I find the Jupiter to be a wonderful starter radio.
Once you've mastered the bare radio, you can add N4PY software and learn
that end of the hobby.
When you're comfortable with all of that, then you can move up a notch or
two.
Indy drivers don't just jump in an Indy car for their first race, they work
up to it.
Somebody gave that poor chap some expensive and bad advice.
73 - Rick, DJ0IP
(Nr. Frankfurt am Main)
-----Original Message-----
From: TenTec [mailto:tentec-bounces@contesting.com] On Behalf Of Dave
Edwards
Sent: Monday, July 28, 2014 9:21 PM
To: tentec@contesting.com
Subject: Re: [TenTec] RADIO COMPARISONS
My own thoughts are that it is a VERY bad decision for a new ham to start
with a 200 watt mega-rig from the get-go....Ten Tec OR ricebox!
....Dave
On 7/28/14, 3:02 PM, Wade Staggs wrote:
> *I am Not an Engineer. Never have claimed to be. Recently my friend
> with newly minted General Class in hand, ask me to come over and help
> him setup his station. The antenna went up just fine and all was well
> until the new
> 200 Watt radio came out of it's box. What a Nightmare! We didn't
> count them but 111 buttons and too many knobs seems correct. * *It
> took me several minutes to be sure which button was the Power. We did
> finally manage to get on 40 meters with the radio and at that time
> about 12 different people from KenComYaeFlex land, tried to tell us
> 40,017.562 ways to set each control and menu item for best
> performance. Again I use the word Nightmare! And you know what folks,
> I don't own a Newer Ten Tec! It is an older Paragon. As we said at the
start..... I am not an Engineer.
> Don't care about Plots, Graphs or Pie Charts. Here is a Fact that I
> can Honestly Relay to this List. For the last 3 Field Days, my Paragon
> has beaten All Comers running 3 Alpha at the local site. Most times by
> Triple Digit Numbers. And it is not my operating style because the
> entire Club used my radio on a Volunteer Schedule. And we are Always
> Relaying Stations into the various Phone Nets that the
> KenComYaeBaoFeng Net Controls are using. Having never operated a Kxxx
> Anything. We can't say anything good or bad about them. Knowing that I
> hear Everything ((( or darn near it ))) we have stations that routinely
call for me by name to relay them into Nets.
> Bob/K4TAX, sent us an Eagle to play with for a month. We Cried Big
> Crocodile Tears when it was time for it to go home. So fellows, put
> down your Pie Charts, Graphs and projected whizz bang print outs for a
> few minutes. For test equipment, just use an Antenna Switch. Compare
> the TS-590 or anything else to an Eagle. And then tell me what you
> want on your operating desk. As we have said before, the Eagle reminds
> me of the Corsair and Corsair II on receive .. just better. Sure, we
> would love to have one of the new Rice Boxes. It would make Great
> trading material toward a Newer Model Ten Tec. Now that's my story and
> I'm sticking to it. And we call Lots of Nets.......*
> * 73 to All Stay Safe from Wade/KJ4WS*
>
>
> On Mon, Jul 28, 2014 at 12:52 PM, Lee <ny6p01@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> ...what he said.
>>
>> And prior to owning a Jupiter, all I'd ever owned were rice boxes.
>> The Jupiter beats them all, hands down as a receiver.
>> On Jul 27, 2014 9:28 AM, <w4wst@cox.net> wrote:
>>
>>> Seems strange to me but every time I get on the web site there is a
>>> pissing contest going on about which rig does what better than a TENTEC.
>> If
>>> you want to preach the virtues of a K-3 or a TS-590s, why don't you
>>> go to that rigs web site and brag all you want.
>>> I remember when I got my Jupiter and everyone running a rice box was
>>> telling me to be careful when handling the mic or you'll pull that
>>> liteweight empty box off the desk. I'm not sure but I think the
>>> Jupiter
>> is
>>> as heavy as a K-3.
>>> I recently was looking at the TS-990 and trying to figure out why I
>>> would ever want a rig that has 111 push buttons on the front plus
>>> some
>> ridiculous
>>> number of knobs.
>>> I guess the bottom line is if you want to run a rice box, have at it
>>> and enjoy it. Just please don't get on the TENTEC site and try to
>>> convince everyone here that your rice box is the best thing since
>>> sliced bread
>> cause
>>> it's not.
>>> HARRY W4WST
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