I'll set it aside and look at it later. I replaced all of the relays, except
for the reed relay, on the filter board. I seem to recall seeing something
about the reed relay could cause this but I don't see how. It looks like it's
only used for transmit. I may try replacing the connectors which connect the
filter board and the RF board next.
73
Stan
KM4HQE
On April 4, 2017 8:24:49 AM CDT, Dukes HiFi <dukeshifi@comcast.net> wrote:
>Before you put it out to pasture, send it to me and I can have a look
>at it.
>
>Gary
>
>W0DVN
>
>
>> On Apr 4, 2017, at 8:02 AM, Stan Gammons <s_gammons@charter.net>
>wrote:
>>
>> Hi Lars,
>>
>> I doubt it's a bad connection between the radio and antenna. I have a
>Drake TR7 which works fine when I swap the coax from the Jupiter to the
>Drake. Maybe it's time to put the Jupiter out to pasture and stick
>with my TR7's.
>>
>>
>> 73
>>
>> Stan
>> KM4HQE
>>
>>
>> On April 3, 2017 9:56:34 PM CDT, larse@ardmore.net wrote:
>>> Stan
>>>
>>> Maybe this will help.
>>>
>>> I had a very similar if not the same problem with my Jupiter and it
>>> turned
>>> out to be the coax jumper from the Jupiter to my MFJ RF Feedthru
>Window
>>>
>>> Panel.
>>>
>>> It took a while to troubleshoot this. I carefully checked the
>antenna
>>> (trap
>>> vertical), the balun mounted at the base of the antenna, the coax
>run
>>> from
>>> house to the balun and none of this appeared to be the problem.
>>>
>>> After bypassing the Window Panel by connecting the Jupiter directly
>to
>>> the
>>> coax run from the antenna the problem went away.
>>>
>>> The coax connectors on the window panel appeared to be ok so I
>bought a
>>> new
>>> coax jumper to connect the Jupiter to the window panel and from that
>>> point
>>> on I have not had any problems.
>>>
>>> 73
>>> Lars
>>> KA4U
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: Stan Gammons
>>> Sent: Monday, April 3, 2017 8:56 PM
>>> To: tentec@contesting.com
>>> Subject: [TenTec] Jupiter intermittent receive
>>>
>>> Hi everyone,
>>>
>>> I'm new to the list and I have a problem with a Jupiter that I hope
>>> someone here can help with. The Jupiter I have has developed an
>>> intermittent receive problem. At times it will receive Ok, then the
>>> signal drops like the attenuator was turned on. I first thought it
>was
>>> a bad connection on the connectors which connect the filter board
>and
>>> the RF board, but that doesn't seem to be the case. Anyone seen this
>>> before or know of any common receive problems with the Jupiter?
>>>
>>>
>>> 73
>>>
>>> Stan
>>> KM4HQE
>>>
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