Jody,
I have owned a FT920 and currently own a 756Pro, Jupiter and a TS2000 in
the car. Out of all those radios I really enjoy the Jupiter. The biggest
reason I purchased the Jupiter over the Pegasus was that I figured that the
resale price would be higher in the long run, but the Pegasus seem to be
holding pretty good.
As far as a FIRST radio, I am not sure that a new ham can appreciate or
understand the operations of the Pegasus, and might get unhappy with the
operation. I guess I have been a ham too long..
The 920 is a good radio for the money, it's big and has lots of features and
are understandable, the Jupiter is simpler than the 920 and the Pro. The
Jupiter is quieter than either one of those radios too.. The TS2000 is
more complicated to get setup than all the other radios put together. But
they are all easy after everything is setup correctly...
Good luck, and if you do pick a Pegasus and you have a good computer
background, you'll have fun with it I'm sure..
Thanks and 73's,
Dudley
WA5QPZ
jhurry@austin.rr.com
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jody Levine" <jody@lcl.ca>
To: <tentec@contesting.com>
Sent: Tuesday, March 04, 2003 6:56 PM
Subject: [TenTec] New ham looking at Pegasus
> I'm looking at buying my first HF rig and was leaning toward the Yaesu
> FT920, but I'm intrigued by some of the scattered comments I've been
seeing
> about the TenTec Pegasus. I'm not sure if I'd mind the lack of a
traditional
> control panel (and I can't afford the extra $300 for the Jupiter --
doesn't
> look like it's worth it anyway), or 6metre capability. I'm also really not
> keen on having to mail order, though it sounds like TenTec is a good
outfit
> to deal with. What has really interested me are the reports on how quiet a
> receiver this rig is, and the PC control's advantage in flexibility.
Trouble
> is that I can't seem to find any personal experience with this radio
around
> my local club (Mississauga - near Toronto) so I'm hoping you all can
provide
> some insight on what I might be getting into here!
>
> Is the Pegasus a better radio than the FT-920 or the Kenwood TS-570? Is
that
> a ridiculous question :-) ? What are your likes and dislikes?
>
> Thanks for any help, and 73,
>
> Jody
> ve3ion
>
>
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