JG 
> > jh.graves at verizon.net 
> > 
> > Andrew B. Steen wrote: 
> > > I talked to the sales manager at TenTec, and there are no immediate plans 
> > to 
> > > finish the development of the new firmware for Jupiter nor the new card 
> > for 
> > > the Orion II. They are focusing on a new radio for the military and that 
> > > has tied up most of the assets at this time. Maybe by early next year. 
> > > Andrew K6STN 
> > > 
> > > -----Original Message----- 
> > > From: tentec-bounces at contesting.com [mailto: 
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> > > On Behalf Of ab9go at earthlink.net 
> > > Sent: Tuesday, August 12, 2008 6:39 PM 
> > > To: Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment 
> > > Subject: [TenTec] Jupiter firmware any news???? 
> > > 
> > > I thought that TenTec would have it out by now. Any ETA????? 
> > > 
> > > 73 
> > > Randy AB9GO 
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