[TenTec] RE: Pegasus ATTN button

Steve Baron - KB3MM SteveBaron@starlinx.com
Fri, 10 Dec 1999 16:44:21 -0000


AHA!  Thanks.

Important missing piece of information.  Guess that shows the danger of
assumptions.

----- Original Message -----
From: M. Clark <rudder@gulfcoast.net>
To: Steve Baron - KB3MM <SteveBaron@starlinx.com>
Cc: <tentec@contesting.com>
Sent: December 10, 1999 4:33 PM
Subject: Re: [TenTec] RE: Pegasus ATTN button


> At 04:18 PM 12/10/99 -0000, you wrote:
> >Interesting and perhaps highlights the concept of 'ownership of the
data'.
> >
> >The Pegasus apparently has at least two sources of data:  The PC and the
pod
> >(I am not really sure what this can control other than frequency).
> >
> >It would seem 'very tricky' to simply have the PC always send
'everything'
> >to the Pegasus or vice-versa.
>
> The programming manual states that the Peg doesn't have the ability to set
> its oscillators without the PC first computing the settings.  If this is
> true, then it would seem that the pod knob data must first be sent to the
> PC software before frequency data can be sent down to the DSP firmware.
>
> 73, Malcolm WX4YZ
>
>


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