[TenTec] Ten Meter contest and Pegasus

[JEFF S JOHNSON]

At least they turn off their Roger Beep !

On Tue, 14 Dec 1999 08:56:07 -0500 Vin Legare <vin@midmaine.com> writes:
> 
> I also hear many overdriven signals on 10.  General problems that 
> could
> be corrected with the proper settings of those gain and processing
> controls.  Part of the problem appears to be that few critical 
> reports
> go back to these "carriers of distortion".  Five by nine appears to 
> be
> the norm for everybody.  An occasional "ur signal sucks" might feel
> good, but a better response might be to politely tell them about 
> gain
> and processor settings, and .... then to tell them "ur signal 
> sucks".
> 
> Anthony Bowyer wrote:
> 
> >    I used the Pegasus in the ARRL 10 meter contest
> > last weekend, and it performed beautifully. I didn't
> > notice any phase-noise problems or overload problems
> > with the many very strong signals on 10 during the
> > morning and afternoon. DSP really helped dig out some
> > of the signals that were right next to each other.
> >    Even though this isn't related to the Pegasus, I'm
> > beginning to believe proper mike gain and speech
> > processor adjustment should be made part of the exams
> > for all license classes. Some guys were 8 khz wide or
> > more, and you could here the blood flowing through
> > their veins because the mike gain was so high! They
> > make those controls variable for a reason! Splatter
> > was terrible! I would be embarrassed to transmitter
> > such garbage!
> >
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