[TenTec] Pegasus

Wed, 8 Sep 1999 08:35:35 -0700 (PDT)

All,

I think this would be the way to go.  Running the
audio through the computer's sound card gives you a
lot of options.  You could write some DSP software to
further inhance the audio output if you were so
inclined.  You could also just use all the audio
mixing software that is available for you PC, that
alone should give you a lot of flexability.

Has any Pegasus owner attempted this (running the
audio through the computer sound card)?

--- Terry Gaiser <w6ru@lightspeed.net> wrote:
> Bob,
> There is a "line" output jack on the Pegasus for
> connecting to the PC sound
> card ... TenTec even furnished the audio cable for
> connecting it.
> Terry W6RU
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Robert Wooldridge <kc0dxf@yahoo.com>
> To: Terry Gaiser <w6ru@lightspeed.net>;
> <tentec@contesting.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, September 08, 1999 6:03 AM
> Subject: Re: [TenTec] Pegasus
> 
> 
> > Terry,
> >
> > You are the second person to report no external
> > speaker jack.  Is there not a way to run the audio
> > into your computer's sound card?
> >
> >
> >
> > --- Terry Gaiser <w6ru@lightspeed.net> wrote:
> > > I am surprised that so little has been posted to
> the
> > > ref regarding this new radio. Because of that I
> will
> > > give my 2 cents worth...
> > >
> > > When the radio arrived nearly 2 weeks ago I was
> NOT
> > > going to even look at the manual but TenTec had
> a
> > > one sheet tucked inside the cover of the manual
> > > warning you to NOT do ANYTHING before you read
> pages
> > > vii through page 4 first. So I read those pages
> > > which were to familiarize yourself with the
> hookup
> > > and loading of the software. I DID NOT read any
> > > further ... I wanted to see how good this radio
> &
> > > software were for intuitive use. I found it not
> > > necessary to refer to the manual any further.
> > >
> > > The receiver in this radio is GREAT !!! One of
> the
> > > best sounding radios I have had in my shack. I
> > > really like and use a lot the passband tuning
> > > control for a tone control of the received
> audio.
> > > Selectivity looks good. The AM broadcast
> stations I
> > > like sound very HIFI also.
> > >
> > > Wanting a strictly "computer" controlled radio I
> did
> > > not opt for the tuning control. I find it very
> > > natural to use the mouse to tune the radio ...
> until
> > > I tried to work split. When split and wanting to
> > > check the XMIT frequency and holding down the
> REV
> > > button to hear the XMIT frequency I found myself
> not
> > > being able to adjust the XMIT freq. A phone call
> to
> > > Scott at TenTec and I found out that the up/down
> > > keyboard buttons will adjust the tuning. SLICK !
> I
> > > then tried the left/right arrows and found that
> > > those adjust the tuning step size.
> > >
> > > After some QSO's on 75 and 40 in which I got
> great
> > > reports I went to 20 meters and got a distorted
> > > audio report from a friend who has a good ear.
> To
> > > make a short story shorter, my radio was
> overnighted
> > > to TenTec last week for a regulator repair and
> they
> > > OVERNIGHTED it back to me ! What nice treatment.
> The
> > > radio is working fine now on all bands. I have
> not
> > > used it on CW as yet.
> > >
> > > Now for a couple negatives ... NO external
> speaker
> > > connection AND you cannot use the spare jack on
> the
> > > back of the radio. For whatever reason
> (schematics
> > > not available yet) both speaker leads have to be
> > > floating above chassis ground ! I ran a pigtail
> > > through a slot in the bottom of the radio for my
> RCA
> > > 12 inch monitor speaker ... what great sound.
> > >
> > > I have a small gripe that I am sure will be
> taken
> > > care of in software revisions .... when
> switching
> > > back to a vfo from a memory the filter selection
> > > stays on the filter selected by the memory and
> does
> > > not go back to the previously used filter by the
> > > VFO.  When changing bands the mode is not
> remembered
> > > ... from 75 meters LSB I select 20 meters and
> the
> > > radio stays in LSB. For now I use VFO A for 75 &
> 40
> > > and VFO B on 20 cause it does remember mode from
> one
> > > VFO to the other.
> > >
> > > I think TenTec has come up with a very
> progressive
> > > product that has been released with fewer bugs
> than
> > > I expected.
> > >
> > > Terry W6RU
> > >
> >
> > ===
> > -Bob Wooldridge KC0DXF
> > -Web Mail: kc0dxf@yahoo.com
> > -Web: http://www.qsl.net/kc0dxf/
> > -See Also: http://www.anet-stl.com/~mcsg/
> > -Via HAM radio repeaters in St. Louis: 146.85,
> 442.10
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> >
> 
> 
> 

===
-Bob Wooldridge KC0DXF
-Web Mail: kc0dxf@yahoo.com
-Web: http://www.qsl.net/kc0dxf/
-See Also: http://www.anet-stl.com/~mcsg/
-Via HAM radio repeaters in St. Louis: 146.85, 442.10
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