Hi Ken:
Yes, I have put the amp. to a Vectronics Dummy Load with approx. 1.5
feet of coax with 600 watts of PEP with no RFI in the Jupiter. Dipole above
shack & end fed long wire, field strength meter next to amp. shows lots of
RF from ants., nothing when on dummy load. Ants. both load up to 1:1 SWR on
MFJ 986. Dipole has current choke at ant. feed point.
-
73's
Jack, W7EJJ
----- Original Message -----
From: "K Indart" <kitdart@cfw.com>
To: "Jack, W7EJJ" <malonej@c2i2.com>
Sent: Saturday, July 07, 2001 4:02 PM
Subject: RE: [TenTec] Weird Jupiter Xmit Problem
> Hello Jack.
> I am impressed with your electronics background. I would like to know
if
> you have connected your rig to a shielded dummy load of adequate wattage,
> and a relatively short piece of coax. I have a VI+ and Titan amp. Within
6
> feet I have the DX Cluster computer, FAX, two touch-tone phones, TV
monitor,
> a Cluster Node and have no RF in the Satellite RX, TV, VCR or Compact disc
> player or FM/AM rx., all of which are above my shack. Antennas are a
> tribander at 55 ft. and a l35 ft. Zepp multiband dipole with a Johnson
> Matchbox. Hamming for over 50 years and 78 yrs old. Let me know. 73
Ken,
> WA4RPH
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-tentec@contesting.com [mailto:owner-tentec@contesting.com]On
> Behalf Of Jack, W7EJJ
> Sent: Saturday, July 07, 2001 3:24 PM
> To: Nathan Moreschi
> Cc: Ten-Tec Reflector
> Subject: Re: [TenTec] Weird Jupiter Xmit Problem
>
>
>
> Hi Nathan:
> I appreciate your comments, they are US made and are handy to get a
hold
> of but:
> As a ham of 50 years and prior to using the Jupiter I used a Japan
Radio
> Co. JST-145 with absolute no problems in the exact same setup, same ant.
> same amp. same location, all I did was plug the Jupiter in with no
external
> accessories. When TT service told me that the Jupiter was DSP computer
based
> and would not work in any RF environment and I would have to move my ant.
at
> least 100 feet away from the shack, that was the straw that broke the
camels
> back. I'm 70 years old, and having had a stroke last year I can't just up
> and move ants., put up and climb towers, especially when the RF doesn't
> bother anything else I have. Which I should comment, I do have a Japan
Radio
> Co. NRD545DSP receiver that I use on a separate antenna with no problems
due
> to it's being DSP, of course it's a 40 bit DSP processor and built like a
> tank. No RF gets into it when I mute it. Not like the 16 bit Jupiter. I
have
> the ICOM IC-718 as a back up rig and the more I use it the more I'm
> convinced it's a superior rig to the Jupiter.
> Of course with the JRC equipment I do have the advantage of US support
> from Universal Radio in Ohio that is factory authorized repair.
> -
> 73's
> Jack, W7EJJ
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Nathan Moreschi" <n4ydu@worldnet.att.net>
> To: "Jack, W7EJJ" <malonej@c2i2.com>; "Carl J. Denbow"
<ka8jxg@callsign.net>
> Cc: "Ten-Tec Reflector" <tentec@contesting.com>
> Sent: Saturday, July 07, 2001 10:28 AM
> Subject: Re: [TenTec] Weird Jupiter Xmit Problem
>
>
> > Jack,
> >
> > Your losing out by not purchasing another Ten Tec product. I have had
> radios
> > of all brands and had problems with all of them with the fewest being
with
> > Ten Tec. Ten Tec has the best service department in the world. ICOM and
> > KENWOOD make great stuff, too, but their service is nothing compared to
> TEN
> > TEC. The people at TEN TEC want to make sure people are happy.
> >
> > 73,
> >
> >
> > Nate/N4YDU
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: Jack, W7EJJ <malonej@c2i2.com>
> > To: Carl J. Denbow <ka8jxg@callsign.net>
> > Cc: Ten-Tec Reflector <tentec@contesting.com>
> > Sent: Saturday, July 07, 2001 6:07 PM
> > Subject: Re: [TenTec] Weird Jupiter Xmit Problem
> >
> >
> > >
> > > Hi Carl:
> > > It's RF getting into it. My Jupiter would not transmit without
> > shutting
> > > down from RF. Other station said it sounded like I was stuttering or
had
> a
> > > bad PTT switch.
> > > To make a long story short it went back to TT they could not find
> the
> > > problem. Got it back and same thing. Called Service they said it was
RF
> > > getting into it and I would have to get rid of all RF in the shack, I
> told
> > > them the antenna was mounted above the roof. The told me to move the
> ant.
> > > away from the shack by at least 100 feet.
> > > Bottom line I sent it back TT for credit, and my IC-718 at $600
out
> > > performs the Jupiter with no RF problems with my Amp. running full
bore.
> > > And by the way I am a little ticked off about the power supply for
> the
> > > Jupiter, it is nothing but a Astron SS30 with TT's sticker on it. The
> > Astron
> > > SS30 has a street price now of $119.95.
> > > I will never purchase another TT produce.
> > > -
> > > 73's
> > > Jack, W7EJJ
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "Carl J. Denbow" <ka8jxg@callsign.net>
> > > To: <tentec@contesting.com>
> > > Sent: Friday, July 06, 2001 8:17 PM
> > > Subject: [TenTec] Weird Jupiter Xmit Problem
> > >
> > >
> > > >
> > > > My TT Jupiter just developed a strange problem. When I start to
> > > > transmit on SSB it changes frequency going down in frequency a few
> > > > cycles each second that I talked -- after a minute or so, it's
> > > > changed frequency so far that the other station can't copy me any
> > > > longer. All of this is reflected on the main frequency readout. I
> > > > start to transmit and the freq change starts and stops when I stop
> > > > transmitting. Any one else experienced such a problem? It seems to
> > > > me that it might a problem with a microprocessor. Any other
> > > > thoughts?
> > > >
> > > > 73
> > > >
> > > > Carl
> > > >
> > > > ================================
> > > > Carl J. Denbow
> > > > KA8JXG
> > > > 17 Coventry Lane
> > > > Athens, Ohio USA
> > > >
> > > > EM89WH
> > > > Working on WAS, DXCC and
> > > > World Radio's "31 on 31" (PSK31) Award
> > > > ================================
> > > > Message sent from ka8jxg@callsign.net on 07/06/2001
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
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