In my opinion the Argonaut would not be adequate. You can run up to 40 watts
without adding a blower with the Jupiter so you have greater flexibility of
operating RF powers. I have run mine on PSK31 continually up to 40 watts with
no problem. Ten-Tec provides a quiet fan that installs to the heat sink on both
the Jupiter and Orion should you chose to run 100 watts AFSK which I use with
my Orion. The fan they provide as an accessory for the Argonaut is noisy but
it's required for full power output of 20 watts, otherwise you can run only 10
watts or so. I would purchase the Jupiter with the antenna tuner installed.
Argonaut doesn't have a built in antenna tunner. Argonaut, Jupiter and Orion
come with an accessory cable for convenient digital mode hook up. You would
still need an interface. I use a Donner interface made especially for Ten-Tec
rigs but have also used RigBlaster Plus. See their respective web sites for
more information.
Charles, K0CW
Johnne Ables <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
As I mentioned in a previous post (For which I was adequately
chastised off-group) I am interested in utilizing the new digital
modes. I am interested in a new TenTec rig. Is the 20 watt Argonaut
516 adequate or would the Jupiter be a better choice? The Orion is
not in my 'blue-collar budget'.
Anyone with TenTec digital experience around?
Thanks!
73 DE W1YB Johnne
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