[TenTec] Pegasus Unveiled at Dayton!

[Richard Thorne]

How about amplifier control, does it send band signals to control the Herc II?

Paul Christensen wrote:

> The Pegasus is a real "show stopper" at Dayton!  As promised, I purchased
> the first production unit (Scott, don't loose my order now!).
>
> For $895.00, this may be amateur radio's best value today.  A few additional
> comments to add to Conrad's excellent preview:
>
> The Pegasus appears to be designed to go head-to-head with the Kachina
> 505DSP, only the remote capabilities are not yet clear.  The DSP I.F. runs
> at 12 kHz and the GUI interface is absolutely incredible.  Before deciding
> that you don't need a radio without knobs, investigate the strength of
> Pegasus' GUI first!  There  are MANY ways to manipulate frequencies with
> this radio, both through the GUI and the remote keypad/tuning knob.  Since
> many of us have the PC on in the shack while we're operating, may as well
> let it control the rig and multi-task between functions.
>
> Pegasus is about the same size as the Kachina 505DSP, perhaps a bit smaller.
> Circuit board layout and overall electrical and construction quality is
> excellent and utilizes nearly 100% SMD devices.
>
> As a $130.00 option, you can purchase this slick integrated external keypad
> and tuning knob.  As I tuned the VFO with the knob, the tuning rate appeared
> to be every bit as smooth as the Omni Six Plus, and far superior to my
> Kachina 505DSP.  One thing that needs to be ascertained: when you are out of
> the control desktop window (say checking PacketCluster in the active
> window), can you still change the VFO frequency with the external tuning
> knob?  Perhaps a question I can ask them on the floor tomorrow.
>
> Dynamic Range is 90dB and the 3rd-order intercept is a very respectable +10
> dBm.  As in the Omni Six, a -20 dB input attenuator is included.  Transmit
> power is 100-watts.  All key, speaker, data, mic, etc. interfacing is done
> through the front panel and Pegasus is designed to be mounted vertically on
> the desktop.   Hopefully, we can choose from a horizontal escuscion that
> with have the front panel lettering rotated 90-degrees!  I have taken a
> couple pictures with my new Sony digital camera, but yours-truly left the
> notebook PC's external floppy adapter back in the office!  The pics will
> have to wait until Monday.
>
> The best part: the rig purportedly is true QSK!  Unlike my Kachina, I am
> hoping that the QSK will be at least as good as the Omni Six.  As was
> previously noted, receive and voice transmit bandwidths are DSP selectable.
> This is the only reason I have held on to my Yaesu FT-1000MP.  If the
> transmit audio performance is commensurate with that of the MP, it's goodbye
> Yaesu!
>
> That's all for now and this has been my most enjoyable Hamvention in ten
> years.  Excellent attendance, a good but expensive flea-market and the new
> products in the exhibit area are amazing.  One would hardly tell that this
> is a "dying" hobby from the enthusiasm I viewed today.
>
> Reporting live from HamVention '99, this is W9AC/8 signing clear...
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: John Dvoracek <jdvoracek@vvm.com>
> To: <tentec@contesting.com>
> Sent: Friday, May 14, 1999 3:10 PM
> Subject: [TenTec] Pegasus flies to Dayton...
>
> >
> > While the Pegasus may not replace the omni vi+, it sure sounds like a
> great
> > testbed for IF/DSP which certainly belongs in the omni vi+ (omni-p?) when
> > the bugs are all worked out...
> > 73,
> > de ke5c,
> > op John
> >
> >
> >
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73,
Richard Thorne - N5ZC (Ex. KA2DSY, N2BHP, WB5M)
Amarillo, TX
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