[TenTec] Pegasus
Robert Wooldridge
kc0dxf@yahoo.com
Wed, 8 Sep 1999 11:21:31 -0700 (PDT)
Steve,
The sound card is a DSP!
I said, "if you are so inclined" to clarify that not
everyone would want to do this.
--- Steve Baron <SteveBaron@StarLinX.com> wrote:
> Why would you need to run it thru the sound card if
> you wanted to write some
> DSP software ? I would assume that you would bring
> it into the DSP. Must
> be some point I am missing.
>
> How many hams even know what a DSP really is and
> would be capable of writing
> the software anyway !
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Robert Wooldridge <kc0dxf@yahoo.com>
> To: Terry Gaiser <w6ru@lightspeed.net>
> Cc: tentec@contesting.com <tentec@contesting.com>
> Date: Wednesday, September 08, 1999 4:40 PM
> Subject: Re: [TenTec] Pegasus
>
>
> >
> >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
> >> > >
> >> >
>
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