[TenTec] WTB: Older Jupiter

[Darrell Bellerive]

I did consider Ten-Tec 30 day trial offer.

But for me, I am not so sure about DSP based radios. From my limited 
exposure to them I have found the sound to be thin, and digital, with 
grating band noise, and weird artifacts. Almost all of them have 
receiver AGC distortion on very short, strong noise pulses, and ALC 
overshoot issues on transmit.

Now, I haven't heard a Ten-Tec DSP based radio in person, much less used 
one for an extended period of time. I have always had a soft spot for 
Ten-Tec and owned an Argonaut 509 years ago. My memories of that rig are 
great except for the annoying AGC pops. I have always wanted to try 
other Ten-Tec models but have just never done so. So now is the time.

I am not sure that 30 days will be enough for me to fully determine a 
radio's quirks, and all radios have quirks. I also suspect that Ten-Tec 
will be replacing the Omni VII in the not too distant future and 
therefore a used Omni VII would represent better value to me than a new one.

I can purchase an older bare bones Jupiter for about a fifth of the 
price of a new Omni VII. If I like the Jupiter, I can buy a used Omni 
VII for about two-thirds of the price of a new one. I will be able to 
resell the Jupiter for close to what I paid for it. So the total loss of 
this venture will not be so bad.

If I buy a new Omni VII from Ten-Tec and don't like it and send it back 
I am out the shipping charges; A bit less than my Jupiter experiment, 
but still not a big difference.  Alternately, if I discover after a few 
months of use that I don't like the new Omni VII, then I will take an 
much bigger loss selling it used.

So for me, an old Jupiter is a low cost way to try out a Ten-Tec DSP 
based radio for a few months or so, and really see what it is like. If I 
like it, then move on to a used Omni VII or used Eagle and follow that 
with a new "Omni VIII" or whatever they name the Omni VII's successor.

73, Darrell VA7TO

Darrell Bellerive

On 13-01-13 11:04 AM, Richards wrote:
>
>
> On 1/12/2013 1:17 PM, Darrell Bellerive wrote:
>
> I just want to try out a Ten-Tec
>> DSP based rig and an older Jupiter is the most cost effective way to do
>> this.   If I like the Jupiter, I will most likely upgrade to an Omni VII
>> or Eagle. So I am looking to minimize cost.
>
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>      With all respect, I disagree - the BEST WAY to
>      sample TT technology is to try a New Omni VII
>      for 30 days.   If you like it, you keep it.
>      If you don't, you don't.   You pay shipping I think,
>      but if you try a Jupiter, you buy it, and ship it, and
>      then when you buy the Omni VII you pay for it
>      and to ship it, and then when you sell the Jupiter
>      you pay again to ship it...
>
>      Why not just try a new Omni VII ?
>
>      I bet you will like it, and keep it, and save all that
>      buying, selling, shipping, and so forth.
>
>      Good luck whatever you do !!!
>
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