[TenTec] Jupiter CW personality problem

[Mark Milburn]

I suspect that Jup still has the original chip in it.  If so, it will only
hold one personality at a time.  You have to have the personalities
on your computer and reload the new personality mode every time
you want to switch personalities.  Ten Tec has the newer, larger
chip you can install and then it will hold both personalities so you
can switch just by holding down the Mode button as you have
described.  

 
Mark Milburn    KQ0I
Des Moines, IA


on Skype as:  markkq0i


>________________________________
>From: NZ8J <nz8j at woh.rr.com>
>To: tentec at contesting.com
>Sent: Tuesday, August 30, 2011 6:05 PM
>Subject: [TenTec] Jupiter CW personality problem
>
>Hi,
>I just bought a used Jupiter, (older model with green screen and gray
>case). It looks and works fine with one problem. The guy who I bought it
>from briefly mentioned it had the CW personality Firmware. It's there
>but doesn't work like the instructions on the Ten Tec web page says.
>
>My question is, were there different levels of upgrade from the regular
>Jupiter to the newer CW personality?  I don't know much about it and the
>person I bought it from has not been of any help. The cw reader seems to
>work, I can tune a cw signal and it will decode the signal if it is
>strong enough but I can't get the radio to go back to the regular 538
>mode. 
>
>While in the CW mode, you don't have AM or FM capabilities and I like to
>listen to AM BCB/SW. I operate cw 99% of the time but have no need for
>the decode function.
>
>Holding the "MODE" switch in doesn't give me the option to pick GO 538
>or CW
>
>When turning on the radio the screen indicates :
>
>JUPITER 538 CW
>
>REV 1.03  b4  11.18.2008
>
>Any help or suggestions would be greatly appreciated. I'm reluctant to
>reload any new firmware until I have a better idea of what is going.
>
>I would like to just go back to the latest regular Jupiter firmware if
>possible. I've looked through the archives but don't really see anything
>that describes my situation.
>
>If anyone is familiar with the Jupiter and the upgrade to the cw
>personality and has an idea of what I am trying to describe I would
>appreciate corresponding off the list
>
>My email is nz8j at woh.rr.com
>
>Thanks 
>Tim
>Nz8J
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