Brian I read those reviews fairly often. I have had my Jupiter almost two
months now and the complaints I read in the reviews makes me wonder if these
guys know radio at all regardless of the rig. Some are petty like you
mentioned and others like the the low reception on the high bands I just
can't figure. I have to increase my AF gain on 10 and 15 but my reception is
awesome.
I recently lost my antenna in a wind storm and put up a Cushcraft A3S. Go
read the reviews on that antenna. It's enough to never buy one again. Mine
works perfect and went together no problem. Worked P5 North Korea and VK9
Mellish Reef as my first two contacts on 15 with the Jupiter and the A3S.
I think for the price of the Jupiter it is exactly what you get.
Jeff
ve3ios
----- Original Message -----
From: "Brian Haren" <bharen@bellsouth.net>
To: <tentec@contesting.com>
Sent: Friday, April 26, 2002 7:12 AM
Subject: [TenTec] Jupiter taking a beating?
> All,
>
> The Jupiter has been taking a beating lately in the reviews on eHam. The
> complaints seem all over the map; some say the receiver is too sensitive
on
> the higher bands, some say it's deaf as a post. Other complaints center
> around quality of construction, lack of features ('one button band
> selection' seems a favorite), display quality, etc. Most of the negative
> reviews seem to have popped up in the last few months, not sure why. I've
> not had my Jupiter long enough to say definitively that one complaint is
> valid, the other not. Some just seem to be whines ('One button band
> selection'? Sure, just use the Pegasus software!). Other, I think, are
> valid (like having to pay extra for a hand mic). Most seem to be in that
> 'gray area' known as perception ('deaf on the higher bands'? I often have
> the same problem, but I think it's more a factor of band conditions,
> time-of-day, and antennas.).
>
> Anyone else out there have any thoughts on the current run of reviews?
> Valid complaints? Just whining? A mix? If there are valid complaints, I
> think that some of the problems can be fixed via software update - so lets
> let TT know!
>
> 73, Brian W8BYH
>
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