I had an Omni V at my beach house that I use to use all the time
while there. I eventually replaced it with a pegasus. The pegasus seems
much more fun to operate. The Omni V has much better specs but the
bottom line is I work everything just as well with the pegasus. And I
love the extended control and frequency hoping you can do with a
computer controlled radio. The versatility is incredible. It's hard to
explain until you just start using it.
Carl Moreschi N4PY
Franklinton, NC
----- Original Message -----
From: "Paul Christensen" <w9ac@arrl.net>
To: <wa3fiy@radioadv.com>; "Tom Rauch" <w8ji@contesting.com>;
<tentec@contesting.com>
Sent: Tuesday, April 30, 2002 3:50 PM
Subject: Re: [TenTec] Jupiter Bashing/eHam Reviews
> > costly than my Pegasus and Jupiter. But for some reason I
> > cannot explain, I find myself almost always using either the
> > Pegasus or the Jupiter.
>
> I think it can be explained and measured. I tend to spend more time
operating my Pegasus than I do when using my other
> transceivers. The Peagsus' receive audio response is wider than most
receivers. Lows are deep and rich, and the high end
> (depending on the DSP filter) is open and not pinched. Clearly, the low
frequency extension can be attributed to the use of DSP.
> In crystal-filtered radios the carrier set point is often tuned to the
lower skirt of the crystal passband and set to approximately
> 100-200 Hz above the carrier point and low frequency content all but
disappears. Even adding the INRAD 2.8 kHz filters to an Omni
> will do little to extend low frequency range. Another factor is the
Pegasus' AGC. It incorporates a very smooth AGC circuit and
> does not overload easily.
>
> I believe it's a combination of factors that contribute to the reduced
listener fatigue: audio response, harmonic/IM distortion, AGC
> characteristics, and system noise factor.
>
> -Paul, W9AC
>
>
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