How many filters does it come with ?
Is the frequency selection scheme, software interface, the same as the 320 ?
-----Original Message-----
From: Duane Budd <dbudd@planetc.com>
To: Tentec@Contesting. Com <tentec@contesting.com>
To: <tentec@contesting.com>
Date: Sunday, July 18, 1999 9:58 PM
Subject: [TenTec] Re: Pegasus
>
>I had my hands on a Pegasus at the Ten-Tec factory last week. I had not
seen
>the one at Dayton, so I was anxious to play with this new rig from T-T.
>
>I have never owned a "virtual radio", but I must say I was quite fascinated
>by the Pegasus. It is packed with features; you can look at a "sweep" of
the
>band, see signals and take a look at any of them with a simple mouse-click.
>And it will Transmit on the MARS frequencies, if you are authorized to use
>them. When you consider what you can buy for $900 from any other source in
a
>100-watt transceiver, with general-coverage receive, all modes (including
>FSK) and with multiple filters built in and having the ability to upgrade
by
>flashing the ROM, you are going to find a VERY limited field of choices.
>
>I think that buying the tuning-knob/keypad would be a have-to. As a matter
>of fact, I think T-T should have included it, even if it meant upping the
>price a bit.
>
>It lacks the ability to bandswitch the Hercules (or any other amp) or any
>other equipment, but that might be possible through the computer itself
with
>the proper software.
>
>And it is going to be a while before the programmers out there come up with
>an interface to their software (XPWare for Windows; Hyperlog; EZTerm)so
that
>I can use my PK-900 or Kam+ with fully integrated logging and all the other
>features, but it will come, I think.
>
>In the meantime, don't write the Pegasus off too quickly. I believe it has
a
>future in ham radio. Yes it is not an Omni VI+, but the orders are rolling
>in even though it will not be available for another 3 or 4 weeks.
>
>
>73,
>
>BUDD, W5BEN
>
>
>
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