[TenTec] Pegasus, Jupiter or ICOM 706 MKII G?

[Keith Lodahl]

I have a Jupiter in the shack and a 706 in my mobile.  I agree with all Bill
says.  Both are neat radios in the proper environment.  I enjoy my 706, but
if space were not an issue I would prefer the Jupiter in the car as well.  I
have a "pod" with mine to give me the ability to spin the dial when using
the computer control, and like that as well.

Keith Lodahl
KB9NUM NNN0ACS NNN0GCE ONE
President, Rock River Radio Club
ARRL Official Emergency Station
ARRL Public Information Officer
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920-387-4675
kb9num at charter.net


> -----Original Message-----
> From: tentec-bounces at contesting.com
> [mailto:tentec-bounces at contesting.com]On Behalf Of Bill Miner
> Sent: Thursday, June 19, 2003 11:54 PM
> To: Guy Zebrick; tentec at contesting.com
> Subject: Re: [TenTec] Pegasus, Jupiter or ICOM 706 MKII G?
>
>
> Guy,
>
> I have an Icom 706 MkIIG that I use mobile.  It has a reasonably good
> receiver and it is nice to have the extra band coverage in such a small
> package.  It is a pain to operate on HF because of the multi level menu
> and multi function keys. If you ever plan to do any serious contesting
> or DXing you may find this rig lacking in several ways.
>
> The Peg/Jupiter on the other hand have better performance on HF and are
> much simpler to operate and can hold there own in a contest.  YMMV
>
> 73,
> Bill - K6WLM
>
> Guy Zebrick wrote:
> >
> > Hey all - I am the happy owner of a great, but vintage  ICOM
> 740. I am considering hunting for a used bargain Pegasus (or
> Jupiter). I would like to try a rig with a DSP IF stage, plus I
> am interested in the performance of the radio when doing SW
> listening (something I lack with the 740).
> >
> > My other 2nd rig option would be a ICOM 706 MKII, though it
> offers only a AT DSP, it seems like quite a deal considering how
> much they manage to pack into the rig.
> >
> > Any comments on the used Pegasus (Jupiter) vs. the ICOM 706?
> The only thing I am sure of is that if I found a deal on a
> Pegasus I would want the real VFO knob.
> >
> > Thanks and 73's
> > WD5ACP
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