Tag Archives: Ten-Tec Jupiter

Ten-Tec 538 Jupiter: Conversations with Paul, GM4ULS

Posted on November 6, 2013 by

Paul, GM4ULS, and I exchanged several emails in August, 2013, about the Ten-Tec Jupiter, which Ten-Tec lists as their Model 538 HF transceiver. This great rig has been in their lineup for over a decade and was discontinued only recently. … Continue reading →

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Ten-Tec Jupiter Line Input Mod: I’ll skip this one, thanks

Posted on February 17, 2012 by

I love my Ten-Tec Jupiter. Very good rig! But I noted earlier that I had trouble feeding it audio for HF digital work because the line input via the AUX1 connector is remarkably sensitive. I had to put a 10:1 … Continue reading →

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Ten-Tec Jupiter—after ten years

Posted on April 22, 2011 by

The Ten-Tec Jupiter (Model 538), now ten years old, is at the core of my current HF station, as seen in the image at the right taken only a few minutes ago. I wrote an earlier post reprinting the review … Continue reading →

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Ten-Tec Jupiter: My faithful HF radio for a decade

Posted on April 22, 2011 by

My Ten-Tec Jupiter Model 538 HF Transceiver celebrated its 10th anniversary in my ham radio shack. I wrote a review of it for the May, 2001, issue of BARC’s Bark, the newsletter of the Boulder Amateur Radio Club. I include … Continue reading →

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