[TenTec] Pegasus owner writing Pegasus software from N4PY

[Robert]

Carl,

   Can you give us a hint? What is the code from TT written in? 
C/C++/VBasic? Will they give or sell us the code to make our own modifications?


At 08:35 AM 12/10/99 , you wrote:

>I'm a long time TenTec fan having first purchased a TenTec OMNI A series B
>in 1980.  I am an avid DXer.
>
>I wrote the firmware for the TenTec Paragon II.  This was done on a stroke
>of luck.
>I had modified my Paragon I firmware and sent an EPROM with my new code
>on it to TenTec to let them take a look at it.  As luck would have it,
>TenTec was
>getting ready to start working on the Paragon II and said my software was
>very
>close to what they wanted.  So, I ended up doing the Paragon II firmware
>for
>them.  It was fun.
>
>I now have a Pegasus and because of my previous connections, I was
>able to get their source code so I could hack away at it.  I have changed
>many things.  I have eliminated all the menus on the front panel and added
>a power output control to the front panel.  I have added band register
>buttons for each ham
>band for both CW and SSB.  I have also added band registers for the SWL
>bands
>and a scratch pad register for a total of 32 band registers.  I have a
>TenTec
>6 meter transverter and have made 6 meters a separate band so the display
>actually reads in the 50 Mhz band when using the transverter.  I have added
>a selection that allows the power level to be set by using the remote
>tuning knob.
>I have added RTTY as a new mode.
>
>I have also added an external file interface to this software so that
>remote
>programs can both set and get frequency and mode information for the
>Pegasus.  This allows my logging program to log automatically and my
>packet terminal program to set frequencies from spots.
>
>This is just a few of the things I have added.
>
>I just started monitoring this forum and it looks like fun.
>
>
>Carl Moreschi  N4PY
>cjm@qvssoftware.com
>
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