[TenTec] Scout/N9TMU/1.61 now out

[Jim Esser]

As a person who reads this reflector a lot but doesn't say much I wanted to
weigh in on this subject.

Until recently I had two rigs on my desk  --  a Kenwood TS-820 and an Argosy
II.  The Argosy got the lion's share of the work.  Recently I replaced the
820 with a brand-spanking new IC-706MKII G.  As a technophile the ICOM and
all its fancy stuff is the rig I show off to dazzle visitors to the shack,
but the 17 year-old, 50 watt Argosy still does most of the work.  Its simple
and uncomplaining operation and clear audio that isn't tedious to listen to
makes it a pleasure to use.

So, I spoke my piece for what it's worth

Jim Esser, WD9FRF



		-----Original Message-----
		From:	Ten-Tec Inc. Amateur Radio Sales
[mailto:sales@tentec.com]
		Sent:	Friday, October 29, 1999 09:20
		To:	tentec@contesting.com
		Subject:	[TenTec] Scout/N9TMU/1.61 now out



		AA8VE writes:
		>Ten Tec has never conformed to what the imports want us to
have but
		>rather build rigs with the ham operators needs in mind.
Scout doesn't
		>have every feature imaginable, there are plenty of those
rigs out there
		>already.  It's much smarter to create a market with a new
product than
		>try to compete with an old one and get steamrollered.  

		Great summary of my philosophy!

		The only comment I have to add in this discussion is that
the Scout 
		is the most popular transceiver Ten-Tec has *ever*
manufactured.  
		We are continuing to build them now and will do so for the
forseeable 
		future. 

		Virgil Noah, N9TMU, if you're reading this message, please
get in 
		touch with me regarding the conversation we had while you
visited the 
		factory last week.  I have more information for you but no
Florida 
		telephone number or address.

		Version 1.61 of the Pegasus software is now available for
download
		through the web site at www.tentec.com.  Please note that
the text
		area on the main page indicates that it's 1.60 that is
available.
		Ignore that and go to the download area.  The download area
has the
		correct version ready (and indicated).  We'll correct the
main
		page text later today - we just wanted to get the new
version out
		ASAP as we've already been shipping it with new radios this
week.

		If you already installed 1.60 and updated the firmware with
version
		1.138, it is not necessary to re-flash the ROM.  If you are
running
		a version previous to 1.60, you'll need to run the Flash
Loader to
		update your EEPROM before 1.61 will operate properly.  

		Y'all have a good weekend. 

		73,
		Scott Robbins, W4PA
		Amateur Radio Product Manager 




	
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